vision2020@moscow.com: Re: Public participation

Re: Public participation

Robert Probasco (rcp@uidaho.edu)
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:13:13 -0800 (PST)

Yes, the auto certainly changed the modes of civilization, perhaps as
much as the railroad did in the previous century. But the auto
established itself a generation before TV and AC, and I believe the auto
enhanced public intercourse, like the telephone and the net.

On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Ron Force wrote:

> Or the auto, which enables us to find pastimes outside the family and
> the neighborhood.

> One of the tactics modern demogogues ...

Is it possible for one to disagree vehemently with certain actions of
government without being labeled a demagogue? I believe government has
valid roles to play, but I observe many government officials and
departments overstepping the roles they can manage capably. It seems
good intentions (and good laws) inevitably become bloated into oppressive
mandates, frequently unfunded. (Of course, the funded mandates may be
even worse.) Would more problems be resolved if every law had a sunset
clause?

I would not like to live in an anarchy, but I'm delighted and bemused at
the anarchy of the net, which has managed to control itself reasonably well.

Bob Probasco


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