Treaty Adoption Strategy
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Treaties don’t pass because diplomats are persuasive. They pass because governments have no choice. You’re creating that lack of choice.
The Two-Track System (Bottom-Up Fear + Top-Down Paperwork)
Humans need two things to change governments: (1) terror of consequences, (2) specific paperwork to sign. You’re providing both.
Without citizens: Diplomats negotiate forever, politicians ignore it, dies in committee meetings
Without diplomacy: Citizens protest, wave signs, go home, nothing changes
With both: Citizens terrify politicians + diplomats provide escape route = treaty passes
This is like good cop / bad cop except both cops are you.
Track 1: Grassroots (Make Politicians Afraid)
The Magic Number: 3.5%
Scientists analyzed 323 political campaigns from 1900-2006. Finding: When 3.5% of any population actively demands something, they get it. Always. No exceptions.
- 8 billion humans × 3.5% = 280 million
- You need 280 million to click YES
- You have 560 million natural allies
- Math says this works
Who Joins First (The People Who Actually Care)
Rare disease patients (300M globally): Their diseases get zero funding. They have everything to gain. Very motivated.
Parents with sick kids (50M+): Will do literally anything to save their children. Emotional intensity creates action.
Healthcare workers (60M globally): Watch people die from bureaucracy daily. Frustrated. Want to actually cure things.
Tech people (100M+): Understand decentralization. Hate inefficiency. See solution clearly.
Investors (50M potential): 272% returns is compelling mathematics.
Combined: 560M potential early adopters. You only need 280M. This is called “margin of error.”
The Cell Model (How Movements Actually Spread)
Traditional movements have leaders, hierarchy, dues, meetings. Those fail.
Your movement: Nobody’s in charge. Self-organizing cells of 5-50 people. No dues (VICTORY Incentive Alignment Bonds fund it). Each cell recruits 3 more people. Cells split at 50. New cells form. Can’t be shut down because there’s nothing to shut down.
This is how you got: civil rights, women’s suffrage, ending apartheid, legal weed. Works every time.
The Recruitment Funnel (Turning Awareness Into Action)
Stage 1 - Awareness (1 billion people):
See message on social media. “Humans spend 40X more on killing than curing.” 30-second exposure.
Stage 2 - Interest (500 million)
Click through. Read more. Understand 1% treaty. See personal benefit.
Stage 3 - Commitment (280 million)
Vote YES. Buy VICTORY Incentive Alignment Bonds. Recruit others.
Conversion rates: 50% from awareness to interest, 56% from interest to commitment. Result: 280M committed from 1B aware. Math checks out.
The Toolkit
Digital
- One-click YES vote
- Integrated bond purchase
- Gamified recruitment counter
- “Your network saved X lives” tracker
Physical
- One-page treaty explainer
- Posters with shocking statistics
- Yard signs: “I voted YES on 1% treaty”
- Bumper stickers: “40X more on killing than curing”
Talking points
- Economic: “272% returns”
- Moral: “Save millions”
- Political: “Both parties benefit”
- Personal: “Your diseases get funded”
Track 2: Diplomatic (Give Governments The Paperwork)
The Simultaneous Signing Strategy
Traditional treaty (fails)
- Country A signs first
- Country B waits to see what C does
- C wants different terms
- Takes 10 years, never happens
Your treaty (works)
- All countries sign same day
- Nobody goes first, nobody goes last
- No advantage to waiting
- One shot, everyone commits
Phase 1: Pilot Countries (Prove It Works)
Target 5-10 small countries first:
- Costa Rica: No military (easiest sell ever)
- Nordic countries: Already healthcare-focused
- Singapore: Tech-forward, pragmatic
- New Zealand: Progressive, willing to lead
- Switzerland: Neutral, humanitarian tradition
Pitch: “Be first, be heroes, minimal military impact (1%), maximum PR benefit”
Phase 2: Major Powers (Make It Real)
Different pitch for each:
United States: “Lead the world in curing disease, not just weapons. Maintain military dominance (99% intact), PR victory, voters love it, VICTORY Incentive Alignment Bonds create new financial market.”
China: “Global leadership through health innovation. Soft power expansion. Domestic legitimacy boost.”
European Union: “Humanitarian leadership, economic benefit, aligns with EU values, Nobel Prize territory.”
Russia: “Security through health not just weapons. Domestic health crisis solution. International prestige.”
Phase 3: Everyone Else (Peer Pressure)
Once major powers sign, remaining countries face:
- Looking bad internationally
- Missing economic benefits
- Domestic population demanding it
- No good reason to refuse
Compliance becomes easier than resistance.
The Minimal Ask (So Small It’s Hard to Refuse)
You’re NOT asking for:
- Peace (they can keep fighting)
- Disarmament (they keep 99%)
- Political change
- Economic restructuring
You’re asking for:
- 1% budget reallocation
- That’s it
So small it’s hard to say no. So beneficial it’s stupid to say no.
The Enforcement (Smart Contracts)
Traditional treaties rely on good faith (fail often).
Your treaty: Smart contracts + blockchain
- Automatic fund transfer
- No human discretion
- Transparent tracking
- Actually works
Feasibility & Cost: Why This Is Realistic
A common objection is “Treaties cost billions and take forever.” History proves otherwise.
The entire diplomatic campaigning and entry-into-force phase typically costs under $25 million (see Ottawa Treaty precedents).
For a 1% Health Treaty, realistic estimates for the full campaign (negotiations, global referendum, ratification drive) are ~$90–140 million.
See the detailed breakdown: Treaty Feasibility & Cost Analysis.
How The Tracks Reinforce Each Other
Grassroots enables diplomacy
280M citizens give diplomats political cover. “Our people demand this.” Creates electoral pressure. Makes refusal politically costly.
Diplomacy channels grassroots
Formal treaty gives citizens concrete goal. Provides success metric. Creates institutional pathway. Prevents movement from fizzling.
The feedback loop
Citizens demand treaty
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Politicians feel pressure
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Diplomats negotiate seriously
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Treaty progress announced
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More citizens join (momentum visible)
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More pressure
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More countries sign
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Positive spiral continuesThe Coalition (Strange Bedfellows United By Greed)
Left likes it: Universal healthcare, peace dividend, corporate greed argument
Right likes it: Market solution, ROI, decentralization
Patients: Want cures Doctors: Want to cure Pharma: Want profit (you give them that) Insurance: Want lower costs Government: Want happy voters Investors: Want returns
Everyone wins = Everyone supports.
The Timeline (How Long Until Treaty)
Year 1: Build coalition
- Grassroots: 1,000 cells, 50,000 participants
- Diplomatic: Pilot countries approached, informal consultations
Year 2: Major power negotiations
- Grassroots: 10,000 cells, 5M participants
- Diplomatic: US hearings, Chinese deliberations, EU debates
Year 3: Global referendum
- Grassroots: 280M committed, referendum passes
- Diplomatic: Citizens vote, politicians feel pressure, media coverage peaks
Year 4: Signing & implementation
- Grassroots: Victory celebrations, transition to oversight
- Diplomatic: Simultaneous signing, $27.2B allocated, a decentralized framework for drug assessment launches
Objection Handlers (What To Say When Humans Are Stupid)
“We need full military budget for security”
Response: “You’re keeping 99%. Your citizens dying of disease is the bigger security threat.”
“This violates sovereignty”
Response: “You’re voluntarily signing. Your citizens are demanding it.”
“Other countries will cheat”
Response: “Blockchain verification. Everyone can see everyone’s contribution in real-time.”
“Our country has different priorities”
Response: “All countries have sick citizens wanting cures. This transcends politics.”
The Assessment (How Long This Actually Takes)
Optimistic (3 years): Viral spread, celebrity endorsements, quick pilot adoption, US leads, global cascade
Realistic (5-7 years): Steady growth, some setbacks, eventual critical mass
Pessimistic (10+ years): Significant resistance, generational change needed
Even pessimistic scenario = victory. Because once signed, it’s forever. And millions saved per year.
The Secret Weapon: Inevitability
Once 280 million people demand it:
- Politicians can’t ignore them
- Corporations support it
- Bondholders fund it
- Diplomats have cover
- Movement is unstoppable
Governments sign not because they want to, but because they have to.
And that’s how treaties actually pass.