Why do Opportunistic Fascist Fanatics keep flooding our oxygen and personal space with constant hate, lies and empty promises?
They are attempting to destroy the rule of law with a rule of lies. The answer is to look inward and all around to assess your individual needs, and our American reality to get a real dose of what is and where we could be with participative democracy.
Anyone who claims they alone can fix, prevent or achieve any goal is blowing smoke up your butt. Fake candidates who continually lie and break the law and who are in the race for themselves, whether to line their pockets, keep their freedoms, or both.
According to UNSG - Hate speech is used to stoke fear and division, often for political gain, and at immense cost to communities and societies. It incites violence, exacerbates tensions, and impedes efforts to foster mediation and dialogue.
But we are far from powerless in the face of hate speech. We can and must raise awareness about its dangers, and work to prevent and end it in all its forms.
Education initiatives, positive speech campaigns, research to understand and address root causes, and efforts to promote inclusion and equal rights all have an important role. Religious, community and business leaders can all play their part.
As we mark the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, let us renew our efforts to prevent and end this toxic and destructive phenomenon, while promoting inclusive, just and peaceful communities and societies that protect the rights and dignity of all.
Digital democracy is coming our way. The pandemic-era option of voting by mail could become a permanent feature of democratic elections.
This could first occur under a bill state lawmakers have begun passing before closing their legislative sessions.
So far, 35 American states allow voters to choose to cast ballots by US mail.
Such a law would increase voter participation by making it easier to vote, could take effect next year, and apply to all elections, from school board races to presidential contests.
Eligible and registered voters would have to apply for a mail-in ballot no later than a couple of weeks before any election, the same day the early-voting periods would begin.
Digital Democracy's mission is to empower all communities to use technology to defend their rights and fight for our democratic system of participatory governance.
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Demographics. How will things look 10 years from now? Foresight studies concur that the global population will grow over the next decade, but do so unevenly. While the populations of Africa and Asia, on the one hand, will increase, Europe (and in part the Americas) will have fewer (but longer-living) inhabitants. The European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) estimates at 12 percent the share of the world population will be over 65 by 2030. In Europe alone, the over-65s will represent 25.5 percent of the population (up from 19 percent in 2017). Fewer births will mean greater reliance on immigration for population growth.
Urbanization. The second key trend influencing digital democracy is urbanization. The UN has estimated that 55 percent of the world population currently lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050. Studies estimate that, by 2030, two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities. Many will live in 'megacities' – i.e. urban agglomerations with more than 10 million residents; the majority, however, will reside in medium-sized cities.
Social connections and technology. Between 1994 and 2017 trust in parliaments and governments in Europe fell by approximately 15 percentage points, from 55 to 40 percent. Dissatisfaction with the way democracy works has risen both in Europe and globally. Political parties have seen a continued drop in membership, both in absolute numbers and as a share of the electorate. Widespread political disaffection and civic apathy have quickly become the new norm among large segments of the population.
Governing and technology. The social impact of technology has not as yet been mirrored by equally significant changes in the public sector. In general, bureaucracies have been slow to adapt to technological change.6 The reasons for this outcome may vary. These are partly structural – owing to anachronistic structures, public administrations may be unprepared to face technological challenges or may be too slow to adapt to the fast changes imposed by technology – and partly related to knowledge scarcity. Regulatory failure plays a role, too. With public problems becoming increasingly complex, regulatory bodies often lack the capacity to design coordinated solutions across actors, sectors, and skills.8 Finally, the resistance of the public sector to using technology to become more accessible and participatory may have cultural explanations.