There are rumblings from the administration to expand gun restrictions to trans individuals for mental health reasons. The second amendment is for everyone (2A4E). Get to know neighbors and be that Militia the Founding Fathers expected for a free State. If they can take guns from trans people, they can take guns from anyone.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Fight or flight. If not afforded flight then options become limited.
A federated direct democracy with any delegation of power coming from the bottom. Supporters reserve the power to fire the delegate. Delegation of power should be allowed to rotate through the federation providing each member with experience.
Anyone can propose rules. Decisions are made via direct democracy scoped to effected parties. The goal of any decision is consensus.
Efficiency will be an issue since consensus and direct democracy require input from more people. Tools can help alleviate inefficiencies. Computers and artificial intelligence are examples of such tools. Voters would choose which tools to use.
Absolutely. Capitalism enforces a different heirarchy where power resides with owners. The owners then suppress the power of the workers.
Can we do better? I hope so.
I want to own the value I produce. Currently I sell my time to an owner. The value I produce through my work is sold by the owner. Any excess after costs goes to the owner. The owner did not work to produce the value.
Why should owners be supported by the excess value produced by workers?
If I spent the time to dump the human boss off my back, I would not turn around and give that power to a computer. Worker controlled labor puts the power in workers’ hands.
Computers can help with communication of needs, but power should stay with workers.
Star Trek is an example of a post scarcity society. I worry about persisting military rank instead of a horizontal power structure.
I have made things with my hands for which I was not paid. I even gathered the materials. I am bad at capitalism.