Democracy can only be created, not consumed

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Jock Gill <jg45 () mac com>
Date: August 8, 2005 9:04:00 PM EDT
To: Farber Dave <dave () farber net>
Cc: Jock Gill <jg45 () mac com>
Subject: Democracy can only be created, not consumed


Dave,

For IP is you wish.  A political comment on Martin's "Four Internet  
Freedoms".

Jock

Citizens are NOT consumers of Democracy. The FCC's last two chairmen  
have referred to we the people as being mere one dimensional  
consumers. For a recent example, see David Isenberg's comments on FCC  
Chairman Martin's new The Four Internet Freedoms.

The essential and fundamental objection to the Martin's suggestion  
that we are not citizens, but only mere consumers, is that it is  
totally anti-democratic and contrary to the spirit of the America's  
founding principles.

Democracy is a process of continuous creation by citizens practicing  
self government. It is not a product from a 3rd party to be consumed.  
Thus, to relegate citizens to the status of simple consumers, is to  
attack the very foundation of our experiment in democracy. Democracy  
can only be kept alive if we citizens are engaged daily in its  
production.

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Continued at: <http://www.greaterdemocracy.org/archives/000390.html>


Jock Gill
The Power of Wireless
Cooperative gain from collective behaviors at the edges
(781) 396-0492




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