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Blank State – The Future of World Democracy?
A new project that aims to create a global democracy from scratch has settled on its first goal: to gather at least one member from every country in the world. Blank State, as the group is known, has been founded on a single core principle: democracy. The members collectively decide the goals and structure of the group through discussion and voting. Membership is free and open to all world citizens.
According to the founder, Duncan Rickelton, a democratic structure to represent the people of the world is long overdue: “The people of the world currently do not have a voice. The massive forces at play in today’s global economy are touching more and more lives and determining the future of the planet and the human race. It’s time the race as a whole had more of a say in how this goes.”
Only with fairly recent developments in technology has something like Blank State become possible. Over 23 percent of the world’s population now have internet access, representing an increase of 350 percent since 2000. Also, the popularisation of web 2.0 applications such as embeddable voting widgets is now making it easier than ever to collectivise the decision-making process of large organizations. Blank State is based in a social network (http://blankstate.ning.com) built on the Ning.com platform, which was itself only founded in 2005.
There are already members from eight different countries, but Blank State wants to go much further. The group recently decided to make it their first goal to get at least one member from every country in the world. “This will be our first step towards fair representation,” says Rickelton. “Once we’ve achieved that we’ll see where everyone wants to take this.”
Despite the growth in internet use, engaging a member in every country could be quite a challenge. In Myanmar, for example, still only 0.1 percent of the population has access. But the members of Blank State are undeterred. A message has already been posted in a Myanmar forum – there is still an internet audience of 40,000 people to reach.
A notable inclusion in the list of 195 target countries is the Vatican City. There is as yet no word as to whether the Pope will be invited to join, but with such an inclusive membership policy there is little doubt that he would be welcome.
For additional information about Blank State visit http://blankstate.ning.com
World Democracy Now
Welcome to World Democracy Now.
World Democracy Now is all about world democracy, with videos, articles, and conversation about global democracy. Here’s a bit about me (in 3rd person)… Ted Stalets has, for decades, been interested in emerging technologies, as well as the Internet. From the time of his first Radio Shack TRS80 computer in the late 1970s, he has developed a deep respect for the evolving computer revolution, and more recently, the Internet revolution. An avid futurist, he was featured in a Nashville newspaper in 2005, in an interview focusing on his extensive collection of emerging technology domains and websites. Ted has built several hundred Internet websites dealing with emerging technologies (robotics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, virtual reality, etc.) geared for the non-technical person. He is serving as Vice-President of Vote World Parliament ( www.VoteWorldParliament.org ) and as Literary Agent for the book – Rescue Plan for Planet Earth – located at www.RescuePlanforPlanetEarth.com.
Please visit www.VoteWorldParliament.org and vote on this… “Do you support the creation of a directly-elected, representative and democratic world parliament that is authorized to legislate on global issues?”
You may vote “Yes” or “No” – after all – we need to see if the world even wants a democratic world parliament – but right now the voting is 93% in favor. Here’s my request of you – look at your own Pros and Cons of obtaining a global (supranational) sphere of political governance and law – and vote your mind. Many problems such as war and climate change have proven to be beyond the scope and jurisdiction of national governments, in my humble opinion…
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Big Ideas That Changed The World : Democracy-Tony Benn (2/5)
Tony Benn discusses the history of democracy, how it has been undermined and how it can be won again.
Vote World Parliament
Big Ideas That Changed The World : Democracy-Tony Benn
Tony Benn discusses the history of democracy, how it has been undermined and how it can be won again.
Sentient World Simulation
The Final Journey of Corazon Aquino – The Burial
An Icon of World Democracy that inspired millions of Filipinos and millions more around the world that nonviolent change is possible. Funeral cortege of former Philippine President headed to the Manila Memorial Park. Song- Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo, Various Artists. Taken today at Osmeña Highway, Makati City.
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