Tagged with 'Democracy'

New political system: a multipolar self-balancing model of government of 5 independent political parties with the movable centre joint decisions would put an end to ideological enmity and consolidate society. http://www.modelgovernment.org/en/

There's a term for the present American system: "Totalizing." That means that consumerism/militarism comes all the way across the landscape - into every nook and cranny. It kills all the smaller systems, like the neighborhood economies, the gift-economies.

I’m at home now. Sitting in my window listening to Thelonius Monk.

Dear fellow Evolvers, with the recent developments in the Middle East, and in the rest of the world, in mind, I just created this petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/we-demand-real-democracy.html - please sign it with me if you agree!!

There is a new sales campaign the Disney Company recently announced. Wall Street analysts talk excitedly about the “newborn market.” Disney representatives enter hospitals’ birth rooms with sales kits, trying to sell onesies with Mickey logos to the enthralled or scared parents soon after the baby cries for breath.

Well , let us all visualize (since we are all such superb "eye - people" now) that the triumph of that most dangerous of human aspirations - "hope" in Egypt remains viable . Yes , Hosni Mubarak and his regime have apparently "stepped down" and turned control of the company , er ... country over to the military.

Outsourcing of Cognitive Capacity:

Wikileaks is a democratic media outlet as is no other. It releases documents and awakens the masses to many a hidden agenda and crime by the institutions we place trust in. The people with power in this country are covering up this release and their influence now stretches towards the corporations.

Reality tellingvision 'talent' shows, aside from being another hastily buffed facet of the bread and circus, alpha-wave inducing media triviosphere, also, I believe, serve to substantiate and maintain an ugly and inevitably destructive cultural and social paradigm.

Yes. That’s right. I said it…. “Don’t Vote”. Anti-American? Anti-Democratic? Or actually 100% Democratic?

We’ve been force-fed for years to believe that not-voting is un-American, lazy, powerless, and “part-of-the-problem-not-solution”.
But, how well has Government been serving us? Us, the People?

"Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government."

-Emma Goldman

My Liberation from Religion -

He is particularly known for his commentaries on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of managerially/technocratically led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and his critique of contemporary economic arguments

The other day I had a good friend ask me, "Why the fuck do you care so much about the people in the world, or for that matter what happens in the world?"

"What are you talking about?" I replied.

In this blog, I intend to play around with ideas for developing the Evolver Social Movement into a large-scale membership organization. I hope to learn from your comments and direct engagement in this process, as we seek to launch the first phase of this project within the next month.

End Loveless Atheist Empire

Generally and politically, We have become the most evil atheistic empire this planet has ever seen. Democracy? Justice? Liberty? Equality? Peace? Generosity? Love? Spirit? Where?

While delivering over 18,000 signatures to get on the ballot, Green Party Candidate For Mayor Of NYC Rev Billy Talen talks about Democracy as a movement of people, vs. Mike Bloomberg's view of Democracy.