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In Czech, klokani means “kangaroos.”

Kangaroos are social creatures and a group of kangaroos is referred to as a “mob.”

In Greek, “mob rule”–or government by the rabble– is ochlocracy.

Ochlocracy, while deeply flawed and often dangerous and unstable, is more similar to the pure meaning of democracy (power of the people) than it is to oligarchy (power of the few), plutocracy (power of the wealthy), and aristocracy (power of the best/elite).

In the western world at the dawn of the 21st century, the forces of oligarchy, plutocracy, and aristocracy continue to plague and rule the lives of billions behind the cracking veneer of false democracy.

Perhaps it is time for us, the people, to stop blindly hopping around like a mob of kangaroos and reclaim our authentic democracy from those who have stolen and distorted it.

This blog is a small contribution to the global battle to democratize the processes of generating, disseminating, and controlling information.

As of now, this is a personal blog, however I am open to guest posts, links, article submissions, etc. If you are interested in contributing, please contact me.

The views and/or opinions posted in the articles/posts linked or re-posted from outside sources and in the comment sections are of the respective authors, not necessarily those of myself or Klokani Commons.

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