Sublime

Rosanvallon traces the roots of counter-democracy back to the French Revolution, when citizens, after achieving the end of the monarchy, held their new government accountable through oversight (surveillance) of elected officials, mobilization to protest poor decisions, and sitting in judgment over officials accused of corruption or other crimes.

The MINDFUL approach to consumerism:

In a democratic society, being unable to petition or understand the federal government—except if one has the ability to maintain a staff of professionals—creates an inherent distrust of government.

A citizen with no way to distinguish fact from fiction is little more than a victim.

acknowledging the Citizen in ourselves is often easier said than done. It bucks the prevailing wisdom that would have us believe that humans are lazy, greedy, self-centred, and apathetic; that we can’t be trusted to do anything but mess things up further. It risks being judged naïve or unrealistic. And once embraced, the Citizen also mandates that

Being a Citizen is a way of life, almost more a verb than a noun. A practice.

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Being a Citizen is a way of life, almost more a verb than a noun. A practice.