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"In a system that is ostensibly run by the people, more engagement by citizens is better." | |||
The foregoing statement needs some unpacking. | The foregoing statement needs some unpacking. | ||
First, in a system that does not have a democracy, the citizens are probably used to being told what to do, and don't even think of themselves as agents of governmental power. | First, in a system that does not have a democracy, the citizens are probably used to being told what to do, and don't even think of themselves as agents of governmental power. |
Revision as of 13:47, 19 March 2007
"In a system that is ostensibly run by the people, more engagement by citizens is better."
The foregoing statement needs some unpacking.
First, in a system that does not have a democracy, the citizens are probably used to being told what to do, and don't even think of themselves as agents of governmental power.