🗳️ What can we do about democracy and reliable information?
Democracy only works if people can get reliable information and broadly trust each other. Both are under pressure.
🙋 What I can do
Before you share something that makes you angry, take ten seconds to check where it comes from. And vote in every election, local ones too.
Follow at least one reliable news source you pay for or support, and talk with people who think differently, calmly.
🤝 What we can do as a society
Citizens’ assemblies, and news people can trust. Groups of citizens drawn by lot, given time and good information, to advise on hard questions. And strong, independent public media.
How Societies ChangeCitizens’ assemblies have helped countries such as Ireland move forward on questions politicians had avoided for years.
Ask your city or country for a citizens’ assembly, and support groups working on it, such as the Sortition Foundation or Democracy R&D.