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Erik L. Midtsveen🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>Revolutionary syndicalism rejects bosses and rigid hierarchies, proving that the working-class can run things themselves collectively.</p><p>I actually like working, but it’s frustrating to see others get rich from my effort while I do the labor. That imbalance feels extremly wrong.</p><p>The idea of genuine democracy and shared management in the workplace offers a real alternative, where decisions are made collectively and power isn’t concentrated at the top.</p><p>What I’m trying to say is that I actually enjoy working, but not when others profit from my labor under rigid hierarchies. I want real worker self-management and direct democracy, not some boss bossing me around, if that makes sense.</p><p>I'm <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a>, and I hope I made my point clear with this post!</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnarchoSyndicalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Syndicalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syndicalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/RevolutionarySyndicalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevolutionarySyndicalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WorkerSelfManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkerSelfManagement</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@davevolek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davevolek</span></a></span> </p><p>1/6<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> will only emerge during a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Benjaminian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benjaminian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopOfTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopOfTime</span></a>, or locally and progressively—think <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zapatismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zapatismo</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rojava</span></a> today, or past moments like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commune1871" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commune1871</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soviets1905" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soviets1905</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Makhnovchtchina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Makhnovchtchina</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Budapest1957" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest1957</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/May68" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>May68</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prague1968" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prague1968</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> shows the possibility of true <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emancipation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emancipation</span></a>.</p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@davevolek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davevolek</span></a></span> </p><p>6/6 <br>The choice is ours: submit to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megamachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megamachine</span></a> and its cycles, or invent new forms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CollectiveWill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveWill</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resonance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resonance</span></a>. Let’s not wait for collapse—let’s create the conditions for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emancipation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emancipation</span></a>, together. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcertDesVolont%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcertDesVolontés</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@davevolek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davevolek</span></a></span> <br>2/8 <br>Among supporters of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a>, I noted these thinkers: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clisthenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clisthenes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rousseau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rousseau</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diderot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diderot</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arendt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arendt</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proudhon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proudhon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castoriadis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Castoriadis</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dardot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dardot</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laval</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Negt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Negt</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kluge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kluge</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lefort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lefort</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abensour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abensour</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ColliotTh%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColliotThélène</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mouffe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mouffe</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ranci%C3%A8re" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rancière</span></a>. Aside from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gauchet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gauchet</span></a>'s thought (whose critique I published below), I haven't read any valid critique of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a>, except for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scale</span></a> issue, as we've already discussed.</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/08/democratie-moderne-crise-dautonomie-ou-radicalite-de-classe-critique-de-gauchet-a-la-lumiere-de-castoriadis-rousseau-et-la-pensee-critique/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/08/democratie-moderne-crise-dautonomie-ou-radicalite-de-classe-critique-de-gauchet-a-la-lumiere-de-castoriadis-rousseau-et-la-pensee-critique/</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>Beyond the Nation-State: Deconstructing the Megamachine and Reclaiming Collective&nbsp;Futures</p><p>The nation-state is not a natural given: it’s the product of ancient centralizations, rationalized by bureaucracy and perpetuated by the megamachine. Deconstructing this fiction is the first step toward experimenting with new forms of democracy and autonomy, even if the system resists. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deconstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deconstruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megamachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megamachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> The nation-state is often presented…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/beyond-the-nation-state-deconstructing-the-megamachine-and-reclaiming-collective-futures/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/24/beyond-the-nation-state-deconstructing-the-megamachine-and-reclaiming-collective-futures/</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>The Swiss Landsgemeinde: Between Democratic Myth and Local&nbsp;Reality</p><p>The Landsgemeinde, Switzerland’s open-air popular assembly, fascinates as a symbol of direct democracy. But what is its real scope? Participation, limits, hybridization with representation: let’s take a closer look at this inspiring yet nuanced model. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Landsgemeinde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Landsgemeinde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivicParticipation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivicParticipation</span></a> The Swiss Landsgemeinde, the open-air assembly where citizens vote by a show of hands,…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/the-swiss-landsgemeinde-between-democratic-myth-and-local-reality/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/21/the-swiss-landsgemeinde-between-democratic-myth-and-local-reality/</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sz_duras" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sz_duras</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@christopher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>christopher</span></a></span> </p><p>Direct Democracy: The Living “Outside” of Parliamentary&nbsp;Democracy</p><p>🔴 Radical critique of parliamentary democracy is not just theoretical-it takes shape in direct democracy, from Athenian demes to communes, soviets, the Zapatistas, and Rojava. The left (against the established power) embodies this living “outside,” grounded in self-organization, deliberation, and collective action. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rojava</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zapatistas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zapatistas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfOrganization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soviets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soviets</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/democratie-directe-le-dehors-vivant-de-la-democratie-parlementaire/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/12/democratie-directe-le-dehors-vivant-de-la-democratie-parlementaire/</span></a></p>
juliette<p>Aside from all the lovely folks here, I have just asked 3 friends to add their names to the initiative to ban conversion therapy across the EU. We are a third of the way there, so if everyone who signed can convince at least 2 others to do so, we will reach the target. 660,000 people is a big number. 2 friends or family members is a small number. <br>Let’s do this: <a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sz_duras" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sz_duras</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@davevolek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davevolek</span></a></span> </p><p>Orwell, the Iron Law of Oligarchy, and the Failure of Socialism in the Age of the&nbsp;Megamachine<br> Why did socialism fail? Revisiting Orwell’s analysis through Michels’ iron law of oligarchy and the lens of the modern megamachine reveals that democratic socialism was never realized at scale.<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orwell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megamachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megamachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@pensadorlouco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pensadorlouco</span></a></span> 🛑 Since Clisthène' demes, real democracy has been rare-communes, soviets, direct assemblies. Representative systems are oligarchic machines (Proudhon, Arendt, Weil), not true democracy. Without direct participation, there’s no genuine collective will or social contract. Democracy needs people’s voice, not just their vote! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialContract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> 🏛️🤝</p>
Stuff I foundHe'd be damned if he ever has to admit what the real problem is <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anticapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anticapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/eattherich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthepoor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feedthepoor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/socialism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/capitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/activism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/capitalismisfascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalismisfascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antifascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/directdemocracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#directdemocracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/housesforeveryone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housesforeveryone</a>
Thomas Barrio<p>Municipalism: A Historical and Contemporary Alternative to the Thanatic&nbsp;Megamachine</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sz_duras" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sz_duras</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Municipalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Municipalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clisthene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clisthene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookchin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookchin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proudhon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proudhon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Magnaghi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magnaghi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bolo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mumford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mumford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FabianScheidler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FabianScheidler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McKenzieWark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McKenzieWark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcologicalCommunalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcologicalCommunalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThanaticMegamachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThanaticMegamachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bioregionalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bioregionalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiCentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetabolicRift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetabolicRift</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decolonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technocracy</span></a> Municipalism-from the ancient Greek demes to Proudhon, Bookchin,…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/municipalism-a-historical-and-contemporary-alternative-to-the-thanatic-megamachine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/03/municipalism-a-historical-and-contemporary-alternative-to-the-thanatic-megamachine/</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directdemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>directdemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Internationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internationalism</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/May1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>May1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USI</span></a></p>
cbontenbalThe next 7 days you can think about the question: "who should be the new pope?".<br><br>After those 7 days I will call the Holy See and then it will be arranged.<br><br>You can only vote if you are under 80 years old.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/directdemocracy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DirectDemocracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/oraprofedi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OraProFedi</a>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>With the antics and atrocities committed by Trump since the start of his second term, there has never been a better time than today to implement a system of participatory democracy, or at least a political system in which political representatives are chosen by sortition. I honestly think it would be very difficult to achieve an outcome as bad as the one we have now.</p><p>"In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e. by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample.</p><p>In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy. Sortition is often classified as a method for both direct democracy and deliberative democracy.</p><p>Today sortition is commonly used to select prospective jurors in common-law systems. What has changed in recent years is the increased number of citizen groups with political advisory power, along with calls for making sortition more consequential than elections, as it was in Athens, Venice, and Florence."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortitio</span><span class="invisible">n</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ParticipatoryDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParticipatoryDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Sortition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sortition</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>The Double Power: A Duality of&nbsp;Powers</p><p>🌍 The concept of double power highlights how two forms of authority can coexist in society. By promoting self-management &amp; direct democracy, we can empower communities! Let's rethink our social organization for a more just future! 💪✨ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoublePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoublePower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfManagement</span></a> The concept of double power refers to a situation where two forms of power coexist and confront each other within the same society.</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/the-double-power-a-duality-of-powers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/16/the-double-power-a-duality-of-powers/</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>The Democratic Necessity of Dual Power: A Reflection on&nbsp;Self-Management</p><p>🌍 The necessity of dual power is crucial for real democracy! If the state only provides human resources, it misses self-management and collective decision-making. Communities must organize according to their needs. 🤝 Together, let's build a future where every voice counts! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DualPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DualPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> The concept of dual power, seen in historical movements like the…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/the-democratic-necessity-of-dual-power-a-reflection-on-self-management/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/12/the-democratic-necessity-of-dual-power-a-reflection-on-self-management/</span></a></p>
John Macgregor<p>Will we be saved when Party A defeats Party B?</p><p>Or when we have a system that allows popular rule to survive from one era to the next?</p><p>Do we want another charismatic leader?</p><p>Or un-game-able rules, ground-up institutions, &amp; pellucid transparency?</p><p>"My book of the year."</p><p>- Prof Guy Standing, author of The Precariat (Dec 2024)</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> Science <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DeliberativeDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeliberativeDemocracy</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>How to Survive Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/189505/trump-mass-deportation-immigration-lawyer-guide" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/189505</span><span class="invisible">/trump-mass-deportation-immigration-lawyer-guide</span></a></p><p>* immigration lawyer’s guide to triaging coming emergency<br>* legal advice; seek qualified immigration attorney</p><p>Working-Class History of Fighting Deportations<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113658493781271243" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1136</span><span class="invisible">58493781271243</span></a></p><p>Advocates train immigrants to prepare to stay in U.S. under Trump<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113681778929936931" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1136</span><span class="invisible">81778929936931</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportation</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>🇬🇧 English: The Pirate Party of Norway</p><p>Here are the political issues I support with the Pirate Party in my Mastodon post!</p><p>The Pirate Party aims to ensure freedom of thought and expression by preventing censorship and surveillance from both public and private actors.</p><p>The Pirate Party advocates for full transparency in government administration, providing access to all relevant information so that citizens can make informed decisions and conduct necessary oversight.</p><p>The Pirate Party fights for academic freedom and opposes censorship of research results, while also seeking to increase funding for research environments and ensure open access to research findings.</p><p>The Pirate Party wants to shift drug policy from a criminal justice approach to a health policy one, decriminalizing possession and use of personal doses, viewing substance abuse as a health issue.</p><p>The Pirate Party promotes a more direct democracy where citizens have increased influence over decisions through digital tools.</p><p>Visit us at: <a href="https://piratpartiet.no" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">piratpartiet.no</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a>, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a>, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a>, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DirectDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectDemocracy</span></a>, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ResearchFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchFunding</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/HealthPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Import" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Import</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a></p>