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Dear Mr.Padmanabhan,
I see that we are on the same wavelength. I presume
that your proposed Association of Independents is meant to act on a global
scale. I endorse it but I cannot see how such an association could play a role
in practical politics. So far, DD organisations are small (except the Mehr
Demokratie in Germany) and unable to compete with the established Parties and
Unions. Nevertheless, it´s worth trying. We´ll see.
With my best
regards
Jiri Polak
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To: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 8:23 AM
Subject: [WDDM] Re :[WDDM] What is the
AIM of WDDM?
Mr. Jiri Polak,
Fundamentally we have similar ideas.
I
read your views in 'New Political System'. Under the section 'How do we
achieve this', I find that your suggestion for creation of an "Association of
Independents" to contest elections and face political parties -
http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/nps/nps2.htm#How%20do%20we%20achieve%20this?
- is basically the same as what I have been suggesting.
Only
thing is that I am suggesting the creation of a web-based platform to
facilitate the same process. Once again I reiterate - (1) It can
form a nidus for action on the ground. (2) The potential of the
internet can be harnessed to the utmost
advantage.
Sincerely,
Vijayaraghavan P
On
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:03:45 0200 wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
wrote
Hello,
I agree with what Bruce has written. If the aim of
the new proposed discussion forum is to find an alternative to political
parties, I will participate. Party power monopoly is not and cannot
be
democracy. Alternative models exist already, the problem is to realize
them in
political
practice.
Sincerely,
Jiri Polak
----- Original Message -----
From:
Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan
To: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:45
PM
Subject: [WDDM] Re :Re:
[WDDM] Re :[WDDM]
What is the AIM of WDDM?
Dear WDDM members,Bruce has
not grasped what I have been
trying to tell. To make things clear, I would
like to know how many members
feel the same way as Bruce. Keeping silent
does not help anyone. I would urge
Mirek to conduct a poll on this issue.
Once for all the aim of WDDM should be
decided. Vijayaraghavan POn
Wed, 29 Apr 2009
12:26:50 -0500 wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
wroteDear
Vijayaraghavan P and WDDM,First, we have determined the
problemis Representative Government power itself. That is why citizens
wantpower over their government, not simply to choose different people
togovern us.Second, there will always be groupswhich
form who have
similar beliefs. It makes no difference if youcall them
groups or think
tanks or party's, they will always be there trying
toinfluence to their
way of thinking.If your group [Party]
wants to fight party's gofor it, but
that is not the AIM of WDDM. WDDM
chooses to developpeople power by
putting the people in charge of their
governments. Ifyou agree with the
AIM of WDDM than join
us.Bruce[personal opinion posted as acitizen of the
World
and member of WDDM]Bruce EggumGresham Wisconsin, USA
voteOn Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Vijayaraghavan
Padmanabhan
wrote:Dear Mr. Jiri
Polak,The proposed platform would indeed be another
discussion channel but
the discussion would be centered around developing
an alternative to the
concept of political parties. It would be tailored
to putting up
candidates in elections independent of political parties and
hence would have
a focussed target group.It can forma nidus for
action on the
ground.The potential of the internet can be harnessed
to the
utmost advantage.Sincerely,Vijayaraghavan
POn Tue, 28
Apr 2009 19:01:48 0200
wddm@world-wide-democracy.net wroteDear
Mr.Padmanabhan,to set
up the platform you propose is surely useful, but it
can only become yet
another discussion channel without any real impact on
concrete political
systems. A transformation into true democracy must be
enforced in
communes, villages, towns, regions and states by local
people.
There is no other
way.Sincerely,
Jiri Polak
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