Amelia_G sez, "The German Pirate Party is working out its platform online, transparently. One key concept is 'das Liquid Democracy,' intended to be a flowing interface between direct and indirect democracy. You can delegate your vote to someone who will represent you, but you can withdraw your vote from that person at any time without waiting for new elections."
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1:59 am Wed
Feb 22, 2012
Das Liquid Democracy and the German Pirate Pary
Turning a recalled children's unicorn boot into a display for endless product recall notices
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Towards a better practice of online news-corrections
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