I hear you mate - life is short and worth living well if you can...

I hear you mate - life is short and worth living well if you can manage it.

We certainly are governed by idiots, who have little regard for those they actually serve! I am also getting weary of living in a world full of artificially constructed restrictions on liberty - I want to be able to have and hear earnest, honest and robust conversations without worrying about subjective offence giving rise to legal consequences.

On the politics front, I have recently been pondering whether we might be better served by having a jury selection style system of choosing our politicians for 3 year terms - it can't be any worse than what we have across the country and would ensure that those who seek power, wouldn't get it. In my view, they are almost always the worst people to have power!

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of less lawyers, broader experience, multiple views, different demographic backgrounds and upbringings and we would not have candidates that are bought and paid for by special interests of all stripes. The people can simply present their views as they are.

The only way it would work is with genuine discussion, negotiation and compromise, which is what democracy should be.

There are flaws but I am a glass half full person

Sorry for the digression!