Participative democracy is older than socialism or capitalism and yes has rarely been used the Paris Commune and anarchists during the Spanish revolution are two examples that come to mind. Marx and Engels were influenced by participative democracy from the Paris Commune in the 19th century and George Orwell in the 20th from the Spanish civil war. The biggest problem is getting enough people involved a more recent small example was the Occupy movement who used a participative model.
Love it when it snows
Nothing quiets things down like a nice blanket of snow. The roof is muffled, and the forest too. But I think there may be even more going on. Doesn't snow often here, but every time it sure does seem like the power is cleaner. For sure the listening is better.
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The biggest problem is to create a new concept of money ( that problem is solved but this is not very known)...The communication problem ( local small community distant from more distant participating one ) is now solved... To be on topic: Let imagine that the constant creation of SNOW and his constant melting process is an able metaphor for a new creative process,a living new concept of money that does not accumulate without melting progressively and which value correlate in his variation to real economic work ... I am vey proud to be on topic.... :) |
Global historical records from NOAA are the basis for the charts and models indicated in that article in the op. https://youtu.be/mGe9JO58Uc8 Fact or hack? There are legitimate concerns here and need to be either accepted or dismissed based on facts. Unfortunately the response comes as personal insults and name calling and not debating facts. |
I will suggest a key word : participative democracy...The Greeks tried that. They drew lots to fill positions for civil service on a yearly basis. That way it involved everyone. When it came to be your turn, you did your civic duty. Those that didn’t were called idiota. It’s where we get the word "idiot" from. Heh, wasn’t our present system founded on that very same concept? And, why are there those who decry our participation in government through our directly elected representatives, falsely calling it "big government"? We had the largest and most successful rise in the middle classes and it scared the hell out of the elite. That’s when the mantra that government is bad for you came about and what do know.....some bought into that crap. It was made all the easier to believe because it was race based: one of the easiest ways to sway the small minded since it was always there. One academic likened our present society to a football stadium with it’s own right and left wings represented on the field. It’s the one that Reagan built. The one before it was the one that FDR built. He went into more detail but I’ll cut to the chase: we need a new stadium. All the best, Nonoise |
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