where do we live and how did we get into this 'government' which isn't ours; 

 

Editor’s note: Since today is 250th birthday of the American experiment in democracy, this article is particularly relevant, coming as it does in the aftermath of Trump’s betrayal by attacking Iran on behalf of Israel and illustrating once again the conflict between American national interests and the power of the Israel Lobby and its financial and media influence—not to mention the huge increase in the wealth of Trump and his family (at least $2.7 billion).

The State is the coldest of cold monsters. It lies coldly; and this is the lie that escapes from its mouth: “I the State, I am the people.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

The best critique of democracy, the most “documented, clear, tight and implacable”[1] is without any doubt that of Jean Haupt. After having analyzed all its mechanisms, i.e., its founding principles, universal suffrage, the competence of elected officials, parties, parliament, the government, and the head of state, Haupt concludes that democracy is contrary to the legitimate interests of the citizens as well as to the superior interests of the Nation.[2]

This is an astonishing, even scandalous statement for the vast majority of Westerners who swear only by democracy, but is Jean Haupt, right? Let’s take a close look at all its mechanism..........more...........