Most societies today are shaped by big business (BB). Its supporters claim they defend individual freedom from oppression by big government (BG). They describe 20th century history as a series of struggles defending freedom against BG oppression. Actually all major wars in the 20th century - WW1, WW2, the colonial wars, the "Cold War", the Vietnam War - were waged by BB for power and private profits. "Power" means "deciding for others". "Freedom" means “deciding for oneself". BB and BG crave Power, not Freedom. They believe their Power is a blessing for humanity. Power castrates Freedom.

WW1 initiated a revolution in Russia enabling Lenin to set up his big government (BG) in 1917. He named it: "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (USSR). Lenin ruled: All Power - to my Party’s leaders. His BG was a one-party State, without elections. Party leaders ruled. Criticizing leaders or policies was forbidden. Strikes and free Unions were banned. The entire economy was planned, built, and run by State officials. Its profits served to provide guaranteed employment, state-paid housing, healthcare, education, and pensions, to all citizens. Many thought this would end oppression. It did not. BG leaders banished anyone suspected of opposing them and banned strikes and free unions. They decided what books, films, plays, paintings, and music citizens are allowed to read, see, or hear. After WW2 BG states were set up in many countries. BB leaders feared that economic benefits of BG might motivate the poor and unemployed in BB states to replace BB by BG. They waged a "Cold War" against BG (1946-1991) to prevent this. BG leaders, being Marxists, expected all BB states to collapse due to economic crises causing revolutions that will replace BB by BG. They saw no point in attacking them. BB states suffered repeated economic crises but did not collapse. Instead, in 1991 Lenin’s BG - and all European BGs - dissolved themselves. Their citizens refused to revive them but created a multi-party state to solve their problems. It did not. Today most people everywhere resent BB, BG, RR (rule by representatives) and all political parties. They tolerate them only because they see no other way to run society. This creates dead-end politics as people resent all political systems but do nothing to replace them.. The time is ripe for a post-parliamentary democracy based on the principle: Every citizen - one vote - on every issue of society. This will introduce political equality and abolish political power. It will enable every citizen to propose debate and vote on every policy.

This is possible today and is the only cure to the inevitable ills of BB, BG, and RR.