Our politics is drowning in spin, culture wars and career politicians. Politicians tell us they’ll help us take back control, but how do we actually do that in the system we have?

In this video I explore why direct democracy is now possible because of the internet. And it sounds superficially appealing. But voting on every issue online would lead to chaos and endless disinformation campaigns - the very same we see during elections. While we currently rely on elected representatives to deliberate on our behalf, they often no longer reflect the everyday people they are supposed to serve.

There is another way. In ancient Athens the Council of 500 ran the city. Instead of electing leaders to fight their way to the top, it was chosen by lottery as we choose jurors in a court. We need to do something similar, but not just in our courts. We need an institution like a jury to participate in government alongside our politicians.

This is the first step toward saving our politics.

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