tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262715447727752601.post8662754118969403686..comments2023-10-12T06:29:41.713-07:00Comments on Stranger in a Strange Land: Democracy- personalTerez Peipinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206744913617227761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262715447727752601.post-74476647447382478352011-02-05T20:44:40.452-08:002011-02-05T20:44:40.452-08:00Just recently I was reading something about the hi...Just recently I was reading something about the history of matriarchal societies, and how the decisions were made in a consensual way, bottom up, first household, then clan , then neighboring villages. Decisions, more often than no,t reflected the common well being. I want to read more about the development of patriarchal societies ( about 6 thousand years ago) and try to think about how/if the practices of consensus could be brought into modern democracies. Probably internet is already doing its share in making democracy ( however you would define that nowadays) more accessible.<br />The educated population is a tough one......<br />I agree with "the cracked cup" ...activists are the ones who will make changes happen...by creating public opinion that pushes politicians to move...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750549688632198204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262715447727752601.post-50216512896821219522011-02-05T05:21:47.875-08:002011-02-05T05:21:47.875-08:00I think democracy demands an educated population t...I think democracy demands an educated population that isn't so easily manipulated. I'm not sure where you can find that- perhaps the nordic countries.Terez Peipinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206744913617227761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262715447727752601.post-876964041939520462011-02-04T09:48:18.884-08:002011-02-04T09:48:18.884-08:00I keep thinking about the reality of one leader fo...I keep thinking about the reality of one leader for thirty years--no jobs and inflated food costs (thanks to Wall Street's evil practice of trading food futures). <br /><br />Is democracy the answer? The majority vote is often disappointing--depending on who is voting, what the choices are and how corrupt the election process is. Majority consensus often refects the loudest voice and not the best choice...and when do we ever get a cross-section of choices. <br /><br />Only an activist leader will be able to make change happen--politicians need to consider too many opinions and never get around it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com