In writing this piece I’m acutely aware that it will not be read by the intended audience. It will not be read by those who are politically apathetic, those who are not interested in politics or whose only contribution to the democratic process is to vote. They don’t petition or protest or donate to or promote any political party or political ideology, and comply with any government directive, no matter its justification. I can only hope that those who do read this piece, those aware of political consequences, can use the arguments set out below to convince more people that it is very much in their best interests and that of their friends and family, to be politically active.
The problems getting a lot of publicity over the past year or so, have been the definition of ‘a woman’ under law; mass immigration, the level of State and Federal debt, the States of Victoria and South Australia implementing a Voice to Parliament or treaty for First Nations people and the Albanese Labour government making tax changes that he and the Labour Party said repeatedly while campaigning for office, they would not do. According to survey reports most Australians regard women as biological women, are anti-mass immigration, are critical of government’s debt, are not supportive of the Voice and are appalled by the dishonesty of some politicians. It appears most Australians believe that government did not have a mandate from the electorate to make those changes, which shows that we don’t live in a functioning representative democracy
Most of the population are critical of some government decisions but don’t express those views in their social circles, where the generally accepted norm is to refrain from raising or partaking in discussion on politics and religion. They also do not participate in protests or petitions, nor do they join political parties or donate to any and nor do they express their views to their local member of parliament. Had they done so, no one of the current issues would exist, and we would have a government for the people by the people, which they would say they want. Bewilderingly, many vote for the political team they have always voted for, even where its policies have dramatically changed. The blue team could adopt the red team’s policies and vice versa, and they would still support the same team.
So, the current issues have been able to arise because most of us are apathetic, but what about major historical events like major wars and revolutions? Would those still have taken place, would over a hundred million people still have died, would many more have still suffered abject poverty and malnutrition and succumbed to plagues and pandemics? Those atrocities wouldn’t have happened, had most of their population peacefully resisted. That applies to events in modern history, including the two world wars and the Vietnam War. It also applies to ancient history, to the collapse of the Roman Empire, Greek City States and others, even as far back as the Kingdom of Lydia. These casualties were caused by hyperinflation which in turn was caused by currency debasement, which in modern times is done through ‘money printing’. The exception to this was World War I. It was not caused by currency debasement but would have been far shorter and far less traumatic had the apathetic majority stopped their respective governments from abandoning the gold standard. Tax collection could not have funded that war, so governments printed more money to fund their war efforts, and that gave rise to hyperinflation in Russia and Germany, which caused mass poverty which led to the Russian revolution and the rise of Stalin as well as to the rise of Hitler and Nazism. The French and Chinese revolutions were also preceded by severe poverty caused by hyperinflation, which was caused by currency debasement.
So, in conclusion: The government debt problems we face today would not have arisen, and the major wars and revolutions in history would not have taken place, had most of the people in those countries just not allowed their governments to debase their currency. Also, the other problems we face in Australia today would not have arisen had most of us insisted on our State and Federal politicians represent our interests. That is easy to do. All we need to do is show our class of career politicians that if they do anything against our wishes, they will be turfed out of office at the next election.
So, my message to the apathetic majority is – if you want a better future for yourself, your children and grandchildren, get politically active and become politically informed. History has shown, time and time again, that where people don’t rein in their governments, they later endue great suffering. That, I would rather avoid. How about you?
Written by: Mark M.J. Morris (May 2026)