"... my hypothesis is that as Citizens’ Assemblies become more widely known, as we have more examples where people know that, OK, this is worth my time because I know the government is going to do something, that will also have an impact on response rates. We're still really early in the wider historical sense of this democratic innovation."

#ClaudiaChwalisz, CEO, Democracy Next, 2025

https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/fixing-democracy%3A-citizens%E2%80%99-assemblies

#podcasts #PastPresentFuture #FixingDemocracy #CitizensAssemblies

https://youtu.be/gzU9HYHlz6Y?t=1756

(Starts around 1:30)

Great insights for how to get people who are disillusioned about our political system to get into it anyway. Yes it's a fight to save our country from fascism, but for a lot of young people and minorities, the old way didn't do them any good. The 80s and 90s and 00s weren't particularly great for minorities, so how could we expect them to save that?

#Biden needs to make this a campaign about #FixingDemocracy because #America has been broken by the Republican party and monopolistic owners especially but also by #Democrats who have gone along to get along or to make small wins against big losses.

#blackmastodon #2024 #election #vote #PodSaveAmerica