DAVID-ist International.
jos boersema
trying to foment an 'Internationale' ;-). Can't say I'm not an
ambitious dude, right ?)
http://www.socialism.nl/post/002/096-DAVIDist-international
I called it the DAVID-ist International (1st), to prevent a collision
with a possible 5th socialist internationale flowing from Marxism-*.
Technically it could be the 5th though I suppose, once it happens.
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DAVID-ist International.
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Propose to foment a DAVID-ist International, as a way to prevent
an international organization being established which may act
outside the reach of the real people, forming a danger through
excessive organizational unity ('corruption in the top').
By forming a DAVID-ist international in a way that may be established
on principles of openness and freedom not even approaching the
integration of a confederacy or federation much less a true uniting
bureaucracy, the obvious need for a certain international platform
is met, while combatting the danger it may pose.
Set-up:
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I propose this DAVID-ist International maintains a list of all
political parties who say they support a D.A.V.I.D. system, as
promulgated on this site www.socialism.nl. It does not matter if
they deviate extensively, as long as they agree to the 4 elements
at least, and would work to establish them. A party that says they
agree to these 4 points, because it is better then capitalism, but
in practice works for a total plan economy, perhaps it's better not
to join this International then, or to be listed as a sympathizer
party, who would carry out supportive roles for bringing closer
the 4 parts of the program. For example: a party might list as
sympathizer when they pursue some kind of anarchist program, but
are firmly intend on doing their duty according to this program during
an all out revolutionary condition, and would tend to vote in bodies
of power in favor of establishing this 4 point program (until it is
achieved, at which point it would fracture away.)
There could be 3 lists for ease of maintenance:
1. A list of larger parties, say 10,000 members and more,
2. A list of medium parties, say 9,999 members to 1000 members.
3. A list of small parties 999 members to 10 members.
4. A list of sympathizer parties, who have at least 1000 members.
I thought that it would be useful to differentiate, so that the
main list (10,000 and more) wouldn't constantly need to be mutated.
Operation:
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The operation would be strangely simple and casual: everyone can do
whatever they want, meetings can be organized of course, the lists
also provide a means to find each other.
The DAVID-ist international never makes any decisions ! It is not
an organization, it is a platform, an empty space.
Whenever 2 or more parties from several nations vote on some kind
of resolution, proposal, motion, etc (using different provinces/states
in the super-large empires as different nations, especially when they
would dis-unite into separate nations under the DAVID program
www.socialism.nl), the DAVID-ist International will post a link or
other pointer to the content of that resolution at the request of
the two or more parties involved.
That's it ! Nothing more. Talk yes, uniting organizationally: no.
That is part of the revolutionary strategy, to cut out corruption.
This may mean that quite divergent thoughts may all find each other
in this DAVID-ist platform. They find each other, but they do not
extinguish each other or necessarily battle for supremacy here.
At the same time certain motions may get a majority vote, but as
such it means not that the minority vote will not get done, or the
majority vote will get done. It is an international platform, meaning
that even a vote of one will be able, power permitting, to pursue its
will because of the sovereignty of its nation.
One of the more interesting motions may be: is the time already right
for a revolution in your nation, do you estimate that the time is
right for a global revolution. The result of the vote says nothing.
It may be that 99% thinks it's time for revolution, however that does
not mean anything has to be done. There is no decision, there is no
sovereignty in this DAVID-ist platform. The decision is always made
nationally and by the parties themselves, ruling their own destiny.
Look back:
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Having it set up like so, will prevent certain people to launch a
DAVID-ist international, with headquarters who knows where, with
a bureaucratic manipulative platform and meeting schedule who knows
what's on it or what it's about, being able to misdirect the entire
international DAVID-movement and causing major splits and arguments
and what not, who knows. Having it open, almost as if it does not
exist, seems better.
Symbol:
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The symbol is a red flag, with the DAVID star (with the drawing of
the economic system) on it mid-center not too small, the DAVID star
is located on a backdrop of a white circle with white interior which
is almost twice as wide as the widest point of the DAVID star, to the
left and right are two similar size white circles with white interiors,
who just barely do not touch the center circle.
The DAVID star denotes obviously the DAVID system, the circles denote
nations. The center circle denotes the 'home' nation (of whatever
where or by whom the flag is flown), the fact that the other nations
do not show the DAVID star also means respect for other peoples their
Sovereignty (to indeed /not/ persue a DAVID system at all). The
circular shape of the nation(s) denotes a wish for democracy
(nevertheless) or at least some sort of way for a people to live a
life that is good for them. The nations just barely do not touch also
to underscore the sovereingty (not touching), as the brotherhood (almost
touching), and the possibilities of trade and so on.
(The general outline of this flag is robbed without asking from the
Haudenosaunee flag, which denotes a confederacy of 5 (6) nations as
a series of shapes connected with bands on a flag. The color red is
from socialism, peace, justice, democracy, equality, non-serfdom etc.)
This symbol is also a general symbol of DAVID-ist international outlook,
it stands for the brotherhood in freedom of the DAVID system nation flying
it to all other nations and peoples. It is also a flag which therefore
mean peace. It is another peace flag, but this one can not mean war.
Upside down it also means peace, as you'll note that the DAVID star symbol
does not reverse meaning when being reversed upside down. Thus it always
has to mean peace, and international brotherhood in freedom of all peoples.
It can also mean 'no-one-world-government,' an anti-one-world-government
flag, because that is the intend of the system, and the meaning of
respect for national sovereignty in this flag.
To combine it with the constitutional peace flag, the meaning would become
peace + peace.
To combine it with the consitutional war flag, considdering the
flag is the flag of international brotherhood in freedom, it would denote
a war declaration on an international opressor of some kind, for example
a one world Government or an Imperial Governmen threatening national
sovereingty.
(One might want to remember, if writing into this flag something or
whatever, that the two white circles denote other nations. This may
lead to unintended meaning ? It would basically address other nations
then.)
You could also reconfigure the flag with 2 or 4 or more circles.
Everone feel free to make up whatever symbols and flags and so on.
It's not that important I guess (but why not try to do it right in
terms of meaning I guess; as some people noted: symbols can be powerful
things.)
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