[Mpls] E-democracy;Molly Quinn's

[Jim Mork]

I want to echo what Zippin' Zack and others said.  The fact is that people 
who read here end up more informed than the average citizen if they NEVER 
post anything.  Those who post stand a better chance to have 
misunderstandings corrected.  But even the readers are presented with both 
facts and thoughts that simply don't make it through on the television and 
newspapers.  Part of that is that there are hundreds of volunteers here, 
whereas the commercial media must not only pay their hired hands, they must 
pay them rather generously.  That fact makes them ration information 
channeled to the reading or viewing public. I think the fact is that regular 
users of commercial media are simply ill-informed.  They get only part of 
the fabric of local life.  And it isn't connected in a meaningful way.  With 
these disconnected bits, Minneapolis residents must somehow make coherent 
decisions. It is little wonder that they do it poorly.

Of course, by investing many hours online, they could start to paint in the 
missing parts of the picture.  But most people don't have the time or 
motivation for that.  Forums like this attract people more motivated than 
the average.  Because we CARE about some point of view, we will go the extra 
mile or miles to dig out what is necessary to make a coherent decision. And 
we won't demand high pay for it, either.  This, by the way, is the way a 
free citizen is SUPPOSED to behave.  But either through discouragement or 
just erosion of democratic values, most given the PRIVILEGE of freedom let 
it lie disused in the corner.

Anyway, I do feel that so long as people continue to press onward towards 
the TRUTH and applied wisdom, we can assure a small contingent of people who 
will bear the burden of maintaining a free and wise society.

Molly's
Since Molly Quinn's is in Cooper, I read comments about it with some 
perspective.  The operators of Molly's do not own their building. The owner 
of the building is shutting down to totally rebuild the location. Molly's is 
leaving because they need a building to operate the business in.  The 
building owner
needed a partner with money for the remodeling.  The owners of the Molly 
Quinn name did not want to fund something like that in a building they don't 
own.  So they are going where they can do business on acceptable terms.  
Much as Vicky would like a "story" here, there isn't one.



Jim Mork
Cooper Neighborhood
No bonds for colonial wars.  Let us say "No play, no play" and save the 
grandkids from doom.

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