One of the greatest tricks pulled off by those in positions of power is convincing ordinary citizens to fight each other while they continue taking more power, more money, and demanding more control.
Citizens are working harder, paying more, and receiving less. The cost of living keeps rising, public services continue to decline, and yet when people point out the obvious and ask for a greater say in the decisions affecting their lives, they are told their voices should be limited, ignored, or overridden.
Think about that.
The very people asking to be heard are dismissed, while those responsible for declining outcomes continue to claim they are acting in the “public interest.”
If the public is spending more, receiving less, and watching core services deteriorate, then something is clearly not being done in the public interest.
Too many public officials have forgotten that they are supposed to serve the public, not manage it, control it, or insulate themselves from it. Public office is a position of trust and responsibility, not a vehicle for personal ambition, self-interest, or endless performative nonsense designed to create the appearance of action while accomplishing nothing of substance.
At this point, there is little evidence that giving government more power, more money, and more control has produced better outcomes for the public. Citizens are paying more, receiving less, and watching public services decline. Yet those responsible continue to insist they know best and should be entrusted with even greater authority.
It is time to start trusting citizens a little more and those in power a little less.