vera,
thank you for your post. it seems real. i like the issues you
brought up. they echo questions i'd not time to formally articulate.
my personal, vernacular, take is that democracy is a communicative
process when it is effective. so the issue is how to give those
children voice... and find an authentic personal space, withdraw from
cooption by the perks and implicit denial of exploitation, and how to
listen and sense.
your references are compelling... somehow we seem as fragmented and
marginalized as the systems, people and species we'd like to protect.
perhaps the major erosion has been law, and governance of an
international bourgoisie.
mb
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 17:16:01 -0400
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From: Ed Kothiringer/Maureen Press-Merkur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Democracy
At 09:04 AM 6/20/97 -0400, Vera wrote:
>on a related note, lani guinier's (sp) book on the failure of this
>"democratic" system for minorities is fantastic. (i forget exact title).
>majority rule is one of the most unrepresentative systems
>ever conceived by people and it ensures inequality and explotiation with a
little varnish of "democracy" propaganda.
Thank you Vera for adding a much needed note of the sometimes harsh
realitites we live in. For those still not convinced that we are no less
slaves to giant multinationals, check out the trade deal being negotiated in
Europe, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment. It gives nation state to
any corporation who wishes to come into any country signed on to this -- and
effectly removes the last vestiges of soverignty (or illusion thereof) of
countries, and of people to make their own choices about what kind of
country they wish to live in.
Simply because we vote, does not mean we live in a democracry.
>regards to anyone who made it to here :)
Thanks again Vera. I'll look for Lani Guinier's book. And I have a couple
of excellent Canadian titles on this general topic (of globaloney and
disappearing democracry) if anyone is interested.
I also highly recommend Marion Woodman -- her presentation of the feminine
is singularly courageous and worth a look.
Namaste
Maureen
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