time for a paradigm shift!

JC WANDEMBERG (mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU)
Thu, 22 May 1997 17:35:49 -0600

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Date:         Thu, 22 May 1997 17:35:49 -0600
From: JC WANDEMBERG <mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU>
Subject:      time for a paradigm shift!
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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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