I like it.
Sure beats using sticks and clubs which is likely to be the
only other alternative.
But we need the press on side and we need to realise it is going to be fought tooth and nail by the hierarchy.
PW
Hi
I see one of your objectives is to reinstate democracy, but when has there been
democracy before? We have elective dictatorship. Ok we're better off than
dictatorships where no elections are held, but not much.
At national level we get to vote once every 4 or 5 years, on a whole package
of issues. (Incidentally by making a cross, the symbol of illiteracy, on a piece
of paper.) We are treated like idiots by the politicians, the special interest
groups and the media.
My beef is that I have no means to express my views on a whole range of issues.
No existing party expresses my views on more than a small minority of issues.
In Switzerland, by contrast, frequent referenda are held which contain
questions on multiple issues. The 'British
public' is now reasonably well-educated and will respond responsibly to a
devolution of decision-making power into its hands. (I do, though, fear
the power of certain organs of the media to influence those decisions.) The
technology is now available to achieve this without having to continue with the
existing system of elective dictatorship.
There are also cultural issues which need to change. In many parts of our
society, you are expected to show 'loyalty' to your social group by always
voting the same way. This is itself anti-democratic.
As a believer that we should at least try democracy, I pride myself on being
a floating voter.
With much more participation, we could explore many more types of political
structure.
John Tierney
Hi Bernard!
Yes, various initiatives must unite to achieve success.
To find independent candidates is only one of our strategies, but perhaps the most important one.
So far, we have none, but our activities have just started, so we hope to find people for this purpose eventually.
The NDDIE´s web site is http://home.t-online.de/home/nddie/home~1.htm
The worldwide movement´s chief web site is: http://www.auburn.edu/tann
We had a first conferece in 1998 and we are going to have a second in Athens, Greece, 21 - 25 June cur. Some of us want to formalize ourselves into an international NGO.
Besides, I also publish a Newsletter (quarterly). If you give me your postal address, I can send you a copy. You can, of course, contribute to it too.
With my best regards
Jiri