An open project: Democracy from scratch
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What happens if random people are able to freely unite?
It depends on many things and one is the level of education. It is observed that United Humans supporting e-democracy and e-nomocracy, are almost all academicians. Low educated people that s…
We United Humans, (UHU instead of UNO)
I love the way Duncan put questions and I congratulate him for all he do for the humanity. From the questions I understand that we have much common concerning our way of thinking about e-democracy and all the s…
History is full of people ripping heads off. That's the tragedy of it, not the heroism. If you think ripping heads off systems, people, or anything else, is the best way to achieve things, I think you're the one who lacks humanity, and faith in it.…
Well i think that all of the questions posed in your last post are fundamentally predicated on the assumption that mass democracy cannot work, which is kinda ironic given that this is the professed aim of this project. Because if you did believe tha…
(I probably should have just written the last paragraph before I continued the debate myself..!)
Oh, there's still some activity here! I appreciate you continuing to contribute Owen, even if we are looking at this issue from different perspectives.
I know what Marx says about ownership of the means of production being the defining factor. I do…
Its the private ownership of productive property for commodity production that distinguishes capitalism as an economic mode. that is to say the mills the factories the offices i.e the infrastructure needed to create wealth Im not talking about your…
It's pretty slow going on Blank State at the moment. Personally, my attendance has been limited of late because I've actually got myself a regular job - well, a few hours a week, but it's still enough to make me feel pretty busy!
I think this is a…
Chris, I think you're right to try and pin us down to creating workable solutions, but I think maybe we need to agree on who/what/when these solutions are for.
1. Are we looking for something to campaign about, with the aim of reforming our the gov…
1. If private property ownership is the basis of capitalism and its associated social problems, would the suggestion be that we should do away with private property ownership? I'm worried about the kind of situation that would result from that.
2.…
I think that the freedom of exchange like so many freedoms under capitalism (yes i will call the beast by its name) is illusory The United States is a good example of this where there are literally millions of destitute people who have literally NOT…
i researched chinese controls for a recent essay project, and unfortunately for you theres little you can do without seriously pissing someone off, and that someone is not always a chinese security official.
there are vested interests in chinese st…
apperently they also decide the leaders of many major powers, including democracies such as britain and the USA. Hilary Clinton and Obama are apparently connected, McCain was most likely selected as an obvious continuation of Bush policy, hence ever…
I recently read about the Bilderberg Group, which holds and annual, private meeting of many of the world's most powerful people.
It was conceived as a forum for free discussion between international powers in business, media and politics, as a way…
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- At 7:49am on September 6, 2009,
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- At 9:59am on April 1, 2009,
dylan macturk said… - I did notice with a hint of sadness that your Blank Slate was living up to its name. Perhaps you should call it Full Slate instead. Or if it remains like this, you could call it Abandoned Husk.
Either way, I miss you.
My social network is just getting underway. its called words and gasoline and i guess the address would be wordsandgasoline.ning.com if you want to check it out and/or contribute.
I'm encouraging everyone to start a group of their own, as well as add content to the previously existing groups. In the next week it will hopefully take off a little bit.
Politics are too much for me at the moment. I'm rebelling against them because the price of cigarettes in California has gone up $2 in the past 6 weeks due to California's egregious spending. Bastards.
Now that I've mentioned cigarettes, I want one.
Indulgence.
- At 12:30am on March 31, 2009,
dylan macturk said…
- since you seem to be slacking on this, i decided to make my own.
It's a bit different, going to be more of an artistic community in which people can share their work with people and get feedback or just fuck around and act silly. So far we've got a dozen people only, because we're attempting to have a fair amount of content up before we invite a bunch of others.
Maybe it'll work. Maybe it won't.
- At 9:57am on March 24, 2009,
Vasile Gadinceanu said… - For the moment i am working, trying to get some money for the MA i told u about. It is called MA Arts, Business and Creativity, but so far i only got a conditional offer from them and i'm trying to meet the conditions. It's not for sure yet but i hope they'll let me in the program. By the way... to which university did u go to? you never told me.
- At 12:24pm on March 21, 2009,
Vasile Gadinceanu said…
- Hi Duncan, I don't know if you remember me... we met in Palermo. Anyway i just wanted to say hi and thx for the invite. For the moment i live in Cyprus but i was planning on taking a MA at Newcastle University so i was just wondering if u could give me some references about the university in general. Take care!
- At 8:13pm on March 17, 2009,
Ashley said… - duncan, hey how are you and where are you, are you going to make it back to this coast anytime? i am so glad to hear from you.
- At 6:24pm on March 16, 2009,
dylan macturk said…
- good to see you're keeping active.
i woke up covered in my own blood. i hope to fall asleep in a similiar fashion.
- At 1:14pm on March 16, 2009,
Peter Lown said…
- Duncan
Yesterday was my 48th birthday and I joined a social network site for the first time in my life - yours?! I have no idea what I am doing - do I have to invite friends or do I have to be invited to be a friend? - I have never even posted a message on Gateshead Thunder's fans forum. I am now well over the age of 42 which has been proven to be an age where technology starts to be a struggle. The people at work, who remember you, were very excited to hear my news - Nicola, Denise, Sally-Ann, Lesley, Judith - although Nicola did think it sounded like you have set up some Anarchistic Movement and I will be dragged away by MI5 or CIA in the middle of the night. I will keep in touch although not too sure if you want a middle aged Christian with very traditional family ideas making comments - but then again it is a democracy of the people by the people for the people!
- At 12:50pm on March 16, 2009,
Rosco said… - Fuck dude, it's been to long. Hows tricks? Where you at now? Where have you're adventures taken you? and where on earth is Carmen San Diego?
Rosco o_O
- At 10:52am on March 15, 2009,
Peter Lown said…
- Duncan
How are you doing - still travelling the world, or have you returned back to Gateshead. Every now and again the discussion at work will remeber you - 'He was a canny lad, with his own unique fashion sense - always willing to go and get the RD's bacon sarnies!'
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