Wikipedia 10K Redux

Reconstructed by Reagle from Starling archive; see blog post for context.

TechnoDemocracy

Direct DemocracY requires that all citizens participate in the decision making process.

Yet as a practical matter, until the latter half of the 20th century this has simply

not been possible on a large scale, due to the logistical nightmare of gathering all

of the people together for deliberation and voting.

TechnoDemocracy is a movement that seeks to leverage use of technology (including computers

and the internet) to help eliminate the geographical limitation of direct democracy, in

the belief that by doing so, it will allow DemocraticRepublic""s to become more democratic

and avoid the troubles of OligarchY.

The traditional objection to DemocracY, however, also applies to TechnoDemocracy: both systems of government are open to DemagoguerY.