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Democracy​?​!​? (Part 3: It's the selection of candidates & not the election that defines​.​.​.​)

from POLITICS CAN BE FUN! A musical journey through the flaws of party​-​system democracy. by EYE

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The main point of this track is that it is the *selection* process of candidates that really defines democracy. When the candidates are pre-selected for us, by private clubs called political parties, this is not genuine democracy.

Genuine democracy requires that we first choose candidates from amongst ourselves, the people, and then vote on them. Candidates from among the people are more likely to be loyal to we the voters than are those who are pre-selected for us by private political parties with their party line obligations that often ignore and damage local people's interests.

Originally titled 'Party Politicians Part 1', community radio has also played this track quite a lot in Australia. It was originally track 2 on the CD and flowed into the track titled "Party Politicians (1) are Puppets - for corporate interests behind the scenes." It shares similar musical themes with the longer track: 'The Invisible Government behind the Party System'.

Composed and recorded in 1998.

The song's style of chanting vocals, distortions, syncopated industrial breakbeats and barely organised chaos was later commonly employed by other Australian artists such as Angelspit around 6 years later.

This track is included in the "Democracy?!?" trilogy clip with lyrics posted at:
~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKHG-W7Msr8
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~ www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bufa8_australian-synthpunk-digitalhardcore-electrorock-eye-democracy-cyberpunk-dancepunk-music_music

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EYE Australia

The EYE music band/group has 10+ Albums/EPs/Singles in styles of dark alternative, psychedelic, darkwave, electro industrial rock, heavy electronica, gothic metal, electro/cyber/synth-punk/goth/pop/rock, glitch/hip-hop, intelligent/electronic dance music, musique concrete, ambient, power noise & political protest songs / Side groups/projects/bands: AYA, DJ Citizen, E.L.F., XELF, DJ Robot Citizen ... more

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