A well-functioning democracy could have stopped the Gaza genocide within 2 months. It is a systematic failure because 1. we don’t know the pressure points, 2. there is inadequate feedback, and 3. there is simply too much information for any one person to know. Correction then requires 3 steps.

Step 1 – Locate the pressure points or bottlenecks here in this country. Engage in temporary slowing of commerce or transportation for one hour on one day. This does not have to be illegal but should be inconvenient. Spread flyers to indicate the reason this is being done. This may take repeated efforts to draw attention. Follow-up measures will depend on the response.

Step 2 – Missing Feedback. This used to be the job of mainstream media which seems to have dropped the ball. Change will not come from the top. Even with a new large media outlet that promises to “tell the truth”, how would anyone know? Other media outlets will attack it. The feedback will have to come from outside the system, even from the grassroots, using small groups to start local open debates. The acronym for this process is PIE: P for Privacy of discussion groups, I for Integrity of the information and ideas flowing through the process, and E for Efficiency. Debates can be done quickly allowing extra time for more complex issues, or it can be broken down into smaller bites.

As with any PIE recipe, the ingredients must be mixed first with players randomly assigned to teams. Politicians and decision makers who do not listen should be PIE-D with D representing the push for them to make some decision to clarify a position.

This process can not only be used for specific issues and specific legislation, but by changing the Discussion Question, it can be used to spread this process to other communities. It’s like a game of baseball.

STEP 3 – Division of Labor for Information Gathering. This may tend to happen automatically if step 2 is done properly. Local, state, and national issues lend themselves to a division of labor that can be useful for voters. Feedback to decision makers and to other citizens will help provide the necessary feedback.

All of these steps can be started at the grass roots without a central authority.