Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.961219103805.23894B-100000@paris> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 10:42:58 -0700 From: "J.C. WANDEMBERG" <mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Culture adjustments To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Tu and Bob Myers wrote:> What does work is setting a good example instead of complaining and
> pontificating.
>
> In this case, first asking "Do you think anyone would object if I made a
> couple of signs saying...", asking a few truckers where the signs might be
> best placed, and then putting up the signs, maybe with the help of a local
> or two, gets the job done without getting the local people mad, and may be
> the start of a public responsibility idea.
>
> Of course it is much easier to wait until your home, and complain how bad
> or different things are.
My guess is that most people are not ready, willing or able to be weaned of from our *representative* democracies whereby government paternalism and citinzenry dependency have been profoundly established.
Time to move on to *PARTICIPATIVE* DEMOCRACIES!
Best regards,
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