Now this post from Paul is one I agree with! Glen Schumann Winona, MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> H: 507.454.3056 W: 507.453.3567 W FAX: 507.454.1440 Visit my Family Home Page: <http://www.hbci.com/~gschuman/home.htm> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Double Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 4:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Winona] Deliberative Discussion [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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 ---------------- This message was posted to the Winona Online Democracy Project. Please visit http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please sign all messages posted to this list with your actual name. Posting of commercial solicitations is not allowed on this list. Report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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