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Blockchain Will Save Democracy !!

13 Jul 2020 3 minute read 1 comment Ashma

We all are living in a world where we all get our own rights, we can speak freely on any topic, we can criticise anyone, we get to choose our leaders & we can live the way we want. We got this freedom due to the ideology called democracy. Democracy e...

Anarchism - The Best Form of Democracy?

28 Jun 2020 3 minute read 2 comments Jaemoney

Introduction I am a huge fan of Star Trek. Even to this day I still re-watch it. There's so much to like about that Star Trek. I like the space flight, I like the adventure, I like the technology and of course I like the compelling alien cultures tha...

How blockchain can be used in favor of participatory democracy

11 May 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Pot Project

Democracy is certainly one of humanity's best inventions, but in order to function it is necessary that the people express themselves and participate in political choices. Even today civil society seems to be governed by a strong desire to participat...

i-Voting plus Blockchain for Fraud Prevent

20 Feb 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Juan Molina

Image Source   The application of Blockchain technology could prevent electoral fraud by providing a transparent record ofvotes cast and considerably reducing the risk of fraud. By incorporating Blockchain into the electoral system, the State would...

Admitting Fault in Politics

31 Jan 2020 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

Unsplash At some point in recent (less than 50 years), our Western democracy has been captured by spin doctors and media minders, where the idea of "staying on message" has trumped the idea of just having ideas. The fear of being "wrong" or just eve...

The six beautiful sides of the Hong Kong Protest

9 Aug 2019 5 minute read 2 comments LivingUKTaiwan

If you've been following my posts on the recent democracy protests in Hong Kong, you may remember my last one was about whether the police force are working with the triads. That was nearly three weeks ago, and since then the Hong Kong Police Force h...

Independence

4 Jul 2019 5 minute read 0 comments erixink

In honor of Independence Day I think it’s apropos to provide the text of my favorite piece of American Literature. Not because of what America is, but the idea of what it could be.   In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirtee...

The Democracy App - A Short Story

24 Feb 2019 3 minute read 0 comments StephenKing

Mike flicked his finger on the screen of his tablet as he scrolled through his morning news feed. There wasn’t anything of interest as the titles zoomed by. Then, something peculiar caught his eye: Government Fluoridation Mandatory Under New Law Mike...