Thank you for another great read. I’ve been thinking more of governance Swiss canton-like. However, that system has had 700 years of participation with a population schooled in civic responsibility. The NZ population has almost zero experience in political and civil decision making and participation and, I suspect, largely no interest. I…
Thank you for another great read. I’ve been thinking more of governance Swiss canton-like. However, that system has had 700 years of participation with a population schooled in civic responsibility. The NZ population has almost zero experience in political and civil decision making and participation and, I suspect, largely no interest. It will require a huge amount of education and likely time, which is not on our side. However, I think small, local groupings of governance are what is required, with frequent changes of leadership to prevent corruption and a local hegemon to emerge.
Thank you for another great read. I’ve been thinking more of governance Swiss canton-like. However, that system has had 700 years of participation with a population schooled in civic responsibility. The NZ population has almost zero experience in political and civil decision making and participation and, I suspect, largely no interest. It will require a huge amount of education and likely time, which is not on our side. However, I think small, local groupings of governance are what is required, with frequent changes of leadership to prevent corruption and a local hegemon to emerge.
an excellent observation ... thank you so much for reading and for your remarks