On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 20:14:09 GMT, Colin Stark wrote:
> I am convinced that we can make progress here at the grass-roots level - and
> that DD could make a SIGNIFICANT difference, over time, in the direction of
> REAL progress, which to my mind is:
>
> -- stabilization at a sustainable level of "population X energy
> consumption/capita (probably way below current levels)
[snip]
> -- and, of course, some form of Direct Democracy, where ALL levels
> (including GLOBAL, which may be with us soon through MAI) of government are
> ACCOUNTABLE to the people through some (Swiss-like) system like that
> proposed by Canadians for Direct Democracy -- this seems to be the most
> easily-achievable of the five aims.
>
> There may well be more "necessary and sufficient conditions", but these will
> do for now
What's the use of Direct Democracy if the people is brainwashed by
corporate media and misinformed to take the wrong decisions ?
How can ecological revolution succeed democratically with a majority of
polluting egoists and "No Future" idiots ?
Chris
