Jared. Thanks for staying with me.
Unfortunately your next request is going beyond the realm of jingles and clever quotes.
Can you explain "democracy" in three sentences such that it gives your 18-year old a good understanding?
How about "American democracy"? Can you condense the American Constitution into three sentences?
Or how about "republic"? Methinks that a guy named Plato wrote a big book on this topic.
Re-reading your original article, I will try this approach:
It's obvious you are not a fan of Donald Trump. Like it or not, he was a viable contender in 2016 and 2020. Despite all his antics; including January 6, 2021; he still has a shot for 2024!
Mr. Trump probably would not be elected to anything in the TDG. If he wins his TDG neighborhood, he won't rise any higher. Is this TDG not a solution you would be interested in?
So how do I explain how the TDG can stymy the political ambitions of people like Donald Trump in three sentences---such that you will immediately recognize the TDG's value to future societies?
I can't. At some point, discerning thinkers will have to take the plunge and read my works. When they read it, they need to analyze how far can someone like Donald Trump rise in this system.
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Granted, I don't have the stature of Plato or John Locke to be granted of "worthy to be read." But I've been working on this TDG project (off and on) for 25 years. While doing so, I have kept a pulse on the recognized political thinkers of today. I say they are are, at best, only tinkering with current versions of democracy, and totally ignoring that their solutions can still put sociopaths in high places.
My TDG essay is a 15-minute read.
https://medium.com/discourse/tiered-democratic-governance-3f36a8f45660
This essay falls short on explaining the TDG well. My hope is that it will entice readers to move into the TDG book, which takes about four hours. That is where a discerning reader can see how the pieces of the TDG fit together.
Five years ago, I created some TDG videos. Here is the most important video of this series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjBedKzEmCI
It takes about 15 minutes to watch the structure of the TDG. Other chapters get more into the spirit.
You can overlook my obvious flaws. Or you can wait for more media-savvy figures and their 15-second solutions.
