Power of the people...

As far I can see, many politicians still don't understand they are facing a more active and educated society. They still want to manage thing the way they did in the past, yet it's not possible to do so.

People have become more aware of their power they have on the government. And more importantly, people has become to see that the power of the government comes from the people. At the end, the government is there to serve us, not the other way around.

There is more of an understanding that the government has to surrender to the will of the people, since the government is just an expression of such will. The people who decide to work at the government need to realize that they just serve to make sure that the will of people comes to be realized.

At the end, the government that doesn't come to terms to this fact is not going to last for long.

We need to keep the government on check. People needs to realize that there is the constant need to keep tabs on government. Casting a vote of punishment at the end of each term is not enough to prevent, or control, what the government does. Or how it works.

It's up to the people, not to the government itself, to make sure it works as it should. As the saying goes, each society has the government it deserves.

Freedom...

I've been interested and supportive of open source software for a while now, since the collaborative nature and philosophy of it resonates with my core beliefs.

If we worked like this in more aspects of our daily lives, the world would be a far better place to live in. In many ways, the interest of the community at large overlap with those of the individual. So, the individuals should be involved with the community as much as possible.

True, the interests of the community are not always the same of those of the individual. There for, I also believe that the individual should be free to engage and work on those projects that are most beneficial for him with as few restrictions as possible.

I mean, no one should be allowed to do things that damage the community at large.

But, at the end each individual should have the freedom to work on what interest and benefits him the most. It's equally important that individuals to be allowed to associate as they see fit. There shouldn't be restrictions to with who, and what for, we associate.

Freedom is central to a healthy community. There should be as much freedom as possible to move, trade, and associate as possible. And the rules that limit freedom, should be as few as possible.