<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:19:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/democratic/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy: the power that never belonged to the people [EN/PT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[A country's democratic process is directly linked to the power of the people to decide, through votes and representatives, the fate of the nation. Most countries have this system, but do they really work]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@michupa/democracy-the-power-that-never</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@michupa/democracy-the-power-that-never</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michupa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWewKfRgd3jw74pwb794bSyHJzqJjeSQuNqDFxQcDo5LXd7BnEdr2Dx9zhR8FaEESh8SkTG6zAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paying a fair share of taxes and getting paid living wage - The truth of the matter.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my assessment due to years of experience. If you say, "The rich should pay their fair share." or, "Everybody should be paid a living wage." and I ask you to give me a specific]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@miule672/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@miule672/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miule672]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPgoGPnPEV98iCQz6wLZUtiSVfhKctgtJhXFFXnCwWVCdTPpdiLAuQhS45nh2fVS7RrKSovMkzf7KEGjnanJMKcYNx3sampV784q6eX5UBTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The democratic election of OSIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The democratic election of OSIS (Intra-School Student Organization) is one of the real forms of implementation of the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (P5) in the Independent Curriculum.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117778/@p3d1/the-democratic-election-of-osis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117778/@p3d1/the-democratic-election-of-osis</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-117778]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[p3d1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqHe5YocpveGKSZmPuy29GjUGHaLqRQhW1r3AJMRYPCJoaF4R5G3E8wt9KgiwBLmD9itsHHm6mcm3eRhZPZJ8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filipinos Deserve Better]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend messaged me today and asked for my opinion on the major problem of the democratic system in the Philippines and how it could be solved. I got this in the middle of enrolling my girl in school]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@indiasierra/filipinos-deserve-better-gu8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@indiasierra/filipinos-deserve-better-gu8</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[indiasierra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5o4iYzDuxs6j3iG3sYCoeGPLQKGk8xXRByrjcso2DemknjMRpkuKGH2jdVmjmVHTxbzpKqRnndcA3MH1NyLM9PA8LKGy229cwQ89h9BKR1Bqn58eAw6tcQuLmCt1acmcKo4Q3oRev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE NETHERLANDS VOTED TODAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today the elections in Holland were held. While I am writing this short blog teh exit polls are on the tv. The racial right party won the most seats. I am amazed by all that is hallenkerk g in the world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@brittandjosie/the-netherlands-voted-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@brittandjosie/the-netherlands-voted-today</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brittandjosie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuZTLphD2L1nQmhQqChHgkzzFHYfch5rxNdKjE2KLCmZT8VQzYBtnSZqKJHJ7KCySFJ5TbmeGBLKYguymGhR9dVhrJHkj48us9esEMqNMnpNifigAt9QyfVnjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uprising in Shanghai and Wuhan--How long will the regime last ---Aufstand in Shanghai und Wuhan--Wie lange hält sich das Regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Hivians, There are already blatant news which are reported from China. There are riots because of the Corona policy that China is pursuing. It's a zero tolerance policy and people are taken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105017/@adacardano/uprising-in-shanghai-and-wuhan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105017/@adacardano/uprising-in-shanghai-and-wuhan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adacardano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVcoR4pLMqXJ18sZG7HC5wqWibDJdRJKVpoWju9EArcWj9PJ92qSh4VkXV9PNnN6Pjiuw7tJgNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't think that many people care about democracy, as long as their short term interests are handled.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Marchant is the GOP nominee for Secretary of State in the swing-state of Nevada. He's in the lead and will probably win. He's an outspoken advocate for "stop the steal", and has publically]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gop/@arbitration/i-dont-think-that-many-people-care-about-democracy-as-long-as-their-short-term-interests-are-handled</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gop/@arbitration/i-dont-think-that-many-people-care-about-democracy-as-long-as-their-short-term-interests-are-handled</guid><category><![CDATA[gop]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arbitration]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zdHVBsg9fyvrKGyJb4q3gqhURBCqe8JEEhiofD71cgpcrK6h7U1qoTCfEMND7YgJsg2cBVb8sobKLEUzGNpdj9f95S3Hu9Euu3JLxMc2JkC1Paxjsw4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the death of Roe V. Wade]]></title><description><![CDATA[To millions of Americans not trained as attorneys or particularly interested in legal reasoning, the only really important element of a Supreme Court decision is the outcome. And the outcome of today’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/abortion/@flexbooth/on-the-death-of-roe-v-wade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/abortion/@flexbooth/on-the-death-of-roe-v-wade</guid><category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 02:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBHkZV22SoixEhmR71c16EVamHGSaL63tMz6ZfnC1kmxuATnc8zqaEuSQ9hc1t339qBsngPYrjdhHr65YeAwnbQUx64UnDUL78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Putin want everyone to fail and him to succeed / Putin quiere que todos fracasen y él tenga éxito.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 2022, the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin decided to attack Ukraine with great deployment. But what does Vladimir Putin really want by starting this war. There is many things i think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peace/@puertovallartaoz/putin-want-everyone-to-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peace/@puertovallartaoz/putin-want-everyone-to-fail</guid><category><![CDATA[peace]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puertovallartaoz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqk8wXWzN1Cv1Mt6yrsmBmr4QGH2DXRfNURFrFeG6N74wbRuHVGAzh8K3RXD1cYLf5ALP98LdyqadYBZoCWwUvRfFPWbSk4R89Ww6oYa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thing about "compulsion" is it's more nuanced than most would think..]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my years of subjecting myself to the Democratic Socialism Now! and Being Liberal pages as an exercise in understanding the leftist worldview straight from the source before the usefulness more than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@flexbooth/the-thing-about-compulsion-is-its-more-nuanced-than-most-would-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@flexbooth/the-thing-about-compulsion-is-its-more-nuanced-than-most-would-think</guid><category><![CDATA[democratic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuAtzEYKomMQtXh4ztKBrtc17qig4uAv5N8LL1db2aWnDC2HCs9BDHZXpHY5v1FvZk8kWxMd3JNoZu2eNr3gB2S6bQrXnMovNsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How democratic is democratic socialism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious question: what does the word "democratic" in "democratic socialism" refer to? I always assumed it referred to the decision-making process of socialism; that is: while the government]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@zafrada/how-democratic-is-democratic-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@zafrada/how-democratic-is-democratic-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zafrada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpra1Kwf2Avsq5j47HxxLS9yY7EsBwjh6UuChcsd3VDCgZEUVK2HpFrnYbppuoosMjTmkvL36QZWuFReyjuANVQEQHqp2JN1W3CaUVXBdWE463isG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assassins of Aeternum | Ranks and Roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrggh, howdy all! We've got something cool to share! We're introducing a governance system that will utilize ranks on Discord and of course, the ranks within the company in the game. This system is built]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@rubencress/assassins-of-aeternum-or-ranks-and-roles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@rubencress/assassins-of-aeternum-or-ranks-and-roles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubencress]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCuYerEetj34GFxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Democratic Socialists are drooling morons. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are people who are Democratic Socialists who are thoughtful and respectable people. Most people who are Democratic Socialists are drooling morons and that's me being generous. A statement on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@mingus/most-democratic-socialists-are-drooling-morons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@mingus/most-democratic-socialists-are-drooling-morons</guid><category><![CDATA[democratic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mingus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYTHdx4nPCY4pU4BrBU1jBAR3WqgBzm8hpnL2bupzz4Poi5wcaq78EN2NHQ8j3b15XpPQbEfygRGhaZFQwkG5KzgNQpMb5yqa1gkU7eoLGeamt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interparty Democrat rivalries are weird.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is nearing $30t in debt, we're running over $3t deficits with no end in sight, our debt to GDP ratio is over 125%, existing entitlements are paying out more than they're taking in, interest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/interparty-democrat-rivalries-are-weird</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/interparty-democrat-rivalries-are-weird</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2021 22:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBqhWzSKuCLtFYjAsweS5mYnoTjhLG6k2e3ojmM3tpHLUKnvbKCo5bM3s9sLWChyJXeVVbZSkDCvp4cCQ1ctGUhbFfhozQ6Yjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic disagreements imperil Biden agenda as shutdown looms]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@icharima/democratic-disagreements-imperil-biden-agenda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@icharima/democratic-disagreements-imperil-biden-agenda</guid><category><![CDATA[democratic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[icharima]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:09:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illiberal left is showing its true colors like none other right now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm saying this as somebody who is pro-vaccination and somebody who is fully vaccinated - if you want me to show the fucking card as proof, I'll do it. Okay, if you're under the age of - say- forty and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-showing-its-true-colors-like-none-other-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-showing-its-true-colors-like-none-other-right-now</guid><category><![CDATA[woke]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 02:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBsHUKMGRGu4RfySPUQRJeHhG7NZgJQqy8HL7FW89U48GgSy6WNz2FTdAdfiyUmdpTPus16DKKnVg3Ew6i6k197JV1Psy5auhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Che shirt wearing liberals are just conservative straw-men.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there's one thing I hate nearly as much as communists, it's people who create a false narrative and congratulate themselves for defeating straw-men. Example? If you follow conservative-leaning pages]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@leguna/che-shirt-wearing-liberals-are-just-conservative-straw-men</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/democratic/@leguna/che-shirt-wearing-liberals-are-just-conservative-straw-men</guid><category><![CDATA[democratic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:49:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXp44VvvRtFgSE94fGd4nugyWCSmEMfSZeBKDAWVdde8qRRKiJHJjADSu7WcJxwdi2WPeYH68e3Wvw1GtgcTRw7R1UvjhG2k8R7xML6Bvo1DHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paying a fair share of taxes and getting paid living wage - The truth of the matter.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my assessment due to years of experience. If you say, "The rich should pay their fair share." or, "Everybody should be paid a living wage." and I ask you to give me a specific]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@nooses/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@nooses/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 16:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPgoGPnPEV98iCQz6wLZUtiSVfhKctgtJhXFFXnCwWVCdTPpdiLAuQhS45nh2fVS7RrKSovMkzf7KEGjnanJMKcYNx3sampV784q6eX5UBTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic Socialism isn't just not tenable, it's logically impossible.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, if you really believe in true, direct democracy--the will of the people--majority rule, this should be celebrated, right? The vote was overwhelmingly against unionization. But, my Democratic Socialist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/amazon/@mingus/democratic-socialism-isnt-just-not-tenable-its-logically-impossible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/amazon/@mingus/democratic-socialism-isnt-just-not-tenable-its-logically-impossible</guid><category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mingus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPesa5V2iBVVMm2aPixpd274KDUHGgdN8QydnqSQ6cU9D7J8oFzBUKFwRL1P1RddtW25AhETovRc9EkF12g2e5gAi7YDJmLWwBuDafVe4smY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the difference between American Democratic Socialists and their politically Marxist counterparts in other nations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ideological self-awareness. 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