Site Guide
This is a guide to the website, not the presentation of “Fuzzy Democracy.” Of the score of sections listed on the left, about half deal with “Fuzzy Democracy” proper. Others deal with the nature of democracy and its limits, while others again deal with separate but related topics. Some of the writing is polemical, some analytical, such that there should be a style for every taste. The basic ideas of FuzzyD are inevitably repeated, though with slightly different formulations.
Definitive presentation of the thinking behind Fuzzy Democracy
This is what it says. With 7500 words it is long and exhaustive — best printed out and read only when you have familiarised yourself with the two core ideas encapsulated in FuzzyD. It seeks to answer all conceivable queries and objections.
UK: Moving from FPTP to Fuzzy Choice and Counts
USA: A Constitutional Republic without parties
A Fixed Tally to replace majority overreach
These are short summaries of how FuzzyD is able to re-cycle votes reliably. It is recommended to start with these. The arguments are easily adapted for different countries. “USA: A Constitutional Republic” also explains thematic devolution, the second component of FuzzyD. "Thematic devolution" is again explained at “Representative Democracy for real” and at “Thematic Devolution from 2004,” there with a brief introduction followed by the original long essay published prominently in 2004.
Sovereign Juries: a Check & Balance as of old
This describes forgotten principles of democracy at ground level. It was new to me, but fits in perfectly with FuzzyD. I add the proposal of enabling popular de-selection power-brokers —such as those judges, public prosectors and others in receipt of public money — who persistently and crassly violate common notions of justice and the principle of truth. This principle is treated again at Deselection
Information Wars and Mass Media
This is essential background. It explains why viable ideas (such as FuzzyD) fail to obtain traction. Proposals are made on the checks & balances which would prevent — or would have prevented — the extreme corruption of the mass media.
What is wrong with Proportional Representation
Why Fuzzy Democracy is superior to Alternative Votes
How Direct Democracy is doomed to fail
are short polemical texts defending FuzzyD against popular rivals.
Against Sortition
This, also short, argues against Citizens’ Assemblies.
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Several of the following items address long-standing themes of political philosophy as background to the thinking behind FuzzyD. Most begin or end with description and advocacy of FuzzyD. They are stand-along essays which can be re-published with only minor amendments (notification and acknowledgement are appreciated). Most were written before the tsunami of censorship and repression following the global coup d'état, some addressed to specific publications, which were not interested. They describe what must be remembered and resurrected if ever the Enlightenment principles of civilisation are to be restored.
To appreciate best both style and content, read slowly, read again and maybe print to paper. Give to others.
The Nature of Democracy
1000 words with two short pieces: “Liberal Democracy and the Wisdom of Crowds” and “What Democracy is not.”
Rescuing Representative Democracy
1500 words from 2018. It is polemical. It uses much the same arguments as elsewhere on this site.
Making Representative Democracy Representative
2000 words from 2018. The style here is neutral, with a more analytical presentation, but again with similar content as elsewhere on this site.
Representative Democracy for real
700 words. Following a summary similar to the others, some technical issues are listed which would need to be addressed. (This is done in the Definitive Presentation.)
Topical Commentary: After 2020
400 words. Please read this important update.
Beyond Fuzzy Democracy
1000 words. Please do read this also.
Liberal Populism
600 words. Reflections on liberal democracy and populism.
Democracy, freedom & knowledge
This compares and contrasts the processes inherent to democracy and the structure of scientific knowledge (as ideally conceived)
Nederlands
Outline of FuzzyD in Dutch