Political Philosophy drool spawned from this Orwell quote here.
I know there are accessibility issues, and I am being narrow minded… but beyond the groups that choose (think off grid hippies) to not go online, what amout of people in the US would like to be online but cannot? Â Aka – what do I have to do to get a wired computer into every hand in the US?
Those that marginalize themselves is one thing…. and security would be an issue an multiple levels…
But we can put the power to the people…. and cut the cord of a bloated government that isn’t always transparent, ethical, or civic minded. Â Once this ragged crew of venom sapped snake oil salesmen shuffle their coil, it will lead to another group and yet another and yet another of selfish and protection minded pneumatic orators. Â There is a difference between trying to keep your job, and actually doing it. Â The latter is not a strong suit of our common whistle stopper politicians.
But…Â the future of government will be allowing every individual to have access to the process. A real time, interactive, informed, civic community. A true humanist republic. Â A democracy is omnipotent rule of the majority, while a republic keeps the majority in check… or so it has been suggested. Â I am talking about a full access republic with the same checks and balances to control the majority from steam rolling the individual human. Â Do you need me to write a fictional narrative that will be referenced to future children as insightful and a classic work of early 21st century literature? Â No.
I don’t want to write books, I want to change the human race.
It’s going to happen… it will end up that way because of efficiency, and openness – until one day the technology is not in beta, the security has been figured out, and access is no longer an issue.
We will have our democracy yet, and those politicians who secretly smirk about their lavish, cloistered lifestyle…. you will fade as a chilly memory fades in warmer climes.
The future is coming. Â Government 2.0 is here. Â Better civic discourse and governing through technology.