--- Christopher Gwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>we need a lot more viewpoints
>represented in elective office than just 'Democratic'
and
>'Republican'.)
Absolutely. Now we need to figure out a way to get
the 'Good Old boys Party' and the 'popularity
contest-O-crats' out of their entrenched positions.
some good proposals there, i need time to digest..
>Indeed! and polite respectful discussions among those
>educated and
>informed individuals (including those who are under
>the misimpression
>that they are educated and informed, and those who
are >merely adament
>about their views) is essential.
Absolutely- we could also obtain insights from those
who are not as well educated (formally) if we can get
the narrow minded elitists who discourage them to
relax.
>no one of us knows it all, and often
>the best ideas arise not from the creativity of the
>thoughtful but
>from trying to understand the views of those who are
>wrong on an
>issue.
Yes, just as long as we're careful about how to
determine 'wrong'ness.
(as an example: i dislike Senator Jesse Helms
>political
>positions with a fervent passion. but if i was a U.S.
>Senator i would
>be very interested in trying to write bills that both
>he and i could
>support. not because i have any hope of 'converting
him', but because
things that both of us could support would have a good
chance of
actually being a good idea.)
I've found that to be true. Positive things get done
when people 'reach across the aisle'.
dean
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