Show threadHerefordrob3d ago
@lordsplodge @ChrisMayLA6
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
Herefordrob4d ago

I very rarely see a law protecting the majority, or in this case a 'minority'.
That's why our "leaders" make them, So they can hide behind them. #Justice is for us, the majority to claim.
We need to end representative democracy it has failed. We can have participative democracy through #universaleducation enabling majority voice. Any transformation, change is not enough, has to start with an end to #patriarchalcapitalism. Partnership not domination.

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HerefordrobApr 11
As I have said on numerous occasions represententative democracy as an experiment has had its day. The present rise of extremism illustrates this to my mind.
The majority of humans are more than capable of representing themselves. So I hope we will learn from history and try another democratic process involving #universaleducation
#universalequality
#universalparticipation would be a step in the right direction.
Voteinorout 🇺🇸Apr 7

#GrahamPlatner advocates for a transformative society with #UniversalHealthcare, #UniversalEducation, and a fair tax system to reclaim wealth for the working class. He emphasizes the power of unions and the need for grassroots action. #Politics

In a recent statement, #GrahamPlatner highlighted the potential for the U.S. to implement universal systems in health care, child care, and education. He ... https://instagr.am/p/DW1hQrzhMUn/

voteinorout on Instagram: "#GrahamPlatner advocates for a transformative society with #UniversalHealthcare, #UniversalEducation, and a fair tax system to reclaim wealth for the working class. He emphasizes the power of unions and the need for grassroots action. #Politics In a recent statement, #GrahamPlatner highlighted the potential for the U.S. to implement universal systems in health care, child care, and education. He stressed that “we can have a tax code that pulls back all the wealth that was stolen from the working class” and called for a society where the responsibility of war falls on American representatives, reflecting the burden on citizens. Platner believes in building power “the old-fashioned way” through grassroots efforts. — We are the richest society in human history. We can have universal health care. We can have universal child care. We can have universal public higher ed. We can have a tax code that pulls back all the wealth that was stolen from the working class over the past 50 years. Follow @grahamformaine for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

42 likes, 2 comments - voteinorout on April 6, 2026: "#GrahamPlatner advocates for a transformative society with #UniversalHealthcare, #UniversalEducation, and a fair tax system to reclaim wealth for the working class. He emphasizes the power of unions and the need for grassroots action. #Politics In a recent statement, #GrahamPlatner highlighted the potential for the U.S. to implement universal systems in health care, child care, and education. He stressed that “we can have a tax code that pulls back all the wealth that was stolen from the working class” and called for a society where the responsibility of war falls on American representatives, reflecting the burden on citizens. Platner believes in building power “the old-fashioned way” through grassroots efforts. — We are the richest society in human history. We can have universal health care. We can have universal child care. We can have universal public higher ed. We can have a tax code that pulls back all the wealth that was stolen from the working class over the past 50 years. Follow @grahamformaine for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

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Show threadHerefordrobMar 26
“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
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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.
#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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Show threadHerefordrobMar 17
@ReggieHere @JeanieBurrell @ChrisMayLA6
Without a #universaleducation, we will not achieve full human capacity, including #universalequality or #universaljustice
Paulo Freire called it "bank education." The state makes a deposit and then later makes a withdrawal, i.e. tax or canon fodder. Another domination system that needs to be replaced with partnership.
Show threadHerefordrobMar 17
@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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HerefordrobMar 12
@LetsRoc
The military around the world uses a large majority of the fossil fuel extracted from it. We can tackle the eco crisis only when the wars end. Wars will only end when #statesovereignty ends or is very much reduced.
I keep banging on about the same old things because I believe they are necessary.
#universalJustice #universalEquality #universalEducation #Unityindiversity the end of national #sovereignty & #patriarchalcapitalism.
I don't care what colour your flag or political belief is.
Only when we have a balance between heart and mind will we start to recognise #universaljustice
#collectivesecurity
HerefordrobMar 10
Fascism doesn’t summon hate. It grooms despair. It identifies the wound, and then it infects it. By the time the hunt begins, the scapegoat already believes he’s the shepherd.
This is the point of hierarchy and why patriarchalcapitalism has been the domination system for so long.
Gaslighting like scapegoating is a tool/ weapon of the domination adversarial hierarchical systems. I believe we need to develop partnership working and encourage cosmolocalism. #universalequality #universaleducation
HerefordrobMar 10
I keep banging on about the same old things because I believe they are necessary.
#universalJustice #universalequality #universaleducation #Unityindiversity #worldfederalism the end of national #sovereignty & #patriarchalcapitalism.
I don't care what colour your flag or political belief.
Only when we have a balance between heart and mind will we start to recognise @universaljustice