Re: [WDDM] On what I mean by the meaningfull WDDM

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Subject: Re: [WDDM] On what I mean by the meaningful WDDM
From: Antonio Rossin <rossin(at)tin.it>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:55:56 +0200
To: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net

Hi,

I totally agree with M. Kolar's below.

As for all the aspirant  ["Direct"?!?] Democracy rulers, let 'hem get
a devoted slot somewhere inside the WDDM depository.

Thanks,

antonio

At 21:12 -0600 26-06-2006, M. Kolar wrote:

> > > Or a postscriptum to the just finished vote:
> > >
> > > Dear WDDM-ers!
> > >
> > > We can and definitely will continue the WDDM site as the depository of
> > > the DD related (and more generally democracy-improvement related)
> > > information, links, suggestion. For this no formal organization is
> > > necessary. Just the dedication of one or a few people.
> > >
> > > But it would be even better if we could put together a group of people
> > > that would be able to produce basic documents appealing to a large
> > > number of democracy-minded people, under which WDDM members from all
> > > over the world would be willing to sign, something similar to SIMPOL,
> > > but more DD oriented. We could then speak with a single voice,
> > > participate for example in simultaneous letter-writing campaigns in
> > > various countries, or send the same proposals to the
> > > politicians/parliaments in various countries, start similar education
> > > initiatives among your people.
> > >
> > > Right now, we for example even don't have a statement what we actually
> > > mean by Direct Democracy ...
> > >
> > > The 2000 WDDM founding members were apparently mostly the "DD model
> > > people". Most of them have formulated their own models on how a DD
> > > society should be organized, which institutions it should have. The
> > > models had some similar features, but they were also in completion
> > > among themselves. Also, this was to some extent a top-down approach.
> > > They had these more or less finished models and wanted them to put in
> > > practise apparently by establishing DD parties, that would win the
> > > elections and introduce these models. This approach has the danger
> > > that any political party, even a DD one is susceptible to corruption
> > > or at least to accepting the current particracy methods once in power.
> > > But if this danger would be successfully avoided, then one would
> > > expect that the citizens would see hopefully soon the advantages of
> > > these models "more or less forced upon them from top" by the
> > > successful DD politicians, educate themselves in DD, and accept DD for
> > > good.
> > > ......