Re: [EM] Democracy

2009-03-20 Thread Don Cathy Hoffard
Is it your belief that a political system, to be considered a democracy, must incorporate voting? Would you consider any other means of determining the will of the people? Fred Gohlke Sorry about the miss communication. Wikipedia defines democracy as: Democracy is a form of

Re: [EM] language/framing quibble

2009-03-20 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Morning, Terry Thanks for joining in. I hope more people will show an interest. re: I suspect part of the differences are that you place such an overwhelming focus on political parties as the center of control and corruption, while others may view parties as virtually