One of the ways to build trust in society is to be absolutely transparent. This is vital to creating a sense of harmony and unity between people and in society as a whole.
When decisions (that affect everybody) are made behind closed doors, people feel disconnected from the decision makers and from the decisions that are being made.
Two things are required:
Live Broadcasts
First, all government decisions and/or leadership decisions have to be broadcast live on television and/or streamed live on the internet, always.
Everyone has to be able to hear/see the issues, the debates, the arguments for and against, the priorities and how they're set and the decisions and how they're made.
Everyone Can Participate
Second, mechanisms have to be put in place to allow everyone to participate in the decision making process.
For example, today people can vote on reality shows for their favourite contestants. This technology, or something similar, could be used.
In this way, people will be able to vote and/or submit comments on issues that affect society. We'll all be a part of the decision making process.
This inclusion will incorporate 'the wisdom of the crowds', where the many are smarter than the few and decisions made by the many are better than decisions made by the few. As a result, we'll have better decisions.
Benefits
When people feel included in the decision making process, they're more likely to accept the final results even if the results are against their personal preferences.
This will happen because people will have witnessed the debates, they'll have seen the arguments for and against and they'll have been given a chance to vote. They'll have been totally included in the entire decision making process.
This inclusion will result in better decisions, it will create harmony between people and in society as a whole, and the resentment some people feel towards leaders will be reduced, perhaps even eliminated.
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