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The Citizens Cynic, Earthizen and the Worlds Second Citocrat: Aiming for my Esther Award. Supporter of all AA companions (Atheists and Anarchists). A GREEN PARTY groupie

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · Aug 22

Communarchy is the state of living together without rulers. Citocracy is the system that governs it fairly

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Citocracy the redemption of democracy. | Robin DeBowler

Its time, time for change, material change, Citocracy the answers they don't want you to see.

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

restrcuture our societies when we finally decide we must take control of our own lives.
A simple description of Citocracy would be a Direct Democracy where Citizens vote on Policies. There is no consolidation of power, the state is the people supported under UBI.
It a nice ideal

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

The most important of which is to be members of the Citocratic Committees that run and govern the state. These changes make my Citiocracy. As I stated a true citocracy is what the majority of the people define it to be so a single persons view is pointless. I wrote it to show how we could....

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

The 3 main taxes, Extraction/Profit/VAT are adjusted yearly to pay for the state. The major difference is that our UBI is payment by state for Attendance:
Attendance: the notion that all citizens attend to their citizenship by undertaken value contribution......

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

UBI paid to citizens for their lifetime. Wage structure, generic cost ect would all change. I also change taxing to be much more direct with an extraction tax a profit tax at point of sale and a bump in VAT. No Income tax and no NI. All health and welfare is a deduction directly from state...

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

Services and some is citizen funding that it has discretion on, that goes to state, and what is left is the citizens UBI. In all other respects my version follows our current society but with this distribution as the structure society thrives in. Imagine something like the living wage as the base...

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

In my definition we still have entrepreneurs and differences in value of labour and skills. But when the finances are done in simple terms the entire GDP is assessed as UBI with a fair share of gdp and what it pays for distributed. Some (a lot) is mandated back to the state for agreed national...

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 9h

ohhh. nooo, but that is closer to communism. Citocracy still has trading and whilst it is managed it is not evenly shared. Well not in my version. In simple terms a Citocracy is what the majority of citizens deemed it to be, so in truth it could be anything, a communism or something different...

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 12h

I fear they are lost M. We should not be squeamish, if they are acting contrary to the people of the country and their is a viable opposition we should hold them to account without hesitation.

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 12h

am, always have been and i think the real figures may be higher. I was distraught when we left the EU, just stupidity.
And all our loss

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 12h

Lets see how ZackP gets on. He is finally making the points and issues we have all been ranting about, part of the conversation. I suspect much may change. Lets see. BUT like you I was beginning to think general strike.

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

Lets tell it as it is.
It was reward for services rendered.
No ambiguity, no possibly it was for this, it was straight up payment. It will come back to the payee as donation next. Just sayin.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

Great article. The majority of white Britain that fear the high integration of these cities are fearful because politician and racist press have described challenges of poverty and austerity with a skewed (by design) lens and spotlight on non white people
Most know its bollox and like the diversity😊

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

BUT. for now. I am 100% behind ZackP as he is a total breath of fresh air. I dearly hope he stays as vital until the next election. His mere honest presence will create much of the change we need.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

An idea. In an idealistic world
Eventually we will have to do something like this description of a Citocracy-(Citizen Power)
It is a full direct democracy that redistributes wealth through a national GDP linked UBI
It creates the required work and asks everyone to contribute
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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · Aug 22

Communarchy is the state of living together without rulers. Citocracy is the system that governs it fairly

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Citocracy the redemption of democracy. | Robin DeBowler

Its time, time for change, material change, Citocracy the answers they don't want you to see.

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

So you recognise. I am a citocrat, nothing like a 'traditional' communist :-)

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 13h

I see nothing wrong with cooperative friend.
The cooperative commune :-)

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 14h

If we all do it together it can definitely be described as commune, no matter our politic. I get the feeling if we as a group uniting behind Mr Polanski are successful, some definitions may need re-writing. :-)

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 14h

Truly rattled, stay straight, stay honest and never argue their rhetorical commentary. It is practiced and designed to deflect and re-form what we see as normal. If you stay sound more and more will join us every time they spout their vitriol.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 14h

I hope you see them all agreeing with you Zack. Keep calling these truths and many more will look and see them.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 14h

It is true. A decade+ earlier racism was prevalent, but the country did a lot to educate us all and it wasn't long until our world was indeed as you state and I can tell us it was better and nicer. It will be again, we all just need to act together.

Martandelus (Cheez) @martandelus.bsky.social · 16h

This is what i don't get, people of my own age group 40+ were raised to reject racism, even though it was still a bit, it was never anything like what the Tories/Reform are supposing it used to be like. Most just get on together.

They sell a total lie. Britain is a welcoming place generally.

Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 16h

This lot are trying to normalise racism.

But that’s not the Britain I know... and our Giga Poll of 45k shows that. Diversity is its strength, not something to fear or smear. Some people, desperate for power, will say anything.

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Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 22h

Then we kept them static and reported the monetary values over many years as money rather than percents etc. This could go a long way to exposing those things.
I recognise it is still ambiguous but people could look at their nearest example and assess their position within that. ONS could.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 22h

I think it is a devilishly difficult thing to give a usable or even valid assessment of cost of living, relative income and the perception of people to those things. I think if we had a range of enduring scenarios to monitor i.e a number of differing households.....

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 23h

None, I think the phrase itself suggests that.
I think the general point I make is that the figures are seemingly used but are not actually indicative as to what people are living with. Do you feel the statistics are indicative of peoples experiences. ?
Do they have more or is it instantly eroded?

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 23h

He already is. The USA is incapable of controlling this man and his accomplices and they did it to themselves.

Robin-DeBowler @robin-debowler.bsky.social · 1d

I had not realised it had become so desperate. How can a rich modern country tolerate such desperation. It is clear that its people cant.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly.

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