Further Addendum

Two years have passed since the fourth version. I have engaged with at least 1000 people on political internet forums, trying to promote the TDG. I maybe got 10 people to read this book. All of them had reservations and would not recommend the book to anyone else.

From these 1000 or more “internet” people, I would classify these political commentators into four camps:

1. The Dystopians: Western society is heading for a slow unstoppable decline.
2. The Tinkerers: We need only minor repairs to make western democracy work well.
3. The Disciples: We need only elect the right person—and watch that person fix democracy.
4. The Educators: When the people are educated properly, they will vote in the right way—just like me.

In November 2018, I was coming to the conclusion that people who are spending lots of time on internet forums are not the people who will move the TDG forward. It was time to put the TDG on shelf again. I do not have the resources to market the TDG outside of the internet . . .

. . . except one fellow gave me a great idea. I had had a few discussions with Richard Gillespie from a G+ group. He suggested writing a piece of fiction telling the story of future TDG people. In this way, some readers will be engaged with this story to seriously consider reading the TDG book later.

At first, I didn’t like this idea. But as time wore on, it became more appealing. Plots and characters started developing in my head. Then I found the time to write the novel. And here we are today. “Diary of a Future Politician” is trying to pull citizens into the TDG. We shall soon see where this novel goes.

Dave Volek
March 2020