At 01:52 AM 1/18/98 +0100, Christoph Reuss wrote:
>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 ?
Is it not likely that "the people" are less brainwashed than those who are
doing the brainwashing? 'Cos it is the lattter who are the elite who
currently make the decisions.
>How can ecological revolution succeed democratically with a majority of
>polluting egoists and "No Future" idiots ?
S;owly, and with great difficulty, and it will probably get worse before it
gets better.
Do you have any better paths to follow?
Colin Stark
