Maybe the best form of political system we can work towards from where we are now is a slightly modified version of the present system in which all the...
... Why? The political system is not working because of the interference by big business. With the lobbying powers ( money) on the table they waterdown, change...
The next election will be stolen through the use of electronic voting machines just like that last two elections. The republic is dead. Michael Fenemore From:...
... where ... YES! In his book "In the Wet" the author Nevile Shute proposed a system of voting where the number of votes a person has depends on his age,...
... ================================================================ Your writing is like a dripping tap, it never seems to stop repeating the same point of...
Hi Steve, Thank you for your response. I was hoping for something more positive since we are talking about democracy in future positive. Perhaps you have a...
Hello Chester, Thank you very much for your reply, you obviously take seriously the predicament we are in. A weighted system might be better than a simpler...
Bob, I don't know what you mean by all the candidates being elected. Surely the idea of an election is to eliminate most of them from taking office, worthy as...
Hello David, Thank you for your considered reply, but I sense more anger than might be justified, especially on the last point. When I suggested you write to...
Robert, I didn't think that you would bother to reply to my somewhat crude and offensive comments. But thanks for trying and giving so much detail. I am...
Hello David, I'm just getting over a head cold that put me in bed half of Saturday and all of Sunday, and in any case the phone line went bad and is only just...
Robert, Thanks for your message. It is certainly a bit differentfrom the democracy one that you started with. I am not interested in investing in more land nor...
Hi David, just a very quick reply. I was hoping to make the point that everything is connected. Democracy cannot just come in isolation. Many things have to...
Democracy has always been a failure. It was never intended to do the things most people expect. No amount of tweaking in the world or overhaoul can save this...
Hi Barry, I largely agree with you, but since no-one can magic a better system into place, and every journey starts with the first step, if we can decide the...
Since I cannot walk on water, and I refuse to fly, and I'm the wrong side of the Atlantic, I'll pass on this marvelous opportunity to demonstrate my weakness...
A failure? I think it a large step to something much more progressive! Problem seems to be that governments try to be something to everybody and forward energy...
Many believe it is a large step forward because of mis-information. Yes, it is a step forward from the oppression of Europe. However, Europe is not the world...
Thank you, Barry!!! VERY important message in a few words, on so many levels!!! And as we enter the new post-control era, we need to find new ways to work such...
Hi Barry, So where does this leave us? *** We all want change, and we can write emails and even books on the subject, just as I am doing right now (an email,...
Hi Kay, I have a lot of time for Bucky Fuller but I don't think it is quite correct that we can't fix the present system, except that in fixing it it becomes a...
Hi Bob, First, I like you, and I like your heart. However, I can think of several aboriginal systems that HAVE proved themselves to be much better than ...
Hi Kay, I'm glad you like me, you are one of a small group. However: *** I think I should have made myself clearer. When talking of the way the world is now...
Hi Bob, From my point of view . inline. From: FuturePositive@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FuturePositive@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Howes Sent: Monday,...
Hi Kay, I can tell, I think, though I might be wrong, that I have failed to communicate quite what I mean. You seem to have misunderstood some of my thoughts,...
Kay you bring joy to my day. You take the words right out of my mouth. Bob the issue is the authoritarian world vs the Indigenous Way. Tribal people...
Hi Bob, I do understand what you’re saying, and I’m not criticizing you. I applaud you for making choices that bring you joy. Your joy is the yellow brick...
... BE: This is, overall, a constructive discussion of democracy. I'l like to add a couple of dimensions that seems to be missing. That is that real...
... BE: Kay, Barry et. al. Yes, we have a lot to learn from indigenous cultures. That was the theme my wife and I wrote as the cover story of "The Futurist"...
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