Tag Archives: democracy

(Not) The Greatest Speech Ever Made

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

The Charlie Chaplin speech in the video below has been passed on to me by several people who I consider to be intelligent and educated. While I agree with the issues that are pointed out in the speech as the … Continue reading →

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The True Political Spectrum

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

The left/right labels we normally use to describe political camps are flawed. A better (or additional) judgement is to use a scale between total power and zero power. The graphic here shows this very nicely. (note the ‘you are here … Continue reading →

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How Bad Do Things Have To Get Before You Do Something?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

via YouTube – How Bad Do Things Have To Get Before You Do Something?.

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Posted on March 12, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Dan Carlin’s latest podcast discussed a concept that has interested me for a very long time:  How to use Internet technology to replace our corrupt elected officials with the actual will of the public.  I thought it would require some … Continue reading →

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Free Government – Democracy In Your Hands

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Brian Gallimore

I haven’t been keeping up with all the news at slashdot, so I was glad I didn’t let this one slip by unnoticed. A new website and open-source software package has been released. Free Government is the name. For people … Continue reading →

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