Democracy does not make sense in many an analysis. It’s a young (200 years is nothing) and unique concept that still needs special attention/investment by its citizenry to flourish. In many ways its like a brilliantly conceived start up company that still needs encouragement to take off in a freedom-profitable way.

In the historical sense individual freedom does not make sense to any Monarchy, Religious or Authoritarian government. Most if not all see Vassals and Serfs only as tools to be used and thrown away as needed. This is fully exampled by the suffering and cruelty imparted on people during the Dark Ages where millions died if only for reasons of control.

On the business side one might side with socialist values and try suppress individuality, freedoms and property ownership in an attempt to maximize total profits and efficiency. Historically this usually ends up with a totalitarian government likely associated with communism or dictatorship. Hence one cannot just sum up the running/operating of a democratic government ‘as a business’.

Additionally, on the business side, we have the difficult to abolish concept of Slavery. Slaves are assets not to be removed from the accounting books just because of some remote concept like respect for life, individuality and freedom.

In spite of all historical precedent and business/socialist analysis Democracy grows wildly and thrives wonderfully. Its citizens are the happiest and most productive and outperforms any other form of government.

Of course this is just stating the obvious but this background build up seems to be a basic necessary lesson that the last few generations have skipped out on history class. The greater majority of current politicians and world leaders included.

Despite all the political degrees and education of politicians it still seems that they are illiterate in terms of Democracy. Its likely a shame that some college Political Science textbooks have the word ?Elitism? in the title.

Technology is the double edged sword that cuts both ways and as such any authoritarian leaning Democratic government must be forced by its citizens to limit its use and especially abuse.

Power and control exercised through traditional force and modern Internet surveillance opportunities is its own goal. Profit, however inefficient or coerced, is funneled by and to the controllers of power. Its an Ageless formula used by all the Monarchies, Religious and Authoritarian governments in history. (Its even so boring that writing this essay is hard because of the apparent background needed.)

So now we have WCIT meetings about global Internet policy. Its no surprise that the various world governments had to make their own play for power and whatever profits such control can squeeze out.

However. This is complicated by the US/EU/other’s current problem with the badly phrased concept of Intellectual Property and the mistake of titling ideas as assets to own and sell. Ownership valued above freedom of expression in the form of, again extremely badly phrased, ?Performance Rights? laws only make implementation of such control all that much easier.

Lately the term ?Intellectual Property? has morphed into Intellectual Property Rights? which is likely the worst term ever coined by malicious-special-interest-groups. (MSIGs)

Combined with eternal copyright terms this is a control formula any Monarchy, Religious and or Authoritarian government would drool over. In short… We (the citizens of US/EU and other malformed treaty signers) are the greatest threat to Democratic society in the world today.

Its so much of a problem today that the power and respect that American voice is totally lost on the world today. With diplomacy waged with drone attacks rather than Democratic values its easy to understand the when the US President speaks… the message is garbled amid the current authoritarian tendencies.

Fear and threats seem to speak louder than reason and democratic rational these days. Its a very unhealthy problem for a supposedly Democratic Society to deal with.

Democracy is something that we know it works and does so wonderfully. Keeping in mind that it is a cool concept still in its infancy and that even its own citizens know little about… Its a Democratic path that must be followed regardless of the careful rationalizations and cunning lies that power seekers spew.

The well phrased Public Domain Rights, Fair Use Rights and other Intellectual Freedoms cherished by all Democracy’s citizens are under attack by the usual mess/group of control-freeks/power-seekers.

A good step in the defense of Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Association concept of Public Domain in the average citizens eye/mind needs to be elevated to Public Domain Rights. In this same way Fair Use needs to be elevated to Fair Use Rights.

Retraction of current, effectively eternal, copyright term limits to something reasonable like the original terms set forth in the original Constitution would be of great benefit to Democratic culture and society.

Its important that the US/EU/other countries are not torn apart by the same forces that were unleashed by the Gutenberg Press invention. Its Democratically insane that any entity could think it can control such forces. If the Church were able to go back in time they would certainly change their policy of killing anyone who printed the bible to making them saints if only for their own power and glory.

If history is any lesson/precedence then… Todays ?bible? is not just one book but ALL the books/music/films/video/knowledge made available on the Internet. (Including the bible of course)