{"id":41031,"date":"2026-10-04T20:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownyourgov.com\/?page_id=41031"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:55:47","slug":"demonstration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ownyourgov.com\/?page_id=41031","title":{"rendered":"Demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41031\" class=\"elementor elementor-41031\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d611c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d611c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d9578\" data-id=\"d9d9578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f557779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f557779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">  DEMONSTRATION OF COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c971005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c971005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">PHILOSOPHY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e6e02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e6e02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da93ef3\" data-id=\"da93ef3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d803e36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d803e36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ba89d\" data-id=\"11ba89d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e1dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e1dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The graphic above illustrates a way to understand CAN. <\/em><\/p><p><em>Carolina Figureiredo, a doctoral candidate at Princeton noticed that different particle theories share a geometric structure that is much simpler than the calculations traditionally used to describe them, revealing an exciting new view of the geometry of the quantum universe.<\/em><\/p><p><em>CAN asks a similar question about democracy: beneath the phenomena of elections, hearings, polls, campaigns, parties and media, is there an underlying structure through which people understand their shared conditions and connections, form judgments, establish agreement about action, and act collectively? <\/em><\/p><p><em>Carolina&#8217;s graphic is analogous to CAN&#8217;s strategy, not an improvement of existing procedures; but a new architecture for democracy that is not available with legacy political practices.<\/em><\/p><p>THE REASON WHY WE SAY, ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL<\/p><p><iframe title=\"22-Year-Old Disrupts 50+ Years of Theoretical Physics\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K9O6H-Cgbq0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefb873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fefb873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE OBVIOUS IDEA OF DEMOCRACY<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>People affected by collective decisions should be able to understand their circumstances, determine what they want and act together.<\/b><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WHY DOESN\u2019T THAT HAPPEN?<\/strong><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON WHY SOMETHING LOGICALLY OBVIOUS HASN\u2019T BEEN DONE.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e8b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e8b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA<\/h3><div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">POLITICAL PARTIES ARE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL DECISION-MAKING<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">PARTIES EXCLUSIVELY FOCUS ON MOBILIZING ELECTIONS-NOT SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL PROBLEMS<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">LOCAL PARTY ORGANIZATIONS EXCLUDE MOST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">LOCAL PARTY FUNDRAISING REFLECTS A COMMUNITY&#8217;S ECONOMIC HIERARCHY<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">THE PUBLIC HAS NO SAY ABOUT DECISIONS IN BETWEEN ELECTIONS-AND ELECTIONS DO NOT MANDATE POLICY<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">PARTY PLATFORMS ARE DECIDED BY ELITE COMMITTEES IN RESPONSE TO MAJOR DONORS<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOT UNDEMOCRATIC, THEY ARE COUNTER-DEMOCRATIC<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>EXISTENTIAL RISKS FROM DECISIONS MADE FOR PARTY FUNDING:<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Global warming: effects of climate change.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vulnerability to natural and engineering catastrophes<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Warfare<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Economic depression.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pandemic<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Insufficient infrastructure<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Conflict, crime and violence<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">PERSISTENT DECLINE IN VOTER PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE PUBLIC IS LED BY EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATIVE TARGETED MEDIA<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GOVERNMENTS AT ALL LEVELS ARE AFFECTED:<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Members of Congress, state assemblies, county supervisors and city council members<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>are not required to inform constituents, nor to determine what the public wants.<\/strong><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">CAN IS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRACY<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>ANY INCREASE IN PUBLIC POWER REDUCES THE INFLUENCE OF PACS AND ORGANIZED INTERESTS<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Those who oppose mail-in voting, who are making voting more difficult, oppose democratic decision-making.<\/b><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af28e8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af28e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98679f5\" data-id=\"98679f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21ecea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a21ecea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #171819; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;\"><b>Parts of the CAN strategy may seem superfluous, inefficient, and counter-intuitive if we viewed CAN as&nbsp; software development: community outreach, political organization, project management and cultural and sport events.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f27c580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f27c580\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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center;\">TECHNOLOGY ENDS\u00a0 EXCLUSION<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Technology overcomes the logistical problem of inclusion<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Communities can empower local expertise and energy with a legal structure based on cooperatives.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">CAN&#8217;s approach to inclusion and motivating adoption of technology is proven.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Values, needs and priorities differ widely from place to place, however communities have implicit social structure.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The ability of media to manipulate voters has been dominated by the money of PACs, however, an organized community has an edge: common interest and alignment of intention.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Shared fate and mutual intention are the reason why we say, &#8220;ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f05ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f05ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why begin with cultural participation rather than a political meeting?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is this just another way for government and advertisers to surveil us?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why offer practical services before asking people to weigh in?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0How much is this going to cost us?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why preserve disagreement rather than force agreement?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why organize geographically bounded communities?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why require local autonomy instead of one central platform?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why create a durable public record?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why involve artists, filmmakers, teachers, businesses, professionals, institutions and ordinary residents?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why make the system useful even when no political question is being decided?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b01e171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b01e171\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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