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The Immense Possibilities of 'Association of Independents'
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The years of brain storming on the WDDM site has thrown up several ideas, each of them being the distilled experience of people who have contemplated about the possibility of a better political sys...
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Fred has given a clear description of the pros and cons of Sociocracy and Simpol. Each one of these has its merits and can be put to good use. But none of them addresses the basic problem of Democracy, which is to elect representatives with charac...
Thank you for your comment, Mr. Everingham, but it's hard to assign much value to your opinion when you "read only a small part of" the method you condemn. Your assertion would be more convincing if you studied the material and offered cogent reas...
I have read only a small part of the 'triplet' etc. discussion and find it less likely to appeal or succeed than the SimPol initiative www.simpol.org and the Sociocracy movement http://www.sociocracy.info , both of which are gaining support.
Good Afternoon, Vijayaraghavan
re: "However to expect the election commission of a nation to
conduct the process is presently unrealistic."
I'm not sure why it should be unrealistic. All jurisdictions maintain a list of voters. The process simpl...
Dear Fred Gohlke,
You have rightly brought out in your thoughtful paper how it is possible to ensure probity of people’s representatives, make the guile and glamour of media-based politics ineffective and to a great extent cut down the wasteful e...
It would be morally and politically appropriate for him to work first in the interest of those who voted for him. The collective will of the people of his constituency, when truly expressed, would ultimately be beneficial for the state to which he...
So, to clarify your position...
Would he work in the interest of all society, or would he work in the interest of those who voted for him?
Good Morning, Vijayaraghavan
Thank you for your comments. It has been a couple of years since we looked at the 'troika' process, so I'll describe it again for those who are unfamiliar with it. At Roy Daine's suggestion, we now call it Practical D...
When the candidate for being the people’s representative is selected through a process that evaluates thoroughly the character of the individual as well his competence, then it can be reasonably expected that he would decide matters that come up t...
If the majority of society believes there should be no health care system, is it the duty of representatives to obey the people, or to make a "better" decision.
Assume that you've just elected Chrisus Jest, an exemplary candidate that is beyond r...
Representation vs Direct legislation
Joseph Hammer in his eloquent post on the WDDM wiki mail list, has considered the pros and cons of representation as against direct democracy (meaning people legislating directly). To me Direct Democracy means ...
Take the issue of Health care, which is a current topic in the U.S. but also is one of the several serious issues facing a country like India. The issue is no doubt debated on the electronic and print media but the direction of the debate is alway...
The concept of an 'Association of Independents' offers hope for advancing democracy. Although there is considerable diversity of opinion on WDDM as to methods and goals, there is agreement that most existing governments do not represent the intere...
The years of brain storming on the WDDM site has thrown up several ideas, each of them being the distilled experience of people who have contemplated about the possibility of a better political system. The following 'back ground information' for a...
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