Chapter 1: Relevance of the New System
“Freedom is not a gift from heaven. One must fight for it every day.” — Simon Wiesenthal Democracy, born on the hillsides of ancient Athens, has become the bedrock of governance worldwide, a model both admired and replicated. Yet, over 2,500 years later, that original concept has evolved in ways that would likely astonish its […]
Introducing the Kouroshs System: Chapter 4
Change is possible, and given the human propensity for freedom, there is also hope. Though we always hail democracy as the best form of governance, we have also realized that democracy will be meaningful only when power is shared by everyone. Majority of our leaders were more interested in sharing and shaping of power which […]
Participatory Democracy Concept Practice: Chapter 3
It is easy to dismiss the concept of participatory democracy as naive and Utopian. But it is impossible to ignore the fact that there is a very great need to bring people out of isolation and into community. It is a serious indictment of the shortcomings of the American democracy as the best Governmental system […]
Existing Political Systems: Chapter 2
Lest the reader think that this book is an attack on the American form of government, it is vital to understand that no matter what form of government a country has chosen to govern itself, representative republic, socialist, theocratic or otherwise, corruption happens. This Manifesto often uses the government of the United States as an […]
Relevance of The New System: Chapter 1
“Freedom is not a gift from heaven. One must fight for it every day.” – Simon Wiesenthal Democracy, born on the hillsides of ancient Athens, has traveled a long road, morphing into numerous forms across the centuries. What began as a system where citizens directly governed themselves has evolved into representative models that we see […]