Let the economics community know, that a new concept populates in intelligentacia. The new Buzz word is Peopleism. Peoplism defines as the governing of a democratic nation by an elected human and his family with a term limit. Let this author probe deeper into “Peoples” by a psychoanalytic profile of people and their attitudes, tendencies and development. Throughout history human beings choose their kings by asking them to be kings. A king does not declare himself king, the people ask a king to rule them. In a democratic society the populace elect human beings to serve in public offices, in effect to organize, rationalize, and institutionalize society while the working class works., Most offices except for state governorship, and as a justice for the supreme court have term limits. These term limits prevent human beings from declaring themselves king as all people try to do when placed in the similar situation. Elected officials like all animals start a clan of personals: their family, their friends and key business officials to broaden the scope of their realm. The net effect of Peopleism is that elected officials obtain easy and lucrative positions in government and sensitive private institutions for all their family members. For example: most elected officials secure entrance for their friends and family in professional schools, doctor, lawyer, and businesses to extend their push or scope of influence, and these people their families, their friends and loved ones try to steal as much money from public funds as they can during the term of their election. Once voted out of office, their lawyer sons and daughters try to get them reelected after another term, so they can continue their dominion or dictator ship. Yes, women can be dictators. Thus a dynasty is born and they try to monopolize every situation possible to remain in power and blight or cast into disrepute their foes. This is solely a human trait. Ultimately the stigmata of success and riches makes the line die out and another takes their place. Every one it seems gets a chance in the sun and you and me are no exception. In summary, all people when elected to public office in a democracy, not matter their race, creed or color, try to make themselves and their family rich and successful during their term, and then try to have their son or daughter elected to replace them.
Let I be known as a blighter or sordid iconoclast but let me stipulate explicitly that “Peopleism”, is better than a monarchy, elitism or communism.
In a monarchy, the ruling family secures the “kings fifth”, or twenty percent of all the business deals that occur in the realm. The royal family slowly expands as desirables marry into it, and the integration of the result yields a nation of the very rich and the squalid poor who serve as workers and are killed when they retire. Monarchies become “top heavy” in economic parlance.
In elitism, only the beautiful people or highly educated get to share in the spoils of a Malthusian marketplace. The elite like the royals have cushy jobs and want their children to have cushy jobs and lead lucrative lifestyles. Because the elitists value education, and hard work the bell curve shifts from 80:20 into maybe a 60:40 percentage and greater percentage of people get to share the spoils. This situation by definition fares a trifle better in fairness.
In Communism, the white tower iconoclast hard line rulers rule in fairness, the people live austere lives but on the whole, the country runs well and is well oiled. To be admitted to the communist party people must be schooled, and when awarded a red card they have access to the best jobs and prettiest women. Unfortunately like all human beings, when the iconic hard line shakers and movers pass away, communism turns into a monarchy and the result is inevitable like a pogrom or civil war.
Then we have democracy, Let us hail the red, white and blue for the most costly, inefficient corrupt political system in existence. Let us be patriots and fight for freedom because the affluent will jet to France until the war is over , then come back again. O so American. Political candidates are Peopleists and will steal, kick back or parlay all funds at their disposal until they are kicked out of office or their term expires. Then their offspring will try the same thing but WE THE PEOPLE at least have a chance to maybe elect our own, our well educated, our dedicated souls to make existence more equitable to all and to all that follow them. Let this author not scream Americanism to all around or stand on a soap box, but to guarantee that us, the ones that clean the sewers, and pipe the water, and watch the electric turbines, that this democracy is the best that we as humankind can do. A democracy is not a panacea like the Greeks extrapolate, or a god sent fixture sent by Jesus or Mohammed, but the best system we can devise to make life in our society more equitable, happy and livable. Democracy is crap but the best the economists like the founding fathers can think of for a bunch of people exiled or cast away from the mother country. Do you have a better system? Bring it to church, everyone, even your grandmother wants to hear and I am sure so do you. For all us couch potatoes, that smoke pot and watch the late show with Jimmy Kimmel, democracy with free elections is the way to go. Don’t forget to have the marines guard the ballot boxes because the president is around, and have the organization get a piece of the action with all the contraband coming in on the west coast on container ships. Pip pip, Cheerio and carry on.