Democracy
🤥 We live in a lie
How can we accept this, I thought after the first day of the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. How can it be that in 2024 we still have dictatorship in the world? How can it be allowed to exist? Because we live in a lie.
✊ The greengrocer's revolution
Nothing has done more to create human progress than democracy. There is nothing more important than achieving a fully democratic world as quickly as possible. Then even a grocer can make a difference.
🗳️ Record support for democracy, but people are disappointed with governments. Why and what do we do about it?
Almost 9 out of 10 want democracy. But far fewer are satisfied with the democracy they live in. This is based on the fact that the democratic system we have is over 100 years old and needs to be updated.
🗳️ Global support for democracy is at a record high – 85%
85 percent of people globally believe that democracy is important in their country. The highest number so far.
🤔 Wasn't China supposed to invent ChatGPT? That's what you said
"China will win the AI race!" was a commonly voiced fear until recently. But this has not been heard much since the release of ChatGPT. Once again, messy democracies were underestimated, and planned dictatorships were overestimated.
🗳️ Support for democracy is very high - and increasing over time
Democracy is important to the citizens of all 53 countries in the survey, both democracies and non-democracies.
🗳️ New study: No evidence of democratic decline
The study analyzed data from over 160 countries over a period of 30 years and found no evidence of widespread democratic decline.
💡 Optimist's Edge: The prosperity of a world without wars
In 2021 the world spent over $2 trillion on military expenses. Over 2000 billion dollars! That is 2.1 percent of the world's gross domestic product, GDP. In a world at peace, that money could be used for science, lowering taxes, art, the environment – or whatever area you prioritize.
💡 Optimist's Edge: Famine is not due to a lack of food
Millions of people living in the Horn of Africa are threatened by starvation. The root cause is not drought, conflict or war, but something else.