Democracy Notes: 1/13/2020

As people slowly but surely awaken to the fact that representative democracy is not a democracy of, by and for the people, but rather a democracy of by and for a select group of people mistakenly referred to as representatives of the people, the question once again becomes, what is democracy of, by and for the people and how are we able to implement such a system to best benefit everyone regardless of where each one happens to be participating. 

Remember, democracy is simply a form (methodology or system) of collective decision making, wherein the degree (amount or percentage) of democracy expressed by the collective is equivalent to the degree by which all members of the collective have “the opportunity” to participate equally in any and all of the decision making processes applicable to the collective as a whole.

To be clear, democracy is not about having an obligation to participate in any particular aspect of a democratic group or collective; nor is it about having an obligation to participate in anything at all.  Rather, democracy is and always has been simply about having “the opportunity to participate equally” in any and all aspects of the decision-making processes applicable to the collective.  In essence, real democracy is simply an expression of real equality to decide and determine the shape and direction of, by and for the group or collective unto which the democracy applies.

For example, in a classroom democracy of twenty students, each student would be afforded the opportunity to participate equally in any and all of the decision making processes (or steps) leading up to the final step of voting to decide and implement a matter that is applicable to that class as a whole. From there, those same students might exit the classroom to enter into other systems of democracy, such as the school, community, city, state, national and even a planetary democracy, wherein each “participant” would (from the small to the big and the big to the small) continue to always have and/or be afforded the opportunity to participate equally in any and all of the decisions that are going to apply to that particular participant.

Herein, the right (as the opportunity to participate equally in the decision making processes of a collective) goes hand in hand with any obligation to abide by the decision that have been collectively made.  And this is why representative democracy (in terms of it being a decision making system of, by and for the people) is a contradictory term which actually refers to a form of control exercised by a minority that constitutes what we call government, which is actually just another form of tyranny over the people who have yet to take responsibility for the direction of their collectives. The good thing is, we are finally making some progress.

In order for a system of decision making to be a true expression of democracy, those unto whom the decisions will apply must always have and/or be afforded the opportunity to participate equally in all of the decision making processes leading up to the implementation of that particular decision. For example, as someone living in the Amazon jungle is not going to be affected by the decisions made in a Washington DC elementary school, that person would also not be provided (as a right) with the opportunity to participate equally in the decision making processes of that classroom.

But this doesn’t mean that he or she might not one day decide to travel to Washington DC to visit that classroom, whereupon that person (as a new participant in the sphere of that classroom) would then have the right as the opportunity to participate equally in that classroom’s decision making processes, while also being subject to its democratic processes (while participating), which may or may not already have rules pertaining to welcoming newcomers.

Participation is a given that comes with life: even if  you decide not to decide, you have still made a choice as to how you will live the life you’ve been given. Therefore, if we really want to see change in our democratic systems, we require first to take back our power and start participating - becoming the change we care to see.

Back to School

This afternoon, I’ll be walking into the first day of classes for the fall semester 2018. Funny, my biggest concern isn’t whether or not I’m properly prepared or if I’ll be able to handle so many new kinds of classes, but whether or not I’ll be able to switch some of my classrooms in order to have a better view of the countryside or the mountains. Actually, I’m kind of excited (in a stable way) about returning to school, seeing the old students and meeting the new ones. This year I’ll be teaching some global citizenship orientated classes, a couple of advanced business English classes, some oral training classes and an English for information technology class. It's about 20 hours of teaching per week. Even though I’ve taught most of these kinds of classes before, they’re still somewhat new for me because I’m planning on doing new stuff in all of them. Mostly I’ll be integrating more technology into the classes and asking students to do more studying outside of the classroom. This last point of asking students to do more studying outside of the classroom is somewhat challenging because, many of them really do have a lot to do, especially if they’re also working to support themselves.

As it is the morning and I’d like to go for a walk before my afternoon classes, I’m going to leave you with part 1 of a lecture series that I’ve recently completed on the subject of democracy. This and artificial intelligence will be two of the themes that I’ll be focusing on this semester.

Shifting of Power & Control in the World System

An interesting thing about the geopolitical movements of today in relation to revelations coinciding with an awakening of the masses is that, while the power at the top of the pyramid appears to be shifting quite quickly, the verticale, top down hierarchical structure of power and control seems to be flattening (on the way to equality) much more slowly.

In other words, although the power at the top is shifting very quickly from various elite groups to fewer elite groups via what I would call consolidation, the vertical distribution of power from top to the bottom appears to be changning much more slowly. In many ways, this is to be expected because movements “as above so below” are always portional.

In other words, as changes occur above at the top of the hierarchy of the world system of power and control, so to are they occurring proportionally at the bottom. It’s kind of like, for 20 people to change in the above hierarchical structure of the elite minority at the top, millions of the people require to change proportionally below. It’s a matter of the masses below, taking back their power that we once gave to bloodlined elites and redirecting it.

The only problem is that, instead of standing up, taking responsibility and utilizing our power in the best interests of all, far too many people are simply redirecting their power to other elite groups. Perhaps, the simplest way to visualize this is to have a look at Donald Trump’s victories in relation to the deep state. In terms of the battle against the deep-state minions of the elite, we are winning. However, in terms of war with the deep state, which is actually a war with ourselves, we’re simply shifting the balance of power. Have a look, the eye is still at the top.

These are exciting times we’re living in. Filled with fear, hope and a lot of determination not fall once again into the trap of revolution only to recycle into the same hierarchical power structure with different memes or faces at the top. Nevertheless, rule by meritocracy is still a form of hierarchical rule wherein there will still be an eye/I at the top, and this is what we need to transcend - the idea that there has to be a king, god or supreme being.

Thus, I say unto all, do not be fooled into believing that you are winning or have won simply because aother side is losing or has lost. To those on the Right, pay close attention to the maneuvers now taking place in the name of bringing back the rule of law, opening up the FEMA camps, rounding up the evil ones, prosecuting them in military tribunals and hanging them for treason. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t that what we most feared might happen to us if the deep state and Hillary had won the election?

This is simply a warning not to get our hopes up. Unfortunately, the uprising (of awareness) may not happen as fast as many have hoped. In this part of the process, even cryptocurrencies designed to appear as paths to freedom are by way of the current model of global energy consumption, designed not to free humanity, but to destroy the world system and annihilate most of humanity along with it. Hell, it's nothing more than the externalized design of within to the without of the mind consciousness system in the "without" of the world system - as within so without. Actually, all we need to do is eliminate the mining and it'll be alright.

In short (for now), the exponential increase of mining of cryptocurrencies is not only depleting it of earth of its resources faster than ever before, but it is also diverting useful money out of the economy at the same pace. Where is all that fiat money going? Back into the hands of the elite via their ownership and control, not only of the energy infrastructure, but also of the cryptocurrencies themselves. In owning such a large percent of the currency, the elite are able to control the price of it, just as they controlled the fiat currencies. Before, they had to own the bank to rob us; now the cryptocurrencies are simply replacing the banks. As they are currently designed, cryptocurrencies are just another scam being perpetrated by the elite for the purpose of transferring the wealth back to themselves. FOr more on this, check out quinn michaels and his talks with Jason Goodman. For a more existential, mind blowing perspective, check out Eqafe. On the plus side, what was once hidden within an as all of us in now coming out into plain view for all to see so that no one can deny that we create what we are.

To restate: as I view it, the change currently taking place within the hierarchy of power and control of the world system is currently more of a consolidation of power at the top of the pyramid, rather than a flattening down to an equality based structure. That being said, it is certainly movement in the right direction and as I recall, “the plan” was to consolidate the power into one head at the very top, kind of like leaving a table with only one leg so as to facilitate bringing bringing it down should the need arise.