(My free webinar on “unlocking the hidden power of civil society” is just hours away. You can sign up here) As individuals, we can do little against an overbearing State and its vast bureacracy, propaganda, and finances. But if we learn to effectively leverage the
Thank you for the webinar, David. I love your clear and calm analysis and always find it very helpful. I lost my connection with about 10 minutes to go so I don't know what other questions you addressed. I would have liked to ask you why the political lobbying route is currently so weak (I get very frustrated because I feel that if more people were prepared to make representations to politicians and, crucially, to shift their vote based on key issues, our political leaders and elected representatives would not feel as all-powerful as they do, but this never materializes...). I think we should be building up civil society in any case, as you suggest, but it is amazing to me that people almost do not feel like they have the right to protest against the State...
Thank you for the webinar, David. I love your clear and calm analysis and always find it very helpful. I lost my connection with about 10 minutes to go so I don't know what other questions you addressed. I would have liked to ask you why the political lobbying route is currently so weak (I get very frustrated because I feel that if more people were prepared to make representations to politicians and, crucially, to shift their vote based on key issues, our political leaders and elected representatives would not feel as all-powerful as they do, but this never materializes...). I think we should be building up civil society in any case, as you suggest, but it is amazing to me that people almost do not feel like they have the right to protest against the State...