How to restore trust in politics

In America, Britain and other Western countries, voters have lost trust in politics. Is the answer to reboot an ancient idea? Read more here: econ.st/3ov9kvo. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya
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[@djp1234]

Step 1: take money out of politics.

[@jacob9673]

step 2: being more scientists into politics.

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

Take money out of politics, whaaaa, Howwwwww???

[@itWouldBeWise]

@@thecrippledpancake9455 constitutional amendment to remove the effects of the citizens united ruling.

[@Ticoes100]

I think that money it`s not a problem, the problem is a fact that politicians are elected every particular amount of time. This situation lead to populism in order to be reelected. So, in my opinion we should create a system where the politicans hold their post for a long time but the citizens have constnast control over them.

[@Ticoes100]

@Voice of Karakalpakstan Theoretically it is, it require appropriate tools but i have no idea what it would be

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” ― Mark Twain

[@beverlylee8270]

That's great keep going.

[@dlb7550]

Hahaha...that made my day!

[@amanshah9527]

ooooo

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them.” ― Adlai E. Steveson

[@samuraijack1371]

State of Republican party in the US

[@darthjarjarbinks8953]

@@samuraijack1371 State of both Republicans and Democrats. Both are two sides of the same coin.

[@lm_b5080]

watch 'Yes, Minister' to see why politicians never do what they're elected to do

[@yucol5661]

@@frankbobby9086 I had never seen a spam bot in KZbin before

[@andresemilfer]

A major flaw in citizens' assemblies is that they over-represent the voices of those who have too much free time. Full-time workers will never want to add stress to their lives with an extra civic responsibility that demands an important amount of effort.

[@CutleryChips]

Isn’t that how it is with Politicians too. Over represented by a certain types of people who don’t mind being a politician

[@domr8796]

True, there must be ways of getting around this though

[@jogo798]

Its has flaw, but still its an improvement

[@alexpotts6520]

@@CutleryChips When there is a skills shortage in any other sector, whether it's a private company or the government in charge, employers will always raise salaries to attract better talent and/or incentivise career switches. But you can't do that for politics because it's electorally toxic. So we put up with terrible politicians instead.

[@Hesnotoneofus]

You just assumed its entirely voluntary and doesn't involve a selection process that controls for this and many other issues and ensures a cross-section which they do. Maybe look up some examples of the process before assuming next time..

[@LordCoeCoe]

"I love democracy" -Sheev Palpatine

[@_Bucky]

The perfect example of our current administration

[@gerjaison]

People who quotes fictional character is part of problem.

[@Shrekster5E]

Wanting-to-be tyrants love democracy, is the sure way for them to get into power. With populist rhetoric and the false promises of socialism.

[@Dadniel1st]

The rule of the mob? Democracy got us Brexit. I'm afraid the future will be on the side of dictatorships like China. Everyone is going in the same direction.

[@samuelluebbers4099]

So... basically having newer representatives talk to our representatives. Citizen assemblies are an ancient idea because back then you could gather everyone who legally had a voice in one room. In the modern progressive world there has to be a better way to disseminate power to the individual than by adding an extra layer of representation to the mix

[@MrMakabar]

You still can on a local level.

[@juanas1989]

Internet

[@bbkjt9288]

Nice it’s like having jury duty in the US. But instead of presiding over a trial you can preside over laws or at the very least a recommendation of a law.

[@vaibhavgupta20]

I think we can get 20 percent of parliament elected this way. Can act as a grease in dead lock.

[@noijed1]

"How to restore trust in politics" Idk, maybe try having elected officials that actually push policies that the people want? thats literally all the people wants, for the government and its policy makers to respond to the people that voted for them.

[@persandstrom835]

Well, except that different people want different things. It’s hard to make every one happy.

[@cliveadams7629]

A lot of people wanted Brexit. Apparently.

[@bez1196]

Silly argument.. What If 'the ppl' want internment camps?

[@whathell6t]

@@bez1196 I agree. Furthermore, it’s gray-gray phenomenon. People are naive & idealistic, but also coldly utilitarian. It’s constantly swinging left to right; and the barely stays in the middle.

[@huynguyen-ty1ou]

People want different things 😂

[@jochen9367]

We are living in an era where is Bad if you do, Bad if you don't, and where also the idea seems to be to dehumanise the other for very small details, so I think that we have to live in an easier time and culture has to change, so again. Time will tell

[@1castellp]

me: restore trust with honesty DiCaprio: (laugh face)

[@waynelast1685]

Politicians care less about “power” as they do about financial incentives from favors.

[@waynelast1685]

@Ras Scotty The establishment was against Trump. The media did not give him a chance. It’s clear the main stream media is supporting all those corrupt politicians who are just profiting off their positions. Trumps not totally innocent either but in my opinion a lot less so than all the others Democrats and Republicans

[@forgotten6263]

Social media has allowed radical groups to gain a much louder voice than they ever could in history, while failed to stay neural, which incited fear to people and forced them to hate the other views. They must be regulated, or no trust can ever be gained.

[@ronaldonmg]

In elections, have a "none of the above" box to tick. Represent those countervotes by empty seats that do not make it any easier to get a majority in your House/Chamber. This means that if your Chamber has 150 seats, you still need 76 votes for a simple majority or 100 for a qualified one.

[@DrPaulaylay]

How about a vote against option. So instead of voting FOR a party you could take a vote off by voting AGAINST them. Then instead of feeling like everyone loves you because you got over the line, a winning candidate would see its just because everyone hated the other option more.

[@nlohia78]

In India a very senior public servant says there is "too much democracy"

[@Kay-lf2eg]

😂😂 our Central Bank governor Edit: sorry, it’s the CEO of NITI Aayog

[@nlohia78]

@@Kay-lf2eg It's Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, a kind of india's topmost economic planning organization. He repeated it two times over different questions. Reflects the mindset of Modi government in India.

[@Thomasianwood]

It’s scary how Socrates was right about democracy but it’s totally immoral

[@Kay-lf2eg]

@@nlohia78 oh yeah sorry.. my bad. All these institutions which should be independent are getting controlled by the central government. Imagine if they take over the Election Commission!!

[@electro1463]

he's not wrong.

[@blueazkaban3210]

I appreciate this video revitalizing the citizen participation in the political governance; an important issue almost extinct in my country sad to admit.

[@laMoria]

We had that this year in France. I was thrilled by the directives the assembly gave. Then Macron dismantled their policies one by one ...

[@alaskangirl7475]

What else can be expected a Rothschild banker minion will at the very end ONLY serve his master!

[@77Raffi77]

@@alaskangirl7475 lol

[@alexpotts6520]

Even if you disagree with him, don't you think a President for whom twenty million people voted should have the power to overrule a few dozen citizens for whom nobody voted?

[@lordmike9384]

we call this a "town meeting" in the use and every single small town in america has always done it. it really only influences local politics.

[@claytondavis6835]

I think the idea is to apply a town meeting to the state and national levels with randomly selected people ala jury duty

[@aaronlandry3934]

@@claytondavis6835 Ah yes, let me fly in from Louisiana to Washington DC to complain in person about how high my taxes are to a bunch of C-list lawyers that will say “Ah yes, I agree with you. I’ll see what can be done about that.” and never do anything in their 4 decades in Congress.

[@Chargedolt]

Maybe politicians should stop lying and manipulating and just be genuine honest people that work toward the benefit of their country 🤔

[@kkp01140]

Ah but does doing so benefit themselves? That’s what they care.

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

Yeah, but if they do that then how are they supposed to take advantage of people?

[@alexpotts6520]

Here's the thing - pretty much every politician already thinks they are working for the benefit of the country. They just have a difference of opinion in what "better" looks like. Nobody, not even the bad guys, ever thinks they are the bad guys.

[@alejandrarodriguezsanchez6667]

to the economist: putting Biden as an example of politicians "screaming at each other" is extremely misleading, dont you think?

[@annache250]

Seeing as how deliberative democracy may be too time consuming for regular citizens might I recommend deliberative polling where a representative sample of citizens not only responds to policy questions but also has there answers based on group discussions

[@olufemidavies2135]

I just wanna know who made the soundtracks for this video, please if anyone knows

[@Astrofaces]

In the ancient days of kings and emperors, in many countries, the secondary government officials were neutered to prevent ambition, greed and corruption. They were honored and rewarded very well, but not trusted.

[@Timodez]

Politicians are just lobbying for rich company's

[@alexpotts6520]

This is a very US-centric viewpoint.

[@Timodez]

@@alexpotts6520 im from EU

[@alexpotts6520]

@@Timodez And the EU is downstream from American culture, it picks up American talking points regardless of how poorly they map onto domestic politics

[@latinhero1818]

For the US: 1. Get rid of all incumbents 2. Investigate them for corruption, inside trading, sweetheart deals or any foreign influence including espionage (especially from China and Israel) 3. Jail those found guilty and blackball them from government and other sensitive posts 4. Reform the civil service, lobbying practices and clean out the careerists at the pentagon. 5. Make term limits for congress and judges a constitutional amendment. No one over the age of 72 should serve as a supreme court justice. 6. The first task of any new politician should be to audit the financial transactions of their predecessor while they were in office. This should be a law if it is not already. 7. End the fed/bring back sound money. New sound money should be exclusively coined by congress. Yearly economic audits should be done and made publicly available. 8. Make it a requirement for political candidates at all levels of government to release their tax returns. 9. Limit the power of the president to unilaterally sign foreign treaties without the consent of congress. 10. Call a constitutional convention every 19/20 years (during a non election year) to give citizens the chance to decide any new major constitutional questions. Feel free to add more

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks! Leadership should not be demanded, but achieved through respect.

[@dandon1968]

i do feel with how things are going now with politics, we're too distant from political issues and the decision making process . although the idea in this video adds another layer of representative, i think what it does is actually bring the politics closer to citizens. i can't pretend i understand the video completely, but i am compelled to learn more about this.

[@waynelast1685]

This is very encouraging.

[@diogomarcelino5499]

As a student of international relations this question is of particular importance, and it is essential if humanity wants to move forward. Thank you for bringing this topic to the table.

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[@pawlieblog7967]

This assumes each country has enough well educated people to understand and listen. That’s no longer the case here in the US, I’m afraid. But worth considering. Anything constructive would be an improvement!

[@terrab1ter4]

The major problem with any political system is that, in order to maintain its legitimacy and base of public trust, it must be stable. The consequence of this view on politics is that such systems are per definition *static.* Corrupting and malicious agents will, over time, learn to use the system to their own ends, and rig it in their favor; it is a sort of political entropy in which any system, no matter how perfect at first, will become a corrupted shell of itself. I would think that a more dynamic way of designing a system would hamper the efforts of such actors to abuse the stability of the system - but I have no idea what such a system would look like, to be perfectly honest.

[@immigrationmentor]

The easiest thing is to eliminate all politics and allow people to live their life freely... the politicians can actually get a job that contribute to society.

[@maestrovic42]

how about this: don't give the state so much power

[@astrazenica7783]

Better state than media

[@Brolu001]

This gave me so much hope.

[@diegozambrano6292]

I would like to have more information about this topic. It's really important and Interesting.

[@marcdavis6771]

The link in the description is broken. Please fix it. Thanks!

[@amanshukla8758]

IDK but it seems like that such referendums would be exploited by Populist politicians for short-term electoral gains, instead of having realistic and pragmatic structural reforms, which are actually beneficial in the long run.

[@BernardLS]

Once someone gets either elected to or selected for political office they become politicians, or am I missing something important?

[@nichootin]

many of these symptoms are a result of a two party system. The frustration of the middle and lower class can be explained by wage stagnation and inequality

[@salokin3087]

I believe that greater democratic representation, pushing for more civil participation ie volunteering, community groups, sports groups as well as some more redistributive efforts would greatly help, I implore people to read Robert Putnam on this

[@k-dramagoodmorningseoul]

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[@S2Tubes]

If we could all agree on what makes Scotland, or anywhere else, a better place, then we wouldn't be so polarized. The problem is we don't agree. Nothing is going to restore trust in something we don't want.

[@TomTerrific1000]

We gain trust by solving problems. It's the nature of public problems that we solve them publicly. In other words, if we want green power we build more green energy. This is necessarily a complex, problem that requires a complex, detailed solution. We feel uncomfortable with politicians because their very nature is to take money and speak in vague generalities.

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

Fascinating. This can work in highly educated and developed societies where citizens have the time and resources to focus on important topics. Also, I think there’s a minimum level of education necessary to discuss different issues, such as automation, AI, etc

[@tadhgcronin175]

Only graduates should have a vote.

[@SabeerAbdulla]

The Panchayat system in India is supposed to work like this. The political parties have used that to their advantage. And the legacy systems of the same name but undemocratically constituted on caste lines are the ones that hand out honor killing judgments like Skittles. This has to do more with a lack of moral underpinnings in the population than anything else. You deserve the leaders you get.

[@Milfhunter_404]

If politicians can stop playing identity politics and refocus on real issues that matters. Direct democracy will lead to further raise in populism, because the disinformation is already hard to tell.

[@darkhorseman8263]

Eradicate Neo Liberalism/Neo Conservatism, implement a complete and total ban on political donations and lobbying, and give more power back to the people.

[@jacobmee]

It’s not about corrupt, a little bit more money wast is okay. It’s about the politicians don’t care about the people and don’t care about their country.

[@adamleckius2253]

Thanks for a thought-provoking clip about a crucial topic. Indeed an interesting path forward, and there are other current examples on single issues, for example France's experiment with the Citizens' Convention for climate. Follow-up question to the commenters, about something I was missing: what do you think about the role that civil society organizations can play in this discussion? They are representatives of the interests of their members, can carry out deliberations internally through active participation, and are hopefully funded enough to also be able to house the necessary expertise at a secretariat/office level. Disclosure: yes, I'm biased in that I work for a CSO network.

[@jyothishpkumar5542]

Wow wonderfull idea. Scaling up is a challenge. But lets hope for best

[@helenamoniqueclarke8135]

More referendums get my support as well.💯👍🏽

[@turtlecreek6043]

Politicians are one of you this approach will not bring any significant difference

[@user-mv5oq5yc8d]

Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy? One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind. I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist. So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark. In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all. The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only,” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise. Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct. Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership-and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world-is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people.

[@annache250]

I highly recommend y’all look up James Fishkin’s deliberative polling if this topic inspires you!!

[@tedrobertson1344]

two things R essential in restoring trust and peace: 1. Stop lying to people, 2. Leave the People alone, let them be free to grow, to start a business, to travel, to see fruits of their efforts. Then, the People will leave the Elites alone, and there is peace and security for both sides.

[@NJ-xp4eb]

Citizen assemblies only include people who can vote in referendums in Ireland so actually they should be called national people assemblies versus actual citizens assemblies, where people are living and working in the country for decades are contributing are sharing knowledge. So they currently exclude a lot of ordinary and very insightful people.

[@josephballinger6721]

The effectiveness of this would hinge extremely on whether or not these panels' suggestions were actually seen implemented in policy. Unfortunately this could easily be used as a method to dissuade discontent with politics, yet for the suggestions provided by said panels to be tossed in the trash the second they leave the room. It would have to be tested true before it were taken seriously

[@shad0wyenigma]

How about having a voting system where 35 - 40% of the population don't have 100% of the control?

[@MegaAssface]

@@amanshukla8758 what. New Zealand, and other countries, use proportional systems.

[@joey199412]

@@amanshukla8758 Most Western European countries already use such a system. It works wonders here in the Netherlands.

[@shad0wyenigma]

@@amanshukla8758 Well all these countries use proportional representation and it seems to work for them - Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Malta, Germany and Hungary. And that's just the ones in Europe...

[@shad0wyenigma]

@@beckyweisfeld6977 No, I meant that in the UK it is possible for a government to get a majority in the house of commons which gives them absolute power with only 35% of the vote.

[@emuriddle9364]

I'm an American. I can only imagine the fistfights in these forums. Why are we polarized? It's simple: A clash between Civilization and Tribalism. Look at our Presidential Debate. Then compare it to the Second One, 2 weeks later. A mic cut-off. The difference is figuring out who the real Bully is. And getting them to Knock it off. (We've had this problem in our Public Schools for years. And people wonder why so many Teachers quit.)

[@Momo-hh6er]

Politics always had discourse we're just more aware of it now these days. We used to either ignore it or deal with it.

[@RagingGuppy]

If you want to improve the relationship between citizens and politicians then I got two words for you. Recall and Referendum.

[@danibravo5700]

Ultimately when the working class feels that they are being ignored and what they hold dear (ways of life, traditions and national identity) are scorned upon and actively being attacked by the political elites (supported by academia, media, big business), I don’t think a few workshops to “address” their problems will fix anything…

[@earthsteward9]

Yes there would need to be a mechanism for politicians to respect the decision of a citizen assembly and to provide a reason if they don't agree with the assembly's decision. For example in Toronto there have been numerous public consultations about public transit involving subject matter experts but the real decisions are made on the fly by election campaign teams who know nothing about it.

[@catsaresocute650]

This is a great.

[@zeyna1881]

There should be a system of scoring politicians using credentials like transparency, education, morals, experience, probability of financial benefits from office, attitude on peace etc... if higher scoring individuals are elected the system will improve itself eventually in favor of majority of people not a certain small group

[@andykostynowicz]

Who decides on what issues are debated? And what information is made available for those random citizens to figure out a solution. It also can be played with by the people with the real power and information.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.” ― George W. Bush

[@qine6559]

I dont get it

[@Thomasianwood]

This is why we have top economists to make the best decisions for our country and not ordinary people

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@hughbouchelle4717]

This is representative democracy in its infancy, without politicians. Eventually, this process will devolve into influential citizens in charge - welcome back to the same problems as the established legislatures. Term limits and automatic runoff voting would be more effective in the long run.

[@falsul96]

how would this work in a large scale society?

[@xavierrenger]

This can only work for low population countries, try applying it to countries with at least 50 million people and it becomes impossible to orchestrate

[@dimonefreehold]

Repeal section 1078 of HR 4310, 2013 National Defense Authorization Act

[@bluegreenOD]

Deliberative democracy tools are (or should be) a politician’s best friend - the tools are best reserved for the thorny, complex and morally challenged issues that confront us

[@azizrahman9496]

The answer to the title, let the people be in power not the corporations Shirley can go sit down

[@jorgeastiazaran]

I've been involved in local politics, trying to involve the comunity in decision makings. My most relevant finding is that most people don't want to really participate. Most of the time they believe that their duty is to complain and point out everything that's wrong. I believe that attitude is a consequence of our current political dinamics in which politicians tell us that they'll save us from all harm and pull us out of poverty without us doing anything.

[@jayc222]

Stop putting forth highly partisan and corrupt candidates? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jayc222]

I already invest in crypto (Bitcoin and Etherium). I’m not sure how that is relevant to the subject matter of this video 🤨

[@willorwell]

Then there are societies where people are so divided even families cannot talk to each other anymore. How do you have a conversation directly among people?

[@thatstherecipe]

politicians have gotta go

[@alexpotts6520]

Replaced with what? A bad government is better than no government. I would have thought 2020 of all years demonstrated this pretty well. Imagine if there had been nobody to co-ordinate the pandemic response. However bad you think your country's response was, it was still way better than doing nothing (ie what would have happened without a government) would have been. Or take Iraq. Saddam Hussein was one of the most evil people of his generation, and he was directly responsible for the persecution of millions. And yet, Iraqis suffered even worse in the power vacuum that followed his overthrow, than they had during his reign of tyranny. The only thing worse than politicians is the absence of politicians.

[@robotarise5510]

The essence of the problem is the opposition between the capitalist and the proletariat. With the development of automation and the Internet, more and more people has lose their jobs, and all the money is concentrated in the hands of a few rich people. All existing political systems simply can't solve this core problem. Most politicians need campaign funds, and they are basically representatives of interest groups. They can only talk about environmental protection, human rights, freedom and LGBTQ etc. This is also the reason why Sanders got lot of support in the US.

[@cyberryderfx7577]

If someone has to restore something they failed in the 1st place

[@AlwinTheSheriff]

Are we not going to give the video editor their props?

[@gamf5996]

Democracies back in the day worked fine they had more bipartisan shared opinions but now it's an us vs them mentality not realising we are in the same boat and social media and traditional media decided to split in partisan politics instead of having impartial views like they had back then

[@matthewbrooker]

How is this different to voter panels deployed by political parties? Abolish professional lobbyists and immediately disqualify anyone that wants to be a politician from being one!

[@abhilashkoundal963]

Politicians dont work in vaccum they are representation of people who chose them and reflection of changing society and yes ofcourse they also effect society . Its a two way process

[@alainborgrave6772]

Wouldn't these assemblies, with cleverly chosen citizens or (subsidized) associations as members, be a way for powerful political movements to legitize their demands by giving them the appearance of democratic debate ?

[@jolima]

How does this work if people are divided on what facts are? If one group doesnt agree on how ‘experts’ are chosen?

[@grandboubou]

The voters must first change. If you don't care about politics, politics don't care about you.

[@just_chris1630]

3 things would dramatically improved democracy. Compulsory voting, preferential voting and the removal of any reference to parties on the ballot. If you have to engage with the system (even if it is just to return a spoiled ballot) things improve. Also if your MP had to engage with you to the level were you remember their name they would have to focus on issues that matter to you, not things that matter to their party. I honestly think the biggest problem in politics of any nation is minority rule, doesn’t matter if you are democratically elected or a king, if you represent a small group of the nation the system doesn’t work. Right now politicians represent their party not the people which is totally wrong.

[@kidscartoons169]

We basically live in a dictatorship but we get to choose a different dictator every 4 years.

[@dr_flunks]

Our local governor has decided that she will allocate the vaccines to the prisoners before allowing it to be available to regular people.

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

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[@ValentineDonato]

I don't think that Big Corporations that has enormous influence on every politicians will allow that idea

[@ValentineDonato]

@@frankbobby9086 I'm just a farmer here in rural Philippines, is that a phone number?

[@hammond1994]

Take humans out of politics.

[@niksar8739]

Hey if you are intersted in this, you should read " against democracy" bye David van Reybrouck

[@jonathanwilliams4727]

The issue is really how random with selctio of people to the discussion be. How will that be assured as random.

[@karenness5588]

How about restoring it the same way you would any human relationship? Reject coercion and deceit as means of making some people's lives better, honor freely acquired rights and obligations, respect freely, that is without coercion or deceit, acquired property, and equitably compensating for damages? That is what healthy societies need as a foundation, then maybe, without trying to coerce people into it, we could go beyond what is absolutely necessary for reciprocity and peaceful collective action to encouraging ethics and altruism.

[@adrianbarajas8338]

yes

[@varunmarathe7888]

Currently India's democracy is facing some major challenges. Can this model be implemented in the largest democracy of the world ?

[@johannescuellar9021]

That seems like direct democracy with extra steps..