If you, the reader, have come this far in this book, something very remarkable has happened.
You might have been lured by the title of this novel. Maybe you were expecting a nice guy or gal making the decision to change the USA by entering the field of politics. He or she joins a political party and starts rising up the party hierarchy. Along the way, our protagonist defeats or sidelines some formidable and despicable foes inside the party, while keeping his or her principles intact. Then our hero defeats the formidable and despicable foe from the other party in the general election. After assuming responsibilities of governance, he or she clears out some bureaucratic foes and begins solving USA’s problems. And everyone cheers. This is so much the story we all want to happen.
You didn’t get that story, did you? Yet, you kept reading.
No romance, sex, or affairs. No guns, shooting, blood, or murder. No grand conspiracy by antagonists. In fact, there really isn’t even an antagonist. Rather, this is a book mostly about our protangonists attending meetings. You followed the meetings. You even read through four constitutions, something not found on bestsellers’ lists! If you were looking to be entertained, this story is not exactly a subject to garner great literary awards. Yet you kept reading.
Dystopic literature and film making are very popular these days. This novel goes in an opposite direction, towards some kind of utopia, where people learn to work together. But building this utopia requires time and effort and sacrifice. In these days of promises of quick fixes, why should we invest much of our own time and effort? Let someone else fix democracy, right? Yet you still kept reading.
So here you are: at the end of this novel. I estimate that nine out of ten people who start this novel won’t finish it.
It’s remarkable that you’re the one out of ten.
Think about that for a second!
Here’s my hypothesis as to why you finished this novel. I’d say that you have these special characteristics:
So where do you go from here?
The first step is to rid yourself of the sense of powerlessness the current system has inculcated in you. If you’re saying to yourself: “Someone else will build the TDG,” or “It’s just an unreachable utopia,” or “Someone will just fix the current system,” or “Our society is going downhill regardless of what I do;” consider those social forces that made you think this way. These forces don’t want to be replaced. They have a vested interest that you are not thinking about or acting on replacing them with a new system of governance.
Next, read the TDG book. It’s a heavier read than this novel. But this novel has taught you a basic understanding of the TDG, so the TDG book should now be easier to understand. And the book is better at showing you how all the parts of the TDG work together than this novel.
If you like the TDG concept, spread the word. Let your real life community and your online community know about your find. Very likely, there will be a few people in your communities who are thinking just like you. If 1% of your contacts become TDG builders like you and they spread this idea to their communities, the USA and other countries will have a solid foundation to build many local TDGs.
Then start building the TDG in your local area. Consider the first pioneers of this novel: Rich, Len, Jackie, Holger, Stacey, Thelma, Ed, Jerod, Marwan, Aiden, Veronica, Eli, Sky, and Irena. They’re just ordinary people—not much different than you.
Where the TDG goes next is totally up to you. I cannot carry this burden alone.
And remember, you finished reading this novel for a reason.
Dave Volek
Inventor
Tiered Democratic Governance
March 2020
