Let me agree to disagree? democracy is both participative and responsive governance but, "IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF THE CITIZEN" less educated people ruin the concept of the much-loved Plato
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 8:34 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Do No Harm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vam <[email protected]> > To: "\"Minds Eye\"" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 4:01 PM > Subject: the Athenian Democracy as a dark stain > > Does "real democracy" mean responsive governance ? > Or, participative ? > > I find democracy, as a system, still beset with the same problems that > Plato highlights. Yet, its prsctice today has the sanction of our > historical evolution. The problem is essentially rooted in human nature, > while handling power and authority to rule. > > Technology can certainly help ... But the real crux is in human character > : will it always choose right, when it has the power to have his way. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
