|
|||||||
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
. . BACK TO SITE PLAN Site Plan
Shadow Parliament
Let us consider the problem of transition towards DD in a structured form.
1.REVOLUTION. 1.1.FOR.
Eventual arguments for Revolution could be inserted here as paragraphs 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc. I personally do not see any.
1.2.AGAINST. 1.2.1.COST.
Recent Revolutions exterminated hundreds of millions and ruined continents. A future Revolution may likely exterminate billions and ruin the planet.
1.2.2.DEVIATION FROM OBJECTIVES.
None of known Revolutions achieved its declared objectives and most achieved their contrary.
2.EVOLUTION.
As conclusion of 1. Evolution is the desired way. In very broad strokes it may take one of two forms: -Legislation determines action, -Action determines legislation.
2.1.LEGISLATION DETERMINES ACTION.
This means to postpone all practical DD procedures until respective legislation is in place. The only possible action seems to consist in petitions imploring such legislation. However, Particracy will just throw such implorations into the dust bin, as they would on the one hand imply restriction of its power and, on the other hand, carry no weight. The only exception may be implementation of some form of I&R (Initiative and Referendum). Indeed, in crisis situations requiring extremely unpopular measures Particracy may find it comfortable to wash its hands and to discharge the politically disastrous responsibility on the shoulders of manipulated and conditioned people. Manipulated and conditioned, because I&R is by definition a snapshot and snapshots may easily be conditioned by media and demagogy. DD starts with a continuous "3F" Forum having all 3 functions namely Initiative, Debate and Resolution, with Debate determining current consensus and Resolution occurring when consensus reaches a value predetermined by Forum's rules. Snapshot I&R usually confused with DD would be in reality the most dangerous dodging maneuver of Particracy against the true DD.
2.2.ACTION DETERMINES LEGISLATION.
As consequence of all above it seems the only way left. Which form may it take? I can see only one, the 2.2.1.Shadow Parliament presented below.
2.2.1.SHADOW PARLIAMENT.
Let us suppose, that we are a group satisfying conditions of 2.2.1.1. below and having achieved consensus with respect to some decision. We will then be in position of putting enough pressure on Particracy to make it fall in with our request without humiliating and inefficient implorations. Seems fine at the first glance, but after a short look at 2.2.1.1. Conditions we shall realize that it is far from plain sailing.
2.2.1.1.CONDITIONS. 2.2.1.1.1.SIZE.
In order to be able to put any pressure, the Group must count enough members. 1% of the voting population seems to be a minimum, but of course it is just a guess. Only practice will tell.
2.2.1.1.2.LOGISTIC.
Consensus of a Group of that size may only be achieved with help of an adequate "3F" (I&D&R) E-Platform: 1.Initiative (supporting individual proposals) 2.Debate (consensus building) 3.Resolution (upon a consensus threshold; no snapshot vote) Short experience with my CN shows that while such Platform is feasible, adequate and efficient, its refining and, above all, the apprenticeship of its use will require at least a generation. The main difficulty seems to reside not so much in Platform's complexity, but in mental rigidity engendered by our educational system making people unable to understand, let alone to apply concepts sorting of beaten paths. Indeed, only very young and uneducated, or rather self educated people were able to make worth while contributions to CN.
2.2.1.1.3.SINCERITY.
It is the critical condition: members must be capable to conceive and accept local, i.e. personal sacrifices involved by the global improvement. This short phrase implies a fundamental change of mentality, replacement of present egoism with something similar to the attitude of Israeli Kibbutzim. BTW I should think that each sincere protagonist of DD should start by a stage in a Kibbutz, as it's the only truly DD social group in the history. (The celebrated Athenian Democracy was in reality an Oligarchy eliminating from power the majority: metecs and slaves.) If Logistics requires at least a generation, Sincerity will come still later, if ever,
2.2.1.1.4.CONCLUSION
Three issues seem essential for starting to move towards the DD: 1.Getting a Shadow Parliament within the Particracy. 2.Establish a logistic 3 Functions support. 3.Propound Sincerity, which appears to be the critical condition of DD. A very limited experience seems to point to "self applicable attitude". An example: A small forum discussed pollution and found out rightly or wrongly that the worst pollution source is the factory breeding of animals. Besides pollution it involves unacceptable suffering of animals and mental corruption of attendants who become potential sadistic Auschwitz guards. The group condemned eating meat. Not as a theoretical principle, but as a self applying decision and all members stopped eating meat. Another very limited and positive experience consisted in stages in Kibbutzim, confronting fellows with the sincerity of the unique ever realized genuine DD.