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Quality Democracy as Political Pleasantness

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When politicians and government employees do not listen to reason, they do not respect democracy. When politicians and government employees do not have empathy, they cannot understand democracy. Without democracy, a society is not politically pleasant for anyone but the corrupt, the cruel, the greedy and the otherwise incompetent. How do you define competence in relation to democracy? Where is democratically pleasant journalism to be found, and how do you identify it?  What is pleasant journalism in relation to democracy as political pleasantness? You may be quite surprised to find information online about democracy as political pleasantness. You may even find it quite surprising that you have access to that information. But what will you do with the information? What do you expect it to do for you? How are you contributing to pleasant journalism? How does pleasant journalism assist a suitably democratic practice of political pleasantness?  Who is actually meant to be encouraged to a

Working Together to Improve the World

People on the left of the political spectrum often make the mistake of believing the world would be better if everything was guided by governments. People on the right of the political spectrum often make the mistake of believing the world would be better if everything was guided by businesses. Both sides are wrong. They mistake power for control. Power is the ability to make decisions. Control is the ability to prevent decisions from being made. What is the basis of your power?  Who and what are you able to control, and why? What do you have the power to do, and how? Who and what influences your ability to make decisions? Real democracy is about working together pleasantly to address the causes and consequences of unpleasantness.  Bullying is always unpleasant for its victims and must be stopped appropriately.    And all harassment should be regarded as bullying, as should all other unreasonable social pressures. But how should reasonable social pressures be regarded? How do yo

Elegantly Egalitarian Approaches to Political Pleasantness through Political Philanthropy

If you are yet to explore elegantly egalitarian approaches to political pleasantness, whether through political philanthropy or any other strategies, you currently have a brief opportunity to catch up with the following notes:   Quite Surprising Pleasant Journalism Proper Policies Servants of Democracy Not a Game Local Appropriateness Preventing Corruption Nationality, Citizenship and Legal Status A Few Enlightening References A Few Enlightening Questions   Are you already one of the registered patrons of political pleasantness in this digital vicinity? Whether you are or not, how do you know your ethics are compatible with elegant egalitarianism, political pleasantness and political philanthropy?   Assessing your ethics Very necessary news The enlightened being of political kindness Political philanthropy Enlightened educational enhancements Obligations   How do you define political philanthropy ? Perhaps you are seeking a key to the truth about politics, pa

A Few Enlightening Questions

How do you contribute to the development and maintenance of necessary cultural practices in relation to ongoing and potential local emergencies?  How do you contribute locally and globally to the improvement of formal and informal education at the primary, secondary, tertiary and/or quaternary levels? How do you contribute to the provision of a suitably local cuisine? How do you contribute to real world leadership in other ways, and who supports your efforts, and who does not? How do you contribute to the secular improvement of cultural capital, and for whose benefit? How do you contribute to the protection, conservation and rehabilitation of the natural commons, locally and globally? How do you contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of proper policies? How do you contribute to the sustainability of the locally and globally necessary Twaklin Trust? How do you support the second Age of Enlightenment, locally and globally? How do you use and support digital an

A Few Enlightening References

If you are seeking a few enlightening references to assist your understanding of, and experiences of, political pleasantness, please refer to those below at your earliest opportunity.  You may find them quite surprising .   References to improve your awareness    notes news insights projects politics pleasantness journalism satire one satire two satire three satire four satire five grimoire crafts compositions enlightened patronage patrons of political pleasantness

Nationality, Citizenship and Legal Status

Many people are apparently unaware that nationality and citizenship form the basis of their own legal status .  Most people are unfamiliar with the political status of sovereign states under international law , and through national legal systems . How do you prove your identity if not with identity documents ? How do you prove the legal status of your family/social relationships, particularly with a marital or otherwise civil partner , or children, or step-children, or parents, siblings or in-laws? Perhaps you find it quite surprising that your legal status is mentioned here.  How confident are you that your civil and political rights will always be appropriately respected?

Preventing Corruption

Pleasant politics cannot arise when corruption is systemic, endemic and mistaken for normality. What, then, should be the policies of thoughtful citizens, individually and collectively, in relation to the prevention of corrupt practices? How, for example, do you define corruption if not as an abuse of power? Perhaps you have answers to the above questions but you are unwilling to provide them with any honesty, or urgency, or accuracy. You may find it quite surprising that mutually-agreed definitions rarely form the basis of policy discussions.  That is why proper policies are so difficult to produce and present and implement. How should pleasant journalism inform the public about corrupt practices? The process of improvement, in any society, begins by knowing the difference between proper policies and improper ones. The process of improvement continues by maintaining appropriately high personal standards in every situation. The constitution of every society should be composed an