As I mentioned before, the Tower’s Syndic became the most significant political figure. Now I’d like to explain how the ascension of the Syndic is a revolution in the democracy, and how this revolution spread through world.
The
advent of the Internet altered the way people interact and made possible
international interactions in a way that was never though before. In fact,
people realized that communication is beyond listening and speaking. The
possibility to broadcast audio, video, and text provided a way to establish a
real communication between people, and the access of a lot of information make
people realize that other communication ways, like TV and newspaper, could be
misinforming people. They realized also that governments control TV and
newspaper information. The Global Warming scandal was just the top of the
iceberg, and people begin to lost confidence in governments. When the Towers’
population began to be significant, the governments and the companies tried to
take the political control of the Towers, but the Residents (capital R) decided
that it’s a lot of power to put in hands you not trust.
Before
continue, I need to explain how the Tower Address System works. Since we can
move through the entire world using the Towers Transport System, it’s necessary
to have a standard address system to allow people to best localize and find
address. We took inspiration on the ancient American address system, which used
regular spaced streets forming regular blocks. When we realized that Towers was
becoming global, we decide to use geographical coordinates to precisely
position each tower. So we decide to space each Tower by two nautical miles, or
1800 meters. We decide this because one nautical mile corresponds exactly to a
second in geographical coordinates. The bridges were built following the
cardinal orientation. This way provided a natural localization system.
The
revolution began in a Tower called “Capricornus
4727”. It received this name because it was localized on the Tropic of
Capricorn (23º 30’ S) and 47º and 27’ West. A dispute between local government
and the company that built makes the Residents very angry. Through a juridical
dispute, the Residents gain the control over the Tower, and decided for a new
government model: the Common Agreement. It means that to be a Syndic, it is
necessary to be supported by one hundred percent of the Residents. The idea is
that the candidate must provide an administration plan that 100% of the
residents agree. The plan is negotiated for a few weeks with the participation
of all Residents. Any aspect of the plan that not gets 100% is removed. The
first candidate that reaches 100% is elected. You may think that it can lead to
an unsolved situation. However, since each resident have the conscience about
this risk, everybody works to reach an agreement.
The
“Capricornus Revolution”, as they call it today, was rapidly spread through
Internet around the world. Soon others towers decided to follow the same way,
and the juridical precedent helped others to get the same solution.
When
most people moved to Towers, and the world economy became dependent of its
products, the governments around the world became to fall due to its lack of
usefulness. The Syndics and the Council of Syndics became the new political and
administrative power. A power supported by one hundred percent of people. That’s
the New Democracy.