EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY!

Hopefully this should speak for itself. We need to find new ways of making shared decisions because the current system isn't working. If you're interested in this idea have a look at the Demos website:

www.demos.co.uk and have a look for "everyday democracy" "the everyday democracy index" and "it's democracy stupid" in the publications section.

This was selected as the best international entry at the film festival of the 2008 democratic convention.

http://www.cinemocracy.org/content/and-winners-are

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[cherylwens]

Any political system can work if its citizens are enlightened. The woes of modern society aren't capitalism's fault. People had the liberty to loan from the banks. How bad can liberty be? What's wrong is that these people have no understanding of financial instruments. I say, why don't we bring back the age of enlightenment?

[Sandbagger101]

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it. - Lincoln Steffens

[TheGorgonops]

Democracy has been equated to freedom. Freedom is Slavery. A Republic if you can keep it. Was what was bestowed on the American people. Now I'm sure it too is not remembered,or not understood. This country has 307 million people, who are looked upon as mere chattel. 535 congressmen, who feel themselves slave masters. Of course then the truly powerful, behind it all.

[polkaspotsss]

Government in general does not work because money in general does not work, because money creates a distortion in society where everyone gets greedy over things. If there was no money, there would be no greed. It is not a system that has been thought of yet, but perhaps maybe someday, someone will invent a new way to run a civilization.

[polkaspotsss]

Even still, wouldn't a consensus decision still be like many different democracies? It's money itself that creates this distortion in society by race gender religion and social class. So the only way for us to perpetuate as harmoniously as possible, is to somehow abolish money and government in general. I said somehow, I didn't say it was possible or impossible. "People see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not?"

-George Bernard Shaw

Think of something.

[polkaspotsss]

Hold it there. Instead of slandering people, you need to keep an open mind. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Any system that runs on free market capitalism will run the planet into the ground.

It is just like the game of monopoly. The name of the game is to acquire. However, when a monopoly is created and the game is over, it all goes back in the box. The meaning of life, is to keep the board out and the game on as long as possible.

[maitriparamita]

Winston Churchill:

democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

Anarchy would be great if we ended up with communities making decisions by consensus, but the reality is that they would have no way to protect themselves from mob rule and criminal gangs until they created another government to organize this.

[ddio123]

I really really hate democracy it is rule of dumb and I dont give a fuck on those who hear me say this

Democracy is perfect for citystates like Athens where everyone gets special treatment and education. I prefer Monarchy in an overpopulated world.

Democracy is based on VOTE that means MINORITIES still suffer SOCIAL STIGMA. The real freedom comes in Anarchy where there is only one rule survival of the fittest whether majority or minority. Anarchy Forever!!!

I wonder why everybodys dumb

[ddio123]

I absolutely agree that democracy does not work!

oh... not to mention I HATE DEMOCRACY?!

[amateursurgeon1107]

"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."

-Thomas Jefferson