Folkets is now published also in English

The challenges facing democracy, understood as rule by the people, can no longer be limited to any single country.

And the threat against popular rule also no longer comes *only* from the traditional political class in society.

Instead, we have ended up in a situation where ordinary people increasingly have to recognize that they work and live on others' terms.

When the state owns one half and private companies own the other half, the society of self-owners* has effectively disappeared, and ordinary people are reduced to modern serfs** on the lords' land.

The democratic deficit can therefore not be separated from the dismantling of the society of self-owners*.

Folkets' position stems from the desire for well-functioning personal ownership and genuine freedom of choice for the individual.

The trend towards monopoly capitalism, paternalistic statism***, and neo-feudalism must be scrutinized.

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**Notes on specific terms:**

*   ***Selvejersamfundet***: This Danish term refers to a society characterized by widespread private ownership, particularly of homes and small businesses. "Society of self-owners" or "property-owning society" are close approximations.
*   ***Moderne fæstebønder***: Literally "modern tenant farmers." "Serfs" conveys a stronger sense of lack of freedom and dependency, fitting the text's critical tone.
*   ***Formynderstatsisme***: This translates to concepts like "paternalistic statism" or "nanny state-ism," implying excessive government control and regulation over individual lives.

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