Show threadHerefordrob20h ago
@ChrisMayLA6 Echoes of the past can be heard in the problems of the present. The revolutionary notion of democracy was put on hiatus in 1787, and the coup of the oligarchs continues to this day. https://riverasun.com/oligarchy-as-american-as-poisoned-apple-pie
#WeThePeoples need to stop history repeating itself & learn from it. #Justice #universalequality #universaleducation #UnityInDiversity planetisation is the only future for these things. #patriarchalcapitalism has to end as part of that process.
A possible way forward, no professional politicians, a well trained, accountable, and properly staffed civil service. #Cosmolocalism through peoples assemblies, sortition. To my mind, that is #participativedemocracy
The representative democracy experiment needs to end.
Oligarchy: As American As Poisoned Apple Pie - Rivera Sun

by Rivera Sun The current struggle between democracy and oligarchy in the United States traces its roots back to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention where the wealthy elite pulled off a counter-revolutionary coup to stifle democracy. Oligarchs are as American as poisoned apple pie. Their wealth and power look mouth-wateringly good, but with every bite, democracy […]

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Show threadHerefordrobMar 10
@zephry There are many forms of democracy that have to, by definition, be an experiment. Representation has had its day.
I don't need professional politicians; I need an accountable civil service.
I don't need lobbyists; I  need choice.
I don't need representation; I need a place.
I don't need to be told; I need to be heard.
I don't need divisive tribal politics.
What I need is a fully staffed, well trained, truly independent civil service, guided by peoples assemblies, guided by experience. We can have #Unityindiversity.
"I" can't speak for "others" but "we" can agree, if not we can have a dialogue, there is a way through this and many of the the 99% are experimenting with options. Others are waking up every day and joining the conversation. Many of them are taking action. I am grateful.
#universaleducation #universalequality
#universaljustice
#cosmolocalism #sortition #WeThePeoples #worldfederalism
Show threadHerefordrobMar 4
A way forward, no professional politicians, a well trained, accountable, and properly staffed civil service. #Cosmolocalism through peoples assemblies, sortition. To my mind, that is #participativedemocracy
Representative democracy experiment which needs to end.
Show threadHerefordrobFeb 16

@ChrisMayLA6
We can call it politics. We can call it economics, and we could call it sovereignty.
I call it #patriarchalcapitalism it's adapting it's how it has survived for so long. They are becoming like each other for a reason.
Whilst commentary is important for education & awareness raising purposes. The real questions, too many to list have to be;
how can we stop it?
What are the alternatives available now?
How can I contribute to raising awareness of them?
Can I be part of their development?

So, I believe we are creating alternative partnership frameworks.
We can, in fact, have to act locally. This has always been at the root of cultural and societal transformation and change.
The challenge for humanity, therefore, for each one of us, at this liminal point in history, is to share/think on a planetary scale.
#cosmolocalism #unity #universaleducation #universalequality #universaljustice

HerefordrobJan 11
A comment on the events in Iran (and around the world)
If I might be so bold, I have friends who fled Iran after the revolution. It may be the Iranian people arising as such an example of people power, community and localism.
I sadly do not see it as a part of the civilisational transformation taking place, but more a symptom of the unravelling systems of domination. Like so much of the unraveling I am saddened by what I see but also emboldened to learn and if possible act.
I hope a #cosmolocalism will arise as part of the outcome.
HerefordrobDec 1
@harryomvlee
It may be an outcome it's not the only one, nor is it natural. It adds, as you allude to separateness, which does not exist in the natural world. #Interbeing is normal
#localism #cosmolocalism #UnityInDiversity
https://youtu.be/OG0UJ2SIXrY?si=8XNgZrdE2gX0zy7j
Everything We Need Comes From The Earth - Helena Norberg-Hodge

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HerefordrobNov 1
“Globalised economic development has cut like a knife through our human relationships and through our connections to the living world. Rural communities and smaller towns have been destroyed, as people have been forced to seek employment in urban centres. This in turn has led to mass immigration. It has also led to increased time pressures, with people running faster and faster in an ever more competitive economy."https://www.byronmagazine.com/news/helena-norberg-hodge?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwNyqDNjbGNrA3KnWmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEetCP_JUdBgLFY8x_fhSKTWn_x4zWXeZfFfDUOQ10s9aX7EG0cSuBn73WEZ4s_aem_5P6AqDu0510PgwaQTFJMEw
#cosmolocalism
#local #thriving #universaleducation #universalequality #universalJustice
Helena Norberg-Hodge on Why Peace Begins at Home — Byron Magazine

Byron-based author, filmmaker and activist shares her reflections on how community, connection and care can transform not only our homes but our world.

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HerefordrobSep 3, 2025
Deudney (2007: Ch. 6) rejects contentions that a world government must be built on a hierarchical model, sword at the ready to enforce global peace. Instead, and turning in part to the US founding for his model he posits a system of semi-autonomous republics coexisting within an overarching federal structure, with extensive separation of coercive and other powers at various levels of government.
https://earthconstitution.world/text-of-the-earth-constitution
#worldfederalism #cosmolocalism #subsidiarity #UnityInDiversity
HerefordrobJun 16, 2025
This is an example of rebellion but possibly a start of #cosmolocalism
https://www.democracy.community/stories/column-every-city-should-join-santa-cruz-rebellion
COLUMN: Every City Should Join the Santa Cruz Rebellion | International Democracy Community

Show threadHerefordrobMay 2, 2025
@eric we as opposed to they, need to enable individuals to identify what they are good at then support them in doing/producing it. #cosmolocalism is definately a big step towards a more ecological society. Technology could help in achieving this but much of it may need to be returned to the commons.