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Yes to the popular referendum!
Elisée Reclus, L’Anarchie: https://fr.m.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Anarchie_(Reclus)#anarchie / Elisée Reclus, Anarchy: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/elisee-reclus-anarchy Mikhail Bakunin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin On the same topic: Et si les “gilets jaunes” s’inspiraient de la Suisse pour le “référendum d’initiative citoyenne” ? On vous présente leur système – France Info: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/gilets-jaunes/et-si-les-gilets-jaunes-s-inspiraient-de-la-suisse-pour-le-referendum-d-initiative-citoyenne-on-vous-presente-leur-systeme_3109759.html#xtor=CS2-765 On political parties: Discours : Ma démission de la présidence du Parti Pirate International / My…
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Violence against elected representatives
60% of elected representatives worldwide have been victims of violence or harassment, and in many cases this has led to the end of their careers. This is not a new phenomenon. These elected representatives are in majority progressive, and their actions have challenged traditionalist society. A young woman in charge, a white man who wants…
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The power of a King’s Speech
“King Charles III is a constitutional monarch, meaning that he is Head of State. Although his political and executive powers are limited, the Monarch plays a central role in the life of the nation and has a lot of important responsibilities”. (The Role of the Monarch: https://ndla.no/subject:1:9b93cd9e-a45c-428c-a8fb-b4955169efdf/topic:0b7ab7e5-14c7-4118-b81e-c7d27df3aa6d/resource:ad73b390-5142-49e7-ba86-ef25c74d2e28) But what are these responsibilities? What is this…
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The Good tyrant ?
Tyranny can legally exist in a republic or a democracy. For instance, Julius Caesar was a very good leader. And yet, he has been assassinated because contemporary politicians, family and citizens feared his successor would be given too much power. They wanted to maintain the Republic and even if they were satisfied with Julius…