The author was a prospective candidate in the Green Party and, after many years of support, found that the system was impossible to beat. The Greens, despite thirty years of dedicated support, has ...ver másThe author was a prospective candidate in the Green Party and, after many years of support, found that the system was impossible to beat. The Greens, despite thirty years of dedicated support, has achieved depressingly little. She decided the fault laid with the way the system itself programs people to be politically inactive. People are led to believe we have a modern European electoral system where every vote counts. The reality is the first past the post system throws millions of votes away without representation. It was decided to analyze the system and people’s behavior to see where the “disconnect” was occurring. The system has a built-in mechanism to protect the rich and powerful. The goal posts of the self versus the state have now moved and the system now runs the risk of choking off democracy. Find out how to protect the self (yourself) and your national identity from global corporatization. Find out how to take back power. There are simple solutions without resorting to revolution.ver menos