Politics...Are you interested?

Do you care to know the candidates, proposals, political parties, or you’re the kind that turns off the TV at the time of political propaganda? And selects the candidates on Election Day?

I would not be surprised by your answer,
Much of the voters are tired with all this “bla bla bla” of political. All this neglect on the part of voters reflects the policy unconvincing which we are accustomed, where we Brazilians witnessed everyday scandals and more scandals.

Postal scandal
This scandal occurred in May 2005 after allegations of irregularities in the Brazilian Post and Telegraph.
The crisis began when a videotape showing a former employee of Post and Telegraphs, Mauricio Marinho, dealing with an alleged kickback entrepreneur interested in participating in an auction, and have the backing of citing federal deputy Roberto Jefferson, Rio de Janeiro.
Jefferson initially denied his involvement in the corruption practiced in the company, but when pressed, He denounced other corruption scheme, calling (Mensalão), a revelation that led to the eventual discovery of another corruption scheme even more serious.

 

Mensalão

Who can forget the scandal of "vote-buying" (Mensalão) in 2005?
A major political crisis in 2005  which consisted of the scheme to buy votes from parliamentarians, for personal and illegal purposes. The scandal involved a huge number of Brazilian politicians, businessmen and even politicians internationally.

                          

Renan Calheiros

A series of corruption allegations reaching Renan Calheiros made headlines in the Brazilian press in 2007. The case was called Renangate. The senator is accused of trafficking in influence, setting up a scheme of embezzlement of public funds into ministries controlled by the PMDB, and other illegal transactions. Sob public pressure, Renan gave up the presidency, though without abandoning the mandate.

  

Despite all these scandals in Brazilian politics, what is the positive conception of politics? What is really politics? What is democracy?

Politics is called art or science of organization, direction and administration of nations or states
Democracy is government of the people, for the people, it represents popular sovereignty to the will of a nation and an equitable distribution of power.

The political situation today it is easy to understand when we consider that we live in a society where a fraction of individuals who act politically in their demand, nothing more, nothing less, benefit.
But Politics is the art of governing, is the use of power to defend their rights of citizenship.

However  we are living in a country where these concepts are distorted every day, it is necessary to exercise our duty as citizens in Brazil, consciously and with integrity. Always believing that our choices reflect the Brazil of tomorrow. For this we must know the proposals, see the historic candidate, watch the debates on TV, exposing our ideas respecting the view of others.

Politics is a serious thing to be remembered only in times of elections, where we are practically forced to vote, or else suffer a penalty. However, all individuals are susceptible to policy analysis because, as science is no longer valid to express the concern of placing all individuals in the process of building society.

 

The lack of ethics in politics is the cause of most ills affecting society. It is necessary to give place to an egalitarian government, combating illegal politics, so we can change our conception of what is politics.

What is your conception about politics?

 

By    Elizama Pastana