A Theory on Political Contradictions - Direct vs. Indirect DemocracyBy Jade B...
A Theory on Political Contradictions - Direct vs. Indirect Democracy
By Jade Brown
Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (E.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly.
Indirect democracy, or representative democracy, is when citizens elect representatives to make laws on their behalf.
- This is what most modern countries have today.
Why is voter turnout so low? One might say it is repressive Voter Restrictions, Gerry-Mandering, and the influence of corporate money in politics; there are many answers many different people will try to explain to you. Well, I am here to propose a new way to look at the reason why voter participation is so low, and to really explain why the top 10% sees more policy change that benefits their needs instead of the bottom 90%.
The two definitions at the top might have made you wonder why I am choosing to talk about two kinds of Democracies.
You might think, "What is the point in talking about two democracies if one of the definitions says Indirect Democracy is what most modern nations have?" I will tell you. The reason is that establishing a new paradigm of Direct Democracy might be the best way to argue against Political Contradictions within an Indirect Democracy like ours.
What do I mean by Political Contradictions? Let's use Climate change as an example. The science is very clear that humans have been participating in the disruption of Climate patterns around the world in recent history, kick-started by the Industrial Revolution, and going on to the drilling/export/import of fossil fuels all over the world today.
You can type in your computer, and look up any reasonable Scientific sources; the majority of Scientists agree Climate Change is real and having negative effects. So why then have we done nothing to significantly reduce our use of fossil fuels? One example, why do we continue to create a "bridge" to alternative energy through Fracking, which is known to increase earthquake occurrences, and pollutes water resources when not properly regulated?
To answer these questions, I am proposing that an idea like Fracking, within the idea of Climate Change, is a Contradiction on how to actually solve the threat which is Climate Change, which is a policy that is a "Political Contradiction".
Here is the new perspective I will show you. Knowing what the Idea of a Political Contradiction is now, I want to show you a "Theory" I have formulated, which says, "If one’s own Political Ideology has within its argument a Political Contradiction, within a Direct Democracy it could be Debated, Disproven, and Doubted", which could be called Brown's Theory on Political Contradictions.
The first step is: 1. Debate*
*or Discourse if you prefer to be more civil, but I enjoy the veracity of a Debate.
1) For there to be Transparency, there must be an open argument of said Contradiction to be debated.
The second step is: 2. Disproven
2) If one 'positive' example is used in defense of said Ideology; meanwhile it has a known 'negative' consequence to its
Environment (natural, societal, or personal), one can prove 'That for which it is done'.
- 'That for which it is done' equals Motivation and Intention.
*Motivation: of which being the REASON for Political Contradiction
*Intention: of which was there a DESIRE for Political Contradiction?
The third step is: 3. Doubted
3) Once Motivation and Intention are determined by evidence of said Contradiction to be true,
then grounds of Doubt are established.
Next few paragraphs with ^ are intended as tangents. I will explain the three steps in full detail if you rather move ahead.
^Now after reading this new Idea, and wondering how it works, or could it work, I want to stress the importance of a Direct Democracy has in this Theory. When there is bi partisan support in the US to see policies that combat the negative effects of Climate Change, and we STILL continue to Drill, Export, and Import more Fossil Fuels; when our timeline to turn back the clock gets extended beyond the point of fixing because we decide to lay down pipelines of Natural Gas as a "bridge", that is the exact opposite of what solves the problem!
^Look at this neat fact, China produces more than 60% of solar panels in the world, yet no one in Congress has reached out an Olive Branch to figure out a successful path to Alt. Energy that includes the whole planet. When they signed agreements in Paris, and our Congress turns around and oks the export of oil from the US. That is why an Indirect Democracy doesn't work. It is susceptible to corruption, and maybe even the addiction of some for more power, status, money, respect. Whatever the reason, electing officials to "represent" you has been a cover for the disenfranchised to be forgotten.
^In our Indirect Democracy, it is setup to be two parties so that Political Contradictions are never discussed, because there is an "opponent" to defeat next election cycle. Both sides smear each other as evil, disregarding that the Republican Party is moving to the Far Right and the Democratic Party is moving to the so called "Center", but they both might as well be Corporatists and Militarists. The Left wing has lost its voice on the National level, and many Independents have felt like they are being forgotten about in a age of growing Technology and Globalization. I will in the future be giving my opinion on how AI, VR, and Alt. Energy Technology are important factors to consider.
^For a Direct Democracy to begin to work as an Idea, I think we must look at how to register more Eligible Voters, how to open up the polls for people who have been disenfranchised.
^In 2012, there were 218,959,000 Eligible voters in US; but only 146,311,000 ended up registering, yet still only 126,144,000 people voted in 2012 US Presidential Election. That ends up looking like 57.5% turnout, with 42.5% not voting that year. And where did all those Registered Voters go? We know there are plenty of issues around our Elections, but the point is without full participation of course these people are going to be left behind in economic hardships; they are effectively being silenced.
^This is set up the way it is because Indirect Democracy could very well be based on the philosophy that the lower stratus’s of the economic classes can't participate because their "success" is based on how much they make each year, therefore they can't be intelligent enough to decide how to "Successfully" run a country. If I am not mistaken, the Father of Commercials (a certain fellow named Bernays) had this similar belief, that somehow the elite, wealthy, and College educated were the only suitable ones to govern. They have effectively used our Indirect Democracy to benefit those who are above the 10% of income earners, when 60 some odd families have more wealth that the bottom 50% of the Earth's population, that is when Direct Democracy is needed more than ever.
This is where we will talk in detail what I am trying to convey in my Theory. You might be wondering how I go to steps 2 and 3, let's talk about Disproven first. Intentions means what was the inner desire that leads someone to contradict facts which are well known. A plan or aim to contradict the facts. Motivation is the reason or reasons one has acted or behaved in a particular way. So for expediency? For money? For status? Those questions can be answered.
Now step 3, this one was the most challenging. When I first began to write, I thought I would use the word "Replaced". Then I thought it about it more. Freedom of Speech is what makes our Country great, but there is a Civil, and Productive way we can debate, and if someone's Ideology is debated to be proven Doubtful through evidence, then that leaves it to public opinion. That is point of a Direct Democracy, to engage the majority of Eligible Voters to vote and actually have a say in their Democracy. To become informed on the issues, and get rid of the two party horse-race which disregards large swathes of the public and the issues that they care about. To have publicly funded elections, Automatic Registration, Open Primaries; as close as we can get to a Direct Democracy as we can. Unless the people who have been left out (for many and multiple reasons); unless they are given a voice again and believed in we will never have functioning unity. Otherwise Doubt might now make more sense.
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