What is Direct Democracy and why have it?
It’s always a good idea to start out with a definition of things so we are all clear. First of all, the bigger question is.. “What is democracy?” Everybody knows what democracy is don’t they that’s something that we learn at school and from our parents, it’s people having a say… Right? No. Democracy is…
Global support for the as yet non existant Direct Democracy system
Around the world 70% of people support the concept of Direct Democracy versus 77% support for Representative Democracy. That’s despite Direct Democracy not even existing yet. We share important information here from Pew Research. Full details of this research at https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/02/28/representative-democracy-remains-a-popular-ideal-but-people-around-the-world-are-critical-of-how-its-working/ Enthusiasm for Representative Democracy has slipped in many nations since 2017. And the survey…
System Structure
The system has several fundamental structures, each with many subsystems. This is to manage many different Systems, Entities, Proposals, People, Processes, Organizations, Blogs, Sortitions, Votes, Meetings, Conferences, Initiatives, Information Sources, Administrators, Debates, Pages, Budgets, Accountability Frameworks. It is basically designed to replicate, in a far more manageable, organised and tangible fashion, the Town Hall meetings…
Hubs: What are they? How do they work?
A hub is an entity that uses our democracy software for its own purposes. A hub enables a group of people, from a small community group all the way up to many millions in size, to manage it’s own decisions democratically and fairly. A hub could represent all the people of a given area or…
Platform begins availability
Today we begin platform availability for democratic decision making. We aren’t coming with a magic solution. There’s no immediate solution to governance issues, because the only long term solution to those issues, is to give people the power instead of just a few. That will not happen quickly. This is the first public step. The…
What do you get for pretending the danger to society is not real?
Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland awayOnly dimly aware of a certain unease in the airYou better watch outThere may be dogs aboutI’ve looked over Jordan and I have seenThings are not what they seem What do you get for pretending the danger’s not real?Meek and obedient you follow the leaderDown well trodden corridors…
Hello fellow Freedom Festivians 2025!
A really key idea- thats really just so simple- we wanted to share with you was Direct Democracy, A.K.A. Decentralization. This is the system that enables the people to decide, not politicians. Its not impossible or unworkable, there is other countries that do use it and allow the people to overrule the government on issues that do not work for the people. The idea is to listen to ALL the people not just a few elites.
There’s too many men, too many people, making too many problems
Its as relevant as it always was. This is the Land Of Confusion I must′ve dreamed a thousand dreams, been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet, they’re moving into the street Now did you read the news today?, They say the danger′s gone away But I can see the…
The Interplay of Personal Opinion and Democratic Processes
Democracy, at its core, is a system built upon the principle of informed consent. Citizens, through the process of voting, collectively decide the direction of their society. This process hinges on the ability of each individual to form their own opinions, based on available information, and express them through their vote. However, the relationship between personal opinion and democracy is complex and often misunderstood.
No politician has ever given power to the people
We asked AI the following question: has there ever been a politician elected who promised to hand over all the power to the people and got elected on that basis and then actually did hand the power over to the people?
The Myth of Stupidity: Apathy, Not Ignorance
The pervasive belief that “most people are stupid” is a dangerous oversimplification. While individual intelligence varies, the perception of widespread stupidity often stems from a misunderstanding of human behavior, specifically the role of emotional responses, particularly apathy, in shaping decisions and actions. This article will explore how apathy, rather than a lack of intelligence, frequently underlies behaviors interpreted as “stupid,” challenging the common misconception.
