Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.95q.970522173318.40018A-100000@hector.NMSU.Edu> Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 17:35:49 -0600 From: JC WANDEMBERG <mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU> Subject: time for a paradigm shift! To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
On Thu, 22 May 1997, Florin Jurcovici wrote:> However, if it's any sort of democracy, because most of all people
> are easy to manipulate, on one hand, and on the other, most of them are not well
> prepared to judge social and/or economical situations. This makes them very easy
> to be manipulated by politicians. So if the system is based on votes of all
> members of the society, it won't work right - I think.
You are quite right, we have similar problems in Ecuador that's why the need for a paradigm shift (from representative democracy to *participative* democracy) is more needed every day!
Best regards,
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