Quote by Don Mashak

OZOCRACY - Watch the spectacle (or divisive, polarizing issue) we, the politicians, have created or pointed out, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. The politicians have us casting votes for them based on issues like lipsticked pigs, teen pregnancy, duplicitous social class polarization, who is the truer American, who is a homosexual, race and religion etc. while they steal us blind and violate the Public Trust. (Term is based on this scene from The Wizard of Oz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyCCJ6B2WE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.squidoo.com%2FUSA_VOTERS_VOTE_NO_TO_GOVERNMENT_CORRUPTION_THIS_ELECTION&feature=player_embedded

OZOCRACY - Watch the spectacle (or divisive, polarizing issu

Summary

The quote criticizes the practice of using divisive and polarizing issues in politics to distract the public from the real problems that politicians and governments are causing. It refers to the scene from "The Wizard of Oz" in which the Wizard tries to divert attention from himself by projecting a larger-than-life image. Similarly, politicians divert attention from their corrupt practices by creating controversial debates about topics like pig metaphors, teen pregnancies, social class polarization, Americanity, homosexuality, race, and religion. Meanwhile, they engage in misconduct and betray the public's trust. The term "Ozocracy" captures this facade of democracy and highlights the manipulation and corruption within political systems.

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By Don Mashak

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