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While all kinds of things are said [[by any of us | While all kinds of things are said [[Consumerium:We|by any of us]] in [[Consumerium:Itself]] about [[politics]] and [[civics]], the actual [[policy]] should be set as much as possible by '''direct democracy'''. This suggests we mostly decide by [[referenda]]. | ||
However, referendum questions don't arise from nowhere, and the language they employ is also not strictly neutral, and requires some buy-in and deliberate consultation and [[outreach]] to make work. This requires some [[consensus democracy]] and [[deliberative democracy]] and some elements even of [[representative democracy]] to make work. Also, there are situations where these forms of democracy are preferable to using [[voting systems]] up-front: | However, referendum questions don't arise from nowhere, and the language they employ is also not strictly neutral, and requires some buy-in and deliberate consultation and [[outreach]] to make work. This requires some [[consensus democracy]] and [[deliberative democracy]] and some elements even of [[representative democracy]] to make work. Also, there are situations where these forms of democracy are preferable to using [[voting systems]] up-front: | ||