What should be done?
A global union of democracies might come across as idealistic or pie-in-the-sky at first. And this isn't the only idea worth considering. But consider that the noösphere is already here. (1) Elon Musk controls Starlink, the furthest-reaching system of global communications in history, and he's not on the side of democracy. Meanwhile we're dealing with real challenges like climate that require global coordination.

Rather than merely defending democracy, fretting over each setback, it is time for us to construct a new reality that gains momentum over time. This is what we mean by nucleate, and each of us can be that nucleus within our own communities. This work will take time. And while we may not have it, the scope and scale required means this work cannot be meaningfully rushed. Deep change requires patience. It's time for us to replace shallow urgency with rightful action.

Big tech is working against us, so think differently about organizing. Instead of social media, turn towards small networks, group chats, and the open web. Host events in your area. Meet your neighbors. Build networks of contacts in other countries. Expect to spend the rest of your life on this work — and to entrust it to your kids, too.

At this point it seems very unlikely that we can turn things around through voting alone. The 20th century institutions that have carried us in the post-war era are, it seems, no longer fit for purpose. While Streit's vision is radically different from the world as we know it today, we are called upon to pursue it (along with other related experiments) if we want to carry democratic values in to the 22nd century. If we don't, we will be left to live in a world dominated by Musk, Thiel, and Putin, rooted in the ideologies of Ilyin, Evola, Yockey, Yarvin, and Dugin. (2) The choice is ours.