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They say it’s us, when in fact it’s them
In 1933, the German people had largely voted for the socialists. President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor despite the nazi party receiving only 18% of the vote in the parliamentary elections. Hitler came to power legally, but certainly not democratically. The German people of that time did not choose Hitler; they were forced…
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The big change
Karl Marx demonstrated that capitalism would experience numerous crises due to its inherently unstable functioning, which penalizes the majority of the population. Companies cannot differentiate themselves from one another solely through their machinery, because their competitors also have machinery that they can push to its limits. Human labor can always be pushed to do more…
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Representatives selected at random
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Julius Caesar: politicians use ideals in order to manipulate naive politicians and the pleb into doing what serve their personal interest or quest of power
The play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is based on Sir Thomas North’s 1579 translation (via a French version) of Plutarch’s Bioi parallēloi (Parallel Lives), the drama takes place in 44 BCE, after Caesar has returned to Rome. Fearing Caesar’s ambition, Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans. He persuades the reluctant Brutus — Caesar’s…
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Polls and tactical voting
In France, Anne Hildalgo and Eva Joly were candidates with ambitious progressive, social, and ecological programs who had proven themselves in the past. One had managed the city of Paris as mayor, and the other had brought oil company executives and corrupt politicians to prison through her work as an investigating judge. The polls gave…
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Yes to the popular referendum!
Elisée Reclus, L’Anarchie – Wikisource: https://fr.m.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Anarchie_(Reclus)#anarchie / Elisée Reclus, Anarchy: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/elisee-reclus-anarchy Mikhail Bakunin – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin A referendum is a way of voting for ideas and action. There’s no need for politicians who can betray their electorate and who are elected for the short term. What people vote for when they vote for individuals does not…
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Police and justice for the people
It’s obvious that the rioters, those who burn, steal and commit violence, are criminals who must be tried and sentenced in accordance with the law. There’s a lot of drug trafficking in the suburbs. But when the police catch a trafficker, that trafficker is very often released because the justice system can’t take it anymore.…
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The Senate, the power to piss people off
When you type “abolish the senate” in google, you realize that many countries want to abolish it. It is high time to replace it with the popular initiative referendum, which is a better tool for exercising control over the people’s representatives in parliament, for example. These representatives could be selected at random. The Senate prevented…
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Fed up with strikes? Ask for referendums!
In a true democracy, it’s not up to the streets nor the government to decide, it’s up to the people! Strikes and revolutions don’t always lead to democracy. Sometimes they even lead to dictatorship. This is described in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Another example is the Arab Spring revolutions. Beware of great liberators, the people…
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A helping hand – Call for the pursuit of the fight
Dear promoters of direct democracy, from all countries, First of all, congratulations to those who continue the fight in the field and from their places, each according to their means. A thought also for all the victims of violence, whatever their side. Many positive actions have been carried out by the Yellow Vest protesters, such…