Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Our Primary Purpose
Our primary purpose is to create A Parallel Democracy. We remain convinced the current political and governance structure for the USA is irreperably broken. We must create a new, Parallel Democracy which will, over time, peacefully, replace the current one.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Become Part of the Movement
If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.
Stop Complaining. Start Creating. The only requirement for participation in A Parallel Democracy is active participation. If you vote, then you are in. If you choose not to, then you are out. All issues and votes will occur via Facebook.
Our code of conduct:
No violence
The most civil of civil disobedience is OK.
Collaborate
Create
All voices and votes count.
We are not aligned with any political party, ideology, or group
We are not aligned with any religious organization or belief system.
We do not support or endorse any particular candidate or political party.
No person or organization is authorized to use the name of this organization to further a cause.
We support the Geneva Convention's Declaration of Human Rights.
We do not support or advocate the violent overthrow of any government; any person or group who uses this site as a forum to advocate violence or the violent overthrow of an institution will be removed.
No whining.
Stop Complaining. Start Creating. The only requirement for participation in A Parallel Democracy is active participation. If you vote, then you are in. If you choose not to, then you are out. All issues and votes will occur via Facebook.
Our code of conduct:
No violence
The most civil of civil disobedience is OK.
Collaborate
Create
All voices and votes count.
We are not aligned with any political party, ideology, or group
We are not aligned with any religious organization or belief system.
We do not support or endorse any particular candidate or political party.
No person or organization is authorized to use the name of this organization to further a cause.
We support the Geneva Convention's Declaration of Human Rights.
We do not support or advocate the violent overthrow of any government; any person or group who uses this site as a forum to advocate violence or the violent overthrow of an institution will be removed.
No whining.
Why create a Parallel Democracy?
Our current political, two party, system is broken. People in this country no longer trust it and no longer believe it is working. A consensus has emerged that government, in its current form and structure, is not capable (and is probably unwilling) to take on the pressing social, cultural and economic issues of our time. Current defenders of the system look around for a "third party" to rescue the day, or an "independent" candidate to emerge, or in the case of the Tea Party, or the Occupy Wall Street Movement, some new, people based, movement that could/would have lasting impact. As we now know, the Tea Party movement was hijacked and integrated into the Republican Party, so it has become marginalized. It remains part of the old form and will not move us into a new future.
Instead of complaining constantly about what is wrong with the current system or how it cannot work; we must now become part of a creative solution. We trust that we can create, transcend, and emerge into something new and powerful- A Place Beyond Politics.
If we still believe in the core principles of a democracy, we can create A Parallel Democracy that operates alongside, and completely separate (but not unaware of) the current, dysfunctional, political democratic system. A Parallel Democracy does not operate within the current structure, it "shadows" it, and runs next to it, like a train on a parallel track. Eventually, if enough energy, interest and enthusiasm is generated by this new movement, A Parallel Democracy replaces the old with the new. In the beginning it will inform those who govern us; and, in the end, it will be what governs us.
A Parallel Democracy is entirely peaceful, but revolutionary. It is participatory and entirely voluntary. It is not restricted by current rules, boundaries, doctrines, political parties, current ideology, the "old guard", timelines, election restrictions, etc. It is entirely new and can be framed, formed, expanded, in an open virtual space.
So how do we do this? Well, we begin by having a conversation like this one. Every significant change in our society has begun with a conversation. Then we take action: We get off of the old grid and get on the new one. We join A Parallel Democracy and begin to discuss and vote on the pressing issues in front of us. Join us. America and the world is waiting.
Instead of complaining constantly about what is wrong with the current system or how it cannot work; we must now become part of a creative solution. We trust that we can create, transcend, and emerge into something new and powerful- A Place Beyond Politics.
If we still believe in the core principles of a democracy, we can create A Parallel Democracy that operates alongside, and completely separate (but not unaware of) the current, dysfunctional, political democratic system. A Parallel Democracy does not operate within the current structure, it "shadows" it, and runs next to it, like a train on a parallel track. Eventually, if enough energy, interest and enthusiasm is generated by this new movement, A Parallel Democracy replaces the old with the new. In the beginning it will inform those who govern us; and, in the end, it will be what governs us.
A Parallel Democracy is entirely peaceful, but revolutionary. It is participatory and entirely voluntary. It is not restricted by current rules, boundaries, doctrines, political parties, current ideology, the "old guard", timelines, election restrictions, etc. It is entirely new and can be framed, formed, expanded, in an open virtual space.
So how do we do this? Well, we begin by having a conversation like this one. Every significant change in our society has begun with a conversation. Then we take action: We get off of the old grid and get on the new one. We join A Parallel Democracy and begin to discuss and vote on the pressing issues in front of us. Join us. America and the world is waiting.
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