[Winona Online Democracy]
Steve, if you want to kill online democracy forum this is a great way to
end it-----
"It is our hope that the discussions that take place on Winona Online
Democracy will be ones that
>tend toward problem solving and consensus building"
Boring!
If it happens it happens.
If it doesn't we all learn.
Democracy is not consensus
Paul Double
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>From: "Steve Kranz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:06:08 -0600
>
>Greetings Everyone,
>
>We've just passed three-months of Winona Online Democracy. Thanks to
>everyone for contributing to a lively discussion of community issues!
>
>I thought this might be a good time to pass along some information I came
>across regarding "deliberative discussion". It is our hope that the
>discussions that take place on Winona Online Democracy will be ones that
>tend toward problem solving and consensus building, rather than ideological
>debates that primarily seek to convince others of the correctness of an
>individual's point of view.
>
>According to the Kettering Foundation . . . .
>
>"In deliberating, individuals come together and discuss issues that affect
>them all. They find shared values and decide on a likely course of action.
>Deliberation can be considered the functional speech of the community, or
>the formation of the will of the public; the way that a community decides
>what it wants. Deliberation is based on a recognition of shared values
>between individuals, and a realization of conflicting values. If the
>participants are unwilling to see things from another's point of view, the
>discussion will likely dissolve into unproductive conflict."
>
>I hope that as we discuss more challenging issues, we can keep an ethic of
>Deliberative Discussion and work to recognize the views of others while
>working to develop specific solutions to issues that affect our community.
>
>Thanks for your continued participation.
>
>-Steve Kranz, Co-Chair
>Winona Online Democracy
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