New Zealand with real democracy as its base will result improve tolerance, wealth, performance, and a sense of joint caretaking and responsibility in the country instead if it being ruled by a handful of people, primarily using theatre and self interest with little to no accountability or transparency.
The first step towards real democracy is the implementation of the system to enable it. That wont bring us instant democracy but it will facilitate the key first stages: transparency and accountability.
Along that path we need education to help the public understand real democracy and what their role is.
NATIONWIDE REFERENDUMS
All eligible voters voting on nationwide issues of substance in binding referendums
LOCAL ISSUES
All eligible voters voting on local and regional issues of substance in binding referendums
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
People receive formal opposing points of view from opposing experts during the decision making process
UNDERSTAND BEFORE DECIDING
People's individual votes are only accepted if they demonstrate they understood all points of the debate
NO TO POLITICAL PARTY POWER
The role of political parties changes to one of proxy than direct power. Parties pitch for your proxy vote
PROXIES/ LIQUID DEMOCRACY
People can use a proxy to cast their vote to any relevant organisational "proxy".
NO TO POLITICAL AGENDAS
Since the people decide for themselves, political parties cannot run their own agendas
NEVER ONE SOURCE OF TRUTH
It will be a requirement that all referendums contain full information from at least two opposing points of view
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Broadcast media will be required take neutral stances and present multiple opposing views supported with facts in any stories relating to topics.
CRITICAL THINKING
Helping people to think critically about subjects and not accepting any one view as absolute
TRUSTED REFERENDUM PROCESS
Decentralised systems using encrypted blockchain to ensure votes and content can never be tampered with
EMPOWERMENT
Support the empowering of people not the disenfranchising of them
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