Tom: I'm afraid you might be right about current powers not willingly giving up the wheel and a non-violent solution to replace is not likely.

I have provided a mechanism for a peaceful change of system, which requires the TDG to be built outside the current system, not directly challenging those current powers. But, at this time, this possibility seems unlikely as there are no TDG builders.

If a violent revolution is required to change things, I kind of doubt it will create anything like the TDG. Historically speaking, victorious revolutionaries have not been "for the people."

At best, we might have some political scientists to save us:

https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/book-review-open-democracy-769049d93101