Your Account Join Trans-Future Submit story Login Email address: Password: Forgot your password? Community Users Tools Topics (Upcoming) Advertising Artificial intelligence Biotechnology Dangerous Futures Defense Discussions Energy and Environment Foresight Future Blog Future Trends Nanotechnology Predictions and Forecasts Robotics Scenarios Science and Technology Signs of the Future Society Space Speculation Technological singularity Transhumanism Videos More Help & FAQ RSS Feeds API About Trans-Future

View story 1 0 Future risks and the challenge to democracy http://www.sentientdevelopments.com/2008/12/future-risks-and... Submitted by transfuture 11 months, 5 days, 14 hours ago As we prepare for the emergence of the next generation of apocalyptic weapons, it needs to be acknowledged that the world's democracies are set to face their gravest challenge yet as viable and ongoing political options. The continuing presence and increased accessibility of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) are poised to put an abrupt end to politics as usual. Technologies that threaten our very existence will greatly upset current sensibilities about social control and civil liberties. And as a consequence, those institutions that have worked for centuries to protect democratic and humanistic values will be put to the test – a test that may ultimate result in a significant weakening of democracy, if not its outright collapse. Tags: foresight, Future risks, democracy comment (0) | Category: Dangerous Futures | Add transfuture as a source Comments Votes (my sources) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join Trans-Future for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

Âé Trans-Future 2007