[Athena]

I don't think anyone cares more about the health and spread of volconvo than I do. I put a lot of effort into continuing my education and making meaningful post, and am well aware of the time this take, and the personal cost of commiting my time and energy to volconvo.

However, long ago, it was firmly established that volconvo is privately owned and is an autocracy, not a democracy. That is, volconvo has an owner who ultimately holds all the power, like a king. Whenever he whims, any of us can be banned from posting. We have no power to effect change, except to may be convince the owner a change is a good idea, and we risk pissing him off and being banned if we fight too hard for what we think is right. I am already giving a lot to volconvo in the way of time and effort, and now the owner, who has made it clear that his word is law, and I can be banned if he so desires, is asking for money?

Does anyone see the politics in this? Why would anyone pay tribute to another? If a person pays taxes, should a person have a say in how they are spent? I hope all of those who attacked me for pointing out volconvo is not democratic but is autocratic, have a reply to my question of why anyone should donate, unless along with a donation is a democratic say in decisions.

Why should we vote for one representative and not another, unless that representative can actually represent us because s/he actually listens to us and knows how we want to be represented?

The US has fallen into autocracy, given up democratic responsibility and expecting their representatives to do everything for them, and they think they are paying people to govern for them when they pay taxes so they don't have to be informed and responsible. This is autocracy, it is a king taxing people and even taking their lives in wars he declares, and leaving them powerless to say how are they ruled.

I would love it if volconvo reached thousands of people, and I would be willing to donate money for this goal. However, only if volconvo becomes democratic instead of being privately owned and autocratic, am I willing to sacrifice more than my time and energy to volconvo. My bottom line is we have "Society, Rights and Duties" not the childish "Society and Rights", and a little agreement about the value and importance of democracy, before I give money to the cause.