Tag: Direct democracy

Duke the Dog Re-Elected Mayor For A 3rd Term, Proving Politicians Useless

 duke-the-mayorBy Carey Wedler

As millions of Americans struggle to decide whether to elect a volatile narcissist or a warmongering criminal as their next leader, one Minnesota town is doing politics right — they just re-elected a dog to his third term as mayor.

Duke, a nine-year-old Great Pyrenees, was first elected mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota in 2014. The first time he won, it was by accident. The small town of just over 1,000 people held an election in which residents could pay $1 to vote. Duke won the race with twelve write-in votes and was treated to an official inauguration.

The town’s voters were evidently happy with the 2014 fluke. Duke has been re-elected twice, most recently at the end of August.

Continue reading “Duke the Dog Re-Elected Mayor For A 3rd Term, Proving Politicians Useless”

Against Democracy? Tyranny of the most Voted

…..”Okay Democracy is a farce, but better than dictatorship?” you say.. but what if 51% vote for the extermination of the 49%, ? and so on..? The immense power of the modern nation state ensures that reactionary parties almost always get a majority as we are all rather dependant and brainwashed.  democracy
Starting new parties only means they can win with a smaller percentage. Then even if revolution could ever win it’s just in one State, while the real power stays with International Capitalists. And in the rare case that people’s  power triumphs we see our delegated candidates sell out and change sides as if by a law of nature… And if we ever did vote for revolution? That’s when the army takes power….
Is there a better alternative ????…..
Direct Democracy?..Consensus Democracy?..  Anarchism?.. Autonomy?  Topless Federations?..
wealthinequality012915

The anarchist critique of democracy: by CrimethInc.

6a00d8341c60fd53ef017c3235267f970b-800wi

The anarchist collective CrimethInc. initiated this month a critical analysis and discussion of “democracy”, promising a series of reflections, the first of which we help to diffuse below.  Preceding it is the introduction to the series … Continue reading “Against Democracy? Tyranny of the most Voted”

Revolution in Iceland: can the people have power ?

…..If the 99% want to reclaim our power, our societies, we have to start somewhere. An important first step is to sever the ties between the corporations and the state by making the process of lawmaking more transparent and accessible for everyone who cares to know or contribute. We have to know what is in that law sausage; the monopoly of the corporate lobbyist has to end – especially when it comes to laws regulating banking and the internet. Continue reading “Revolution in Iceland: can the people have power ?”