A Pragmatic Dialectical Approach to Political Theory
The political left vs right paradigm does not help anyone as we are all probably figuring out by now, it divides and conquers to the point of driving everyone mad.
Fate and conquest is a messy thing, and when you have only two political parties running this absolute dumpster fire of a country, you come to understand inherently that this may not be the way to go.
So I'm proposing a third option: Twilight Politics.
A pragmatic, dialectical approach to reality and political paradigms.
Together, these form Twilight Politics—where the workers own the means of production, Lassiez-Faire markets (keeping the free market) and everything is voluntary.
The future is not one side or the other; that creates resentment and hate towards everyone in the end.
No, I'm rendering the old system absolutely and completely useless.
Community Credits: Earned through community service, care work, environmental restoration. Redeemable for essential needs: food, housing, healthcare.
Innovation Tokens: Earned through market innovation, artistic creation, technological advancement. Redeemable for luxury goods, experiences, and investment opportunities.
Every individual maintains a personal Sovereignty Charter—a living document defining their terms of engagement with the community. Opt-in to various levels of community responsibility in exchange for corresponding levels of community support. No eternal mandates—renegotiable at defined intervals.
Local Syndicates (AnSyn): Handle workplace and immediate community decisions
Regional Guilds: Coordinate between syndicates for larger projects
Twilight Assemblies: Temporary problem-solving bodies that dissolve once their specific mandate is complete
All councils operate on liquid democracy—you can vote directly or delegate your vote to trusted experts
Without the pillar of trust, this would crumble very easily; but thankfully we have protocols for that too!
All community decisions are documented in publicly accessible ledgers. Financial flows are visible (though individual balances are private). You can't build trust in the dark.
Multi-dimensional reputation scoring: reliability, collaboration, conflict resolution, skill-sharing. No centralized authority—reputation emerges from community interactions.
The fundamental bridges of life keeping everything together, adapted from No Game No Life:
1. All murder, war, and robbery are forbidden in this world. (Without consent of course; not manufactured consent)
2. All conflict in this world will be resolved through games.
3. In games, each player will bet something that they agree is of equal value.
4. As long as it doesn't violate pledge three, anything may be bet, and any game may be played.
5. The challenged party has the right to decide the rules of the game.
6. Any bets made in accordance with the pledges must be upheld.
7. Conflicts between groups will be conducted by designated representatives with absolute authority.
8. Being caught cheating during a game is grounds for an instant loss.
9. In the name of god, the previous rules may never be changed.
10. Let's all have fun and play together!
It is, inherently, the foundational formation of thinking way too hard over the course of your childhood and having been across multiple different political truths throughout the years.
The founding trust protocols would keep everything under control; even if we have espionage and sabotage inside the system!
Plus, who doesn't love the idea of freedom, guns, and actual working progressive policies with trust within the system, where those who are upper have no control and it's alllllll unionized?
If we're going to tax people, actually have transparency as to where it's going—and what you're doing with that money you steal from people.
Taxation is theft, absolutely; but then you have people who need the system.
We have to think about our communities—every single last person who exists; none of us asked to be born—but we are here, thus we have to make the most of our lives and time here.