What Can Make Us 'Democraticly Happy' in the First Place

• Before considering engineering problems, it is essential to have clear goals in mind.
• While attempting to define them might feel like a quagmire, it is beneficial to list and organize various conflicting perspectives.

I threw notes taken from reading What is Democracy? to LLM to list up:

• Make some slight revisions to it.

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• Citizens start feeling honor and responsibility in political participation.

• Citizens have the motivation to address issues related to their lives and can actively participate.

  • The importance of historical context here is starting to take shape in my mind (blu3mo).

• Voter turnout among citizens improves.

• Citizens feel that their opinions are adequately reflected and represented politically.

  • When a sense of “I am not represented by anyone” arises, attacks on the system, hacking, and polarization intensify (blu3mo).
    • Like the Rust Belt.

• Citizens feel the freedom of self-expression and self-realization, along with the associated responsibilities.

• Citizens start considering the public interest with their own intentions.

  • A concept akin to the General Will (blu3mo).

• A society where diverse cultures and values are acknowledged and can coexist is formed.

• Responsibility accompanies political decisions, and ordinary citizens can share it.

• Bearing responsibility is not a burden for citizens but brings a sense of purpose.

• The decision-making process in politics is highly transparent, and information is made public.

• Spaces are guaranteed for citizens with differing opinions to exchange words.

• Discussions are lively in public spaces, and expressing opinions is easy.

• While respecting diverse opinions, reaching final consensus is possible.

• Not only consensus but also dissent is acknowledged, and minority opinions are respected.

• Citizens are encouraged to voluntarily follow public decisions.

  • This is crucial (blu3mo).
  • A mode change is required, acknowledging diversity in the discussion phase while adhering to decisions in the execution phase (blu3mo) (blu3mo).

• Discussions are conducted fairly without inducements or coercion based on power.

• Various opinions and values are experimented with, and trial and error aimed at the public interest takes place.

• The middle class’s existence supports the operation of democracy.

• A political system that tolerates diverse opinions and cultures, aiming for coexistence without polarization.

• Presence of political parties and interest groups that can operate within the bounds of not compromising the public interest.

• Healthy competition among politicians results in benefits for citizens.

• Sustaining healthy competition, politicians aim for policies based on citizens’ preferences.

• Even at the level of large countries, adjustments can be made to approach the public interest despite the existence of factions and fractions.

  • The argument that in large countries, factions can counterbalance each other to maintain balance is intriguing (blu3mo).
    • Model of “Enemies at the micro level, but smooth at the macro level.”

• This is a discussion of more abstract ideals (blu3mo).

• Encouragement to aspire to “individuals being free and equal to each other.”

• Respecting the ideals of freedom and equality, aiming for a society based on the public interest.