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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:16 PM Original message |
Is there a numeric limit to an effective democracy?? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Excellent point, but I'd say more like 10 parts. |
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survivor999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 11:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The only way to have some answers |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-21-06 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. What American Democracy? |
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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-22-06 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. kick this for more input |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-22-06 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is why some support more power to states |
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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well thought out response |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-22-06 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, but you also have to take into consideration cultural/race issues too |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. The magic number is |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes, with our current flawed 2 party system |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Not if you have effective and responsible citizens |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Do we have effective and responsible citizens |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. ....oh-- and an informed public, a free press................ |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. That's up to each one of us, now isn't it? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. Scalability is an issue that's seldom raised... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Sweden is often used a lot in these discussions, but... |
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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Your point "many viewpoints in government, not just two" |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. A book I would suggest is "Small is Beautiful" |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 02:23 PM Original message |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think the diversity of culture and geography |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Yes, I've sadly come to the same conclusion myself |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. When some areas of the country exist to provide raw materials |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yes. It Fails at 8 Trillion People. We Ain't There Yet. So Get To Work |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. Interesting idea... Could doing that also |
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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I like that |
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