Instituting a law, later on, we have no room for discussion or debate. The law is the law. In this country the ideal is to "democratically" decide on a law that suits all of us, probably reaching some compromise. If later on enough of us decide that we made a mistake, we have ways to try & re-write the law or revoke the law or we just break the law long enough till it loses importance socially & the law itself becomes mere formality; but all of this takes time.

People dont always feel the same way about something. From one year to the next we experience life, & sometimes we even change our minds. From one day to the next what we eat and drink, the weather, maybe the moon phases make us feel strong & brave one day & whimpering & pathetic another. Our training & re-training & un-training cause us changes all the time.

If we just wouldnt institute a LAW for everything  we have a debate about, we'd leave the space open for a daily (or more or less often) fresh look at things. (There are days when I dont smoke at all, for example, & other days I chain smoke all day long.)

The thing about civil society (& participatory democracy), to  me, is that some days I dont want to participate (engage).... I would say that when we institute truths & laws & rules, we limit ourselves in ways that our bodies or unconscious minds oftentimes fight.

The implications of this un-solution may be terrifying as anti-civilization... but I would argue that civilization itself is a construct, & looking at it that way, we see that collectively we construct the thing ourselves (usually by default, just letting things happen). The beauty of this un-solution is that we remain open to the day & our willingness to participate or not at any time.

Besides, we do ("organically" is the word many use) do this anyway.

The guys we call the "they" to whom we assign so much responsibility for our collective situation may just be the ones who do think & act outside of our constructed civilizations.... Maybe what we (that would be you & me) could do is to stay on our toes & address issues as they come up. On top of that, if we recognise that we ALREADY do participate through action or inaction, speaking up or keeping quiet... we take the power into our hands that was really there all the time.

Now, dont get me wrong, I know that some people (the "they"?) have set the shit up so that I am having a helluva time just making ends meet (let alone finding time to think about this & engage in our little debate). At the same time, I cannot deny my own power to affect reality at any given moment. Kreerist, from my desk here Im laying my cards on the table... and I do so when Im at the gas station, dropping my kids off at school, slinging ribs at the restaurant.... This is bottom-up grass roots whatever you wanna call it for real. Every single day, everywhere one goes, interacting with others or not.

Engage with me if you wish to feel this out further (& help me to). And if you would drink a toast to my health, I will return the favor promptly.