Most societies today are shaped by "Big Business" (BB). Its supporters claim they protect the freedom of individuals from the tyranny of "Big Government" (BG). BB supporters describe the history of the 20th century as a series of struggles to defend freedom of individuals against oppression by BG regimes.

Actually all major wars of the 20th century - WW1, WW2, the "Cold War", Vietnam War - were waged by Big Business to increase its power and profits.

"Power" is "authority to decide for others". "Freedom" is "authority to decide for oneself". BB and BG seek Power not Freedom. Power crushes Freedom.

WW1 initiated a revolution in Russia enabling Lenin to set up his "Big Government" (BG) in 1917. He named it: "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (USSR). Lenin's BG was a one-party State, run without elections. Party leaders ruled. Ordinary party members could not change its leadership or policy. The entire economy belonged to the State. It provided full employment, state-paid housing, healthcare, education, and pensions. Many believed this will put an end to oppression. It did not. BG leaders jailed anyone suspected of opposing them, often without trial. They also decided what books, films, plays, paintings, and music, citizens are allowed to see.

After WW2 BG states were set up in many countries. Leaders of BB states feared that social benefits of BG economy will motivate those suffering economic misery in BB economies to replace BB economy by BG economy. They acted to prevent this. The "Cold War" (1946- 1991) was the campaign of BB to prevent creation of more BGs. Leaders of BG saw no point in fighting BBs, being Marxists they believed all BB economies must produce economic crises that will cause their own downfall.

In 1991 the USSR - and all European BGs - dissolved themselves. Their citizens did not try to resurrect them. They believed a multi-party state will solve their problems. It did not. Today most people resent BB, BG, RR (Rule by Representatives) and all political parties. They tolerate them only because they see no other way to run society. This creates a dead-end in politics as people do nothing to replace political systems they resent. This book proposes to replace Rule by Representatives (RR) by citizens' Direct Democracy (DD) as a way out of the current political dead-end. In DD every citizen can propose-debate-vote directly on every policy. This can overcome the defects of BB, BG, and RR.