Peter Garbutt
@petergarbutt.bsky.social
I'm 73, happily married. Vegan. I'm a dad and a grandad. Sheffield, UK.
Climate catastrophe. Civilisational collapse.
Degrowth will help. Sustainable communities will help. Sortition will help.
But capitalism won't, Political Parties won't, the media won't
Climate catastrophe. Civilisational collapse.
Degrowth will help. Sustainable communities will help. Sortition will help.
But capitalism won't, Political Parties won't, the media won't
I agree about Palantir; but "the democratic jewel of the postwar period"? We have a system that promotes narcissists and psychopaths and which provides an open highway for Capital to access power. We need Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition to get REAL democracy.That WOULD be a jewel!
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I agree about Palantir; but "the democratic jewel of the postwar period"? We have a system that promotes narcissists and psychopaths and which provides an open highway for Capital to access power. We need Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition to get REAL democracy.That WOULD be a jewel!
Talk about it.
How Parties divide us.
How elections corrupt our politics.
How we need real democracy, not "strong leaders".
We are the leaders we need.
By The People. Real democracy.
Citizens Assemblies.
Sortition.
Unity.
How Parties divide us.
How elections corrupt our politics.
How we need real democracy, not "strong leaders".
We are the leaders we need.
By The People. Real democracy.
Citizens Assemblies.
Sortition.
Unity.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Talk about it.
How Parties divide us.
How elections corrupt our politics.
How we need real democracy, not "strong leaders".
We are the leaders we need.
By The People. Real democracy.
Citizens Assemblies.
Sortition.
Unity.
How Parties divide us.
How elections corrupt our politics.
How we need real democracy, not "strong leaders".
We are the leaders we need.
By The People. Real democracy.
Citizens Assemblies.
Sortition.
Unity.
Start that Party. Call it By The People. It will have the aim of severing the corruption highway Capital takes to power, by abolishing elections and introducing government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition. No other policies, except one; a UBI. Other policies are for the People to decide.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Start that Party. Call it By The People. It will have the aim of severing the corruption highway Capital takes to power, by abolishing elections and introducing government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition. No other policies, except one; a UBI. Other policies are for the People to decide.
In particular, the institution of representative democracy; parties and elections are the corruption highway to power for Capital.
We need real, direct democracy; government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
We need real, direct democracy; government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In particular, the institution of representative democracy; parties and elections are the corruption highway to power for Capital.
We need real, direct democracy; government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
We need real, direct democracy; government by Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
All citizens are called on to reclaim their right to participate in the government of their country; not through representative parties and elections, which are the corruption highway to power for Capital; but through real, direct democracy; Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
All citizens are called on to reclaim their right to participate in the government of their country; not through representative parties and elections, which are the corruption highway to power for Capital; but through real, direct democracy; Citizens Assemblies selected by sortition.
YourParty are still an electoral Party. They may incorporate some form of sortition into selecting their conference delegates; but they haven't made any noises at all towards being anything other than another party people can vote for.
That being the case, they perpetuate corruption by capitalism.
That being the case, they perpetuate corruption by capitalism.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
YourParty are still an electoral Party. They may incorporate some form of sortition into selecting their conference delegates; but they haven't made any noises at all towards being anything other than another party people can vote for.
That being the case, they perpetuate corruption by capitalism.
That being the case, they perpetuate corruption by capitalism.
Reposted by Peter Garbutt
I can’t argue with that 👍✊
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I can’t argue with that 👍✊