Michelle Gross asks: > >>Are you saying that the people can't be trusted to make their own choices > and must be "led" to the "right" team by an employee of the city?� What > makes you think the city wouldn't have a vested interest in narrowing the scope of > the community team to people they can control?<<
In a message dated 6/11/03 9:59:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > because if you haven't brought all of the perspective to the "Community" > side, then you are guilty of not allowing the people to make their own > choices and it makes it appear as if your group has a vested interest in narrowing the > scope of the community team. > Keith says; John seems to be reaching a bit here; and perhaps, in circular fashion. I do not think the City leaders should pick their interlocutors (or their noses-joke). To presume that they will do a good job of picking their negotiating partners(adversaries) because they will be ashamed otherwise is naive, or worse. Believing, Massa' gone pick someone to speak fo' me- is far from the mentality of a strong, and eloquent, black man like JP. Right? Further informed and concerned members of the community, who work for the Mayor, can do their civic duty sitting on the Mayor's side of the discussion table. Keith Reitman NearNorth TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
