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@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

Herefordrob Apr 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.

Herefordrob Apr 8

Ubuntu is a term that originated in southern Africa to mean the sense of community with others. In the Novasutras movement, we have expanded this definition to include the broader connections between all things, binding together the more-than-human world. It incorporates our duty as conscious humans to participate in this community with reverence, joy, generosity, gratitude, and loving-kindness.
#universalJustice #universalequality #UnityInDiversity #univeraleducation
#universalequity

Herefordrob Apr 7

I may be stuck in a rabbit hole or sound like a stuck record, but I am here with some insight.
War is in hindsight never just,it is never proportionate. No state or person enters a war "knowing" we will win. Civilian deaths always outnumber combatants. The results of war continue through many generations and many species.
War is no less than state sponsored terrorism. Ergo end #statesovereignty and replace it with a planetary federalism. We need healing, not harm, partnership, not domination.
A world government built on cosmolocalism & subsidiarity. Nations, states, lands, and areas can be autonomous oceans, and environments would be stewarded. With collective security combined with control of arms, both sales & production, humans could live in peace. Conflict will never be allowed to "get out of hand"
#universalequity #universalequality #unityindiversity. These may be achieved in order for true #justice to be developed.
#peace is more than an end to war, but we have to start sometime somewhere.

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Herefordrob Mar 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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Herefordrob Mar 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.

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Herefordrob Mar 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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Herefordrob Mar 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

Herefordrob Mar 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

Herefordrob Mar 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