Post

1. The Serbian Election: The beginning of the shift to Real Democracy The Serbian students' movement move to putting up figures from civilian society in the election points to a fundamental shift away from political parties controlling who stands in elections.

2 reposts7 likes

2. However, this development to real democracy can only be consolidated by: 1. Popular assemblies choosing candidates not just the student class. 2. These assemblies setting the policies, rather than having candidates get corrupted and compromised by power.

3. Legally binding citizens' assemblies selected by sortition (randomly from the population) whose decisions will give political legitimacy to the reduction in "living standards" needed to deal with the collapsing biosphere as it in turn leads to economic collapse.

4. 4. A street movement that understands that democracy based upon voting systems and political parties does not stop fascism but rather enables it, by being what it always was and always will be -

4 (cont) .. - not real democracy but a form of oligarchy that enables interests of the few (the rich) to dominate the political process.