It turns out that in the so-called free world that claims to be ALL POWERFUL, well the mechanisms that fuel that myth are blighted by the RUBBISH IN RUBBISH OUT syndrome – thus the addled tripping.
Think about governance almost anywhere where in the world currently and its a depressing muse. It seems that the system is broken but it turns out that it IS NOT and that bye-and-large governance is designed to maintain the status quo.
When he was President, Ronald Reagan observed that … "quite simply the status quo is Latin for the mess we are in”. That mess in the here and now sees self-nominated ‘representatives’ abdicate their ‘representative role’ in deference to the hired help.
It is often said on the streets, that the representatives are "there for the beer" and their purpose in being there is to 'toddle off to their ATMS whenever' and while that is a harsh assessment, it isn't the case – but it is widely held perception. It is just the case representational democracy's ability to 'represent' in a 21st C context is currently contentious and contestable and arguab/ly past its use-by-date – sour milk.
Over a long time it is hard in Launceston for instance, except for one or two aberrations, to bring to mind any councillor who has initiated a policy or a purposeful strategic plan on their own initiative/s and is/was an initiative that has been deliberated upon in open council or in meaningful consultation with THEconstituency.
So, who are the elected representatives ‘representing’, how and when? Fractions all too often represent the whole.
It might well be the case of deaf ears or the turning of blind eyes. However, let’s hear from whoever to put this perception to right if it can be. Also, it seems that it is not just in local government that today’s dystopia is impacting upon the socially challenged in housing, health care, and indeed in placemaking – local governance's purposefulness.
The question hanging is why in Australia have we built, and continue to build so, much SOCIALhousing that is just so much rubbish and by design?
Moreover, THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE recently pointed out that Australia DOES NOT HAVE a paucity of housing stock. Rather Australia has a warped INVESTMENT LED HOUSING MARKET which results in the perception that there is a dystopian shortage in housing stock for HOMEmakers. The institute puts a compelling case.
On dystopia George Orwell, wrote ... “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” … listen very carefully .... very, very carefully.
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THEgrid A HISTORY ... https://pedshed.net/?p=12
Fredensborghusene is a quietly compelling housing complex situated in the green landscape near Fredensborg. IT is not built celebrating THEgrid as so-called SOCIALhousing is in Australia/Tasmania. Plus it is not row upon row of lowest common denominator 'dwellings' that are generally over engineered and that perform well below optimum.
Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon in the early 1960s, the project was intended as a peaceful home for retired Danes who had spent much of their lives working abroad. The layout is based on a series of L shaped courtyard houses that gently follow the contours of the land, creating small protected spaces that open toward light and nature.
The architecture reflects Utzon’s interest in traditional forms and human scale. Inspired by courtyard houses in China and Japan as well as Mediterranean village structures, each home is modest in size but rich in spatial quality.
The materials are understated and natural, and the repeated forms create a quiet rhythm across the landscape. The result is a housing development that feels both intimate and timeless, with a strong connection between architecture and landscape.
People belong to places and not places to people. That is what shapes humanity's regard for the sustenance, shelter and security offered by the places that they belong to.
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