Katy Rubin gives an energetic defense for #democracy in this podcast:

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Our current “democracy” is not fit for the challenges of preserving complex life on Earth—it functions more like a kleptocracy. Ordinary people need to reclaim governance by building what they call a “House of the People,” where wisdom—not wealth or power alone—drives decision-making.

It's a hopeful discussion of what is possible, and indeed what is actually being done.

People's Charter for People Power - with Katy Rubin and Oli Whittington of Our House — ACCIDENTAL GODS

When people have experienced ways to bring Power to those with Wisdom and Wisdom to those with Power, then they’ll work together to make it a reality at a larger scale.

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