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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yet, globally, the People keep crying out, crying out for democracy that is pitch perfectly representative of, reflective of, and responsive to the People while protecting and advancing their rights — and all the while these are the tenets of true democracy, for true democracy is common sense.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

to make the lives of vast numbers of citizens better than if they had another random kind of government from another part of the world: These theocracies, monarchies, dictatorships, republics, and the like serve to make the lives of the politically connected better. That is all.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

They have protested because their theocracies, monarchies, dictatorships, republics, and such (although the People have the ability to retrofit republics to be almost truly democratic), do not represent the People rightfully do not adequately address the People’s wellbeing, and generally do not help

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tunisia to Venezuela, Tel Aviv to Hong Kong, Libya to Syria, Madrid to Moscow, Georgia to Gaza, Romania to Rio, Haiti to Algeria, Athens to Rome, everywhere old, and everywhere new?

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

by the tens of thousands and across the globe and the years by the hundreds of millions? From Paris to Oakland Istanbul to Iraq, Tehran to Ukraine, New York to Bangkok, Lebanon to Bahrain,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

2—Common Sense “I speak the pass-word primeval, I give the sign of democracy” —Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass [Whitman’s words above serve here as an epigraph to the rest of this piece] From Tahrir to Tiananmen, Lafayette to Trafalgar, why have the People protested, together,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

duty (unity — connection — love), ironically, to our ancestors—but also to our contemporaries, to all of the children whom they or we might have, their children, their children, the eternal hum—

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our wellbeing and the wellbeing of all future generations depend upon our personal decision to think bigger and beyond our boundaries, and they depend upon this...

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

To come of age this way, at any age, one must mostly leave, though we rode it here, the legacy of the human animal’s, or human creation’s, past in its place, especially when and where it is examined and found to harm others—obvious self-defense and the honest and selfless defense of others aside.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

But, when we stop allowing OURSELVES to be spoon-fed and pre-judicial, and when we decide for ourselves and then reassess openly via democratic dialogue what seems beneficial, benevolent, worthwhile, or sound, then with both uncommon and common sense we discover the beautiful beyond.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In addition, our present paradigms are mostly ugly, puny prisons.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A closed mind is perhaps the most dangerous thing in the world and is most dangerous, paradoxically, to the people and the world outside of it.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

in a very serious way that is both tragic and yet avoidable and is oftentimes one of those paradigms which tells us, “I cannot be openly questioned, and, questioners, you are blasphemous, un-_______, sub-_______, other, scum, other-scum!”

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That which is unexamined (yes, beyond the known world and the known cosmos, but particularly that which exists in our mind or in the products and byproducts of our community of minds and yet is not examined thoroughly) can easily be harmful

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

When we close off our minds from new ideas, new concepts, new worldviews, or the perspectives of others, our minds begin to atrophy, begin to become ill, become a danger to everyone, and begin to die.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

For, tradition for tradition’s own sake is the brake that stops breakthrough, creativity, progress, discovery, justice, equality.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

yokes from which one’s quests to educate oneself about what exists and about what has existed—and about what is yet possible— within and without, necessitate freeing oneself and others) unless vital to our wellbeings, such as learning how some communities have lived on the Earth sustainably.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

(politics, religion, and such, programs others have written upon our neurons, without our permission, prior to and during the first days and years that we blossomed into the cosmos and into consciousness,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

examines those limitations, examines the cosmos beyond them, and pieces together, as a duty to humanity, a firsthand paradigm that resists relying upon others’ preestablished rigidities

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

uncommon sense, the true intelligence of the individual, is marked by the degree to which one refuses and outgrows the limitations of one’s family and culture,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

1 — Uncommon Sense From generation to generation, human beings have been passing along, through family and culture, a host of hatreds, restrictive worldviews, and other ill, narrow thoughts. However,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Next, "Uncommon Sense Plus Common Sense (True Democracy: Article V, Written in Lines)"

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Therefore, let’s strengthen our sacred, collective, democratic powers. For, we too are ingenious. Together, let’s consummate the Enlightenment and let’s grow more enlightened than ever.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We all deserve (and have always deserved) for our entire democratic system to be better, and the voices that help us to become more representative of our entirety are typically the ones who have striven the hardest to better democracy. Democracy does not self-improve magically — face it.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

How about a Constitution and all other legislation that includes the voices of citizens without much money?

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Do we not deserve legislation and numerous constitutional amendments that have proportional input by women, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, API Americans, and Native Americans, in order to put our laws and our Constitution more into balance with our population?

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

moreover, has not our ostensible government by the People been, in many respects, bought and sold right out from under us? Together, though, let’s continue to grow toward the light and to grow much deeper.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Frequently, we have to change the system somewhat to make it more effective, to empower more of the People, to make the system more inclusive, more accessible, fairer, more equitable, truer, more user-friendly, more just, and less corrupt—

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yet, not until we treat the least of these, the least well-treated, the least rewarded, with the best shall we perfect our covenant.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Constitution originally enshrined slavery, treated Native Americans and Black people as subhuman (treated an enslaved person, for example, as three-fifths of a person), and treated women as second-class citizens without the right to vote. Face it: Our history includes much oppression—tyranny.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Those framers themselves, fortunately, recognized at least some of that which is why legislation and representation are continuous endeavors of the nation and why the Constitution is amendable and able to evolve. Times change; geography changes; technology changes; and the People change.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

beyond their most egregious faults, the framers were, unfortunately, also not very representative of all of the inhabitants of this land, and the system resulting from their efforts was not naturally timeless nor—with all of its faults—perfect.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Enlightenment begat, for Americans and beyond, an inspirational Constitution and country, and the framers of our Constitution and country were — for all of their faults — collectively ingenious, but,

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Next, "The Age of Enlightenment to Today (True Democracy: Article IV, Written in Lines)"

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

and fulfilling their power-lust (much like the monarchy and tyranny revolution has rejected), acts that work, in effect, as crimes against humanity, the People, love, sharing power, the essence of democracy? How many millions?

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

4 When we report the facts, there are yet many more people we must recognize, including every person who has been disenfranchised. How many millions are denied the essence of democracy (their equal share of power) and are, therefore, denied their humanity by those enacting antidemocracy

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Presidential Election: How to Show It Idiots = 95,000,000 (43% of eligible voters) (0% of voters) Candidate X = 65,000,000 (30% of eligible voters) (52% of voters) Candidate Y = 55,000,000 (25% of eligible voters) (44% of voters) Candidate Z = 5,000,000 (2% of eligible voters) (4% of voters)

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Examples: Presidential Election: How Not to Show It Anymore Candidate X = 65,000,000 (52%) Candidate Y = 55,000,000 (44%) Candidate Z = 5,000,000 (4%)

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

please show how many votes candidate X or referendum position X received, how many votes candidate Y or referendum position Y received, and, for example, how many votes candidate Z received— but also please, for all that is sacred about democracy, show how many eligible voters did NOT vote!

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

3 An appeal to those who report on election results: Every time you give the numbers, going forward…

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

So, let’s use every power we have as the People, citizens, global citizens, and citizens of the world, and let’s also strive for more. Meanwhile, we must vote. For, if we do not even use this first fundamental power, then we are, like the ancient Greeks said, "idiōtēs."

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Nevertheless, voting isn't like being a child on a shopping spree, demanding to be pleased. To push through antidemocratic obstacles to register and then to vote is to be a battle-scarred veteran in part of a movement, and regular voting reaffirms one’s role in what is a battle-tested movement.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You do not have to be the last person onboard, with the last vote, to make a difference or to lift the board. One person does not do it; rather, the group accomplishes it together, over time, and does so faster and more resoundingly with you, rather than without you.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Each person joining in, one after one, is vital to lifting the board at some point.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

What foolish teammate says, "I cannot lift the board (the cause); I am just one body”?

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Democracy, people-power, is, at its heart, as simple as seesawing with a team of friends. We can lift a difficult cause, a party, a candidate, or a law through the weight of votes.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And, all along, we breathe: We vote. We breathe, and so our hearts beat; our hearts beat, and so we vote.

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Terry O. Scott-Bond @terryoscott-bond.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

We socialize and act in the world as players: organize, engage in activism, work to inspire other voters, help them to register to vote, donate to campaigns and to causes, work for causes, even volunteer for causes, and run for office, and so on.

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