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"Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical,
anti-democratic movements sweeping through the United States and Europe.
But Australian democracy is not safe from threats. One of the most dangerous is
the rise of “cartel parties” here in Australia. First identified in Europe,
these types of parties seek to monopolise power and keep out new voices from
politics.
They represent a fundamental shift in party politics from a system where
parties give voice to citizens to one where parties focus on managing and
monopolising power. Over time, this managerial system of cartel parties is
likely to foster the very kind of anti-system and anti-democratic political
movements and parties that Australia has so far avoided."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
