Virtual Country: Strategy for 21st Century Democracy
Language: English
Published by Waterside Productions, Incorporated, 2018
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Virtual Country examines the current nexus of technology and western democracy, pointing to a historical opportunity for We the People to evolve our democracy to include a new public institution that enables a coherent, collective voice on the issues that affect us all. The book's centerpiece is a proposal for a new online institution for citizen re-engagement-the National Town Square. The Square would be a transparent, citizen-led, non-corporate, non-governmental, non-partisan online venue for individual advisory voting, moderated discussion, and fact-verified education on issues selected by citizens themselves. Virtual Country also examines the surround issues and risks associated with allowing the influence of big money in politics to be extended to online democracy. A must-listen for anyone interested in both the risks and opportunities presented at this historic moment in democracy's evolution.
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- Title
- Virtual Country: Strategy for 21st Century Democracy
- Author
- Lang Richard
- Publisher
- Waterside Productions, Incorporated
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1945949678
- ISBN 13
- 9781945949678
A very special and significant moment for humankind is upon us. Yet, it is a moment that most people have not yet recognized. For the first time in our known human history, it is now possible for an unlimited number of citizens to gather in one place, online, for the purpose of expressing our collective voice and votes, on the very issues that affect us all. The very recent convergence of the Internet, social media and mobile devices makes this possible.
Virtual Country proposes a new, comprehensive “meta-strategy” for bringing the collective voice of “We the People” to the forefront of politics. It posits that without changing or enacting a single law and without the need for a constitutional convention, a new national institution can be created and launched right now, online. It is one that can operate “virtually,” right alongside the goings-on of government. And it can provide our elected representative with ongoing advisory input from citizens, on an issue by issue basis, every single day.
By presenting important issues, one at a time, to fully authenticated citizens, in self-contained “Voting Modules” that include fact-verified educational material, different ways to “vote,” moderated discussions and a way to for popular issues to be disseminated effortlessly and securely, a new “issue-based” democracy promises to bypass the traditional 2-party system and begin to “filter for commonality.”
However, the creation of a new public institution for civic engagement is not something that can or should be left to chance. The same forces that have already corrupted much of our democratic process will eventually understand the importance of this historic moment as well, and will likely attempt to shape the opportunity into one dedicated to quarterly profits, instead of one dedicated to empowering citizens. That is the risk of inaction at this important moment in history.
The Virtual Country strategy, completely nonpartisan by design, is about collective self-examination and self-discovery on a national and even international scale. It identifies an historic opportunity to update the software of our democracy in a way that re-invites “We the People” to take our rightful place at the table of self-governance. Successfully implemented, it will transform politics as we know it, and will usher in a new era of civic engagement and collective achievement, of which our Founding Fathers could have only dreamed.
These and many other important considerations are presented in detail by author Richard Lang. Richard has devoted more than 20 years to developing both the strategy and related technology needed to provide a powerful collective voice to We the People. Virtual Country is both a manifesto and a thoughtful blueprint for supporting the evolution of democracy at the beginning of the 21st century.
PRAISE FOR VIRTUAL COUNTRY:
Virtual Country offers a bold, inspiring, and doable vision for our democracy... a stunning piece of work, and beautifully written.
—John Steiner, Co-founder: The Bridge Alliance
Offering the actual methodology for designing change, as well as the tools to support it, Virtual Country is not just a roadmap, but a functional manifesto for a radical non-violent revolution.
—Barbara Fields, Executive Director, Association For Global New Thought
Virtual Country...offers hope and a path forward, at a time when both are in short supply, and I would encourage anyone to invest the minimal amount of time required to read the book cover-to-cover. They won’t be disappointed.
—Marc Genty, Sr. System Engineer, National Center for Atmospheric Research
A blueprint for an issue-based, advisory voting system, which transcends the traditional allegiances of a two-party system, and allows every voice to be heard. Now, more than ever, an innovation like this is critical.
—Peter Russell, author of The Global Brain and Waking Up In Time
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