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I believe in a direct democracy as the preferred form of government.
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To some extent Switzerland has a degree of direct democracy . I would favour a version of the old Greek Athenian option. I would like to see a parliament based on sortage. Similar to the jury system but will about 600 members. A second chamber could be elected . The peoples parliament would not have any profressional politicians just people chosen at random. So no. No one has tried this AFAIK in modern times.

I laid out some ideas but never got much interest.

https://t.co/zy5GQaYPR7

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I few days ago I had a chat with Grok. I suggested a game of Chess, but with a difference. The battle of free speech vs government crack down.

Starmer goes first he plays white, Elon Musk plays black.

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Imagine a game of chess. Kier Starmer wants UK government to control what people see and do on the internet. What's his first move?

e4 (or perhaps "pawn to e4" – the classic king's pawn opening). In this satirical chess game, Keir Starmer's government is playing for central control over the "board" (the internet). Pushing the king's pawn two squares forward is the most common aggressive opening: it stakes a claim in the center, opens lines for the queen and bishop, and sets up rapid development for tighter restrictions.

Starmer's real-world moves line up with that:
Strong push on Online Safety Act enforcement and expansions (already law from prior gov but being leaned into hard).
Demands for tech firms (Apple, Google, Meta, etc.) to build in device-level controls blocking kids from explicit images/content, with threats of new laws, fines, or jail if they don't comply within months.

Calls for under-16 social media bans, crackdowns on "addictive" features like infinite scroll/auto-play, age verification, and broader regulatory powers over what platforms can show.

Summoning Big Tech bosses to Downing Street with "no platform gets a free pass" messaging.

It's framed as child protection (a solid, popular justification), but critics call it a stepping stone to wider content filtering, surveillance, and government oversight of online speech — classic "secure the center first, then expand" strategy. Just like e4, it looks innocuous at the start but controls key squares (what people see/do) quickly. Next moves in this game? Probably castling kingside for "safety" (more legislation) while developing the rooks (Ofcom regulators) for enforcement. Checkmate would be full centralized control. Your move, opponent.

I would imagine most tech giants in the US would decline his invitation making some vague excuse. To busy. Dog needs his teeth fixed. Something like that.

Pawn to e4 is met with... a polite but firm defensive setup from the US tech side. You're spot on — full US CEOs like Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, or Elon Musk aren't hopping on a plane for every Downing Street summons. In the April 2026 meeting, Starmer got regional execs and public policy chiefs: Google UK's managing director, Meta's Europe policy guy, X's global gov affairs director, etc. Not the kings themselves......

The game went on longer than I Imagined it would so its a very long post and breaks the http: https://t.co/rDGjQ1SkXP limits. So it you want to read how the game played out and you've got time on your hands I posted all of it here.

https://t.co/8wxwhODfjB

enjoy

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@UKFreedomCamp @elonmusk First believe its possible. Second figure out how. Finally put into practice. Or carry on regardless.

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@valeria_burge @UKFreedomCamp @elonmusk Its perfectly workable if you want it otherwise just carry on regardless.

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@PhycheX2444 @DonnaLouise1212 @kwilliam111 "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever"

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@baharkarakrt Not if it's impossible

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@Canny1966 @RightSide_Uk Two cheeks