---- Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'pragmatic' excuse to rationalise their complacency in government policies. Yes, and to have their covert designs gain legitimacy by claiming to be *representatives* - who have nothing to do at all with people once they are elected[tkna].
> Capitalist world. At hindsight we realise that people of that country were > not satisfied with such 'development' > and opportunities and demanded 'democracy' !!! The neolibs also were not satisfied and forced structural adjustments which our legislators (again under the umbrella of claiming as a representative) agreed to submissively, without allowing any debate over the issue by citizens. > It is high time we take democracy as criterion to assess policy decisions > and its consequences. While speaking of 'jobs being created' are we speaking The ongoing discussions appear to give an impression that its these representatives who are responsible for the consequences of such motives on the citizens- or have a great amount of clue on even the unintended consequences. > Will anybody convince me why Smart city is to be welcomed? Mind you! I am > not When they try to defend and fail like dried leaves - its either verbal abuse accusing the opponent to be part of some rival group, or part of old rhetoric - to give an alternative - the very same tendency whose limitation we are trying to expose. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
