New gun possesion issues in the Netherlands

panda · 04-22-2004, 06:43 AM

I coudn't agree more with you Ron and I would even add to your statement:

<<The sooner that people realize that they were elected to do the will of the "absolute majority" of the people. The better off they'll be.>>

Unfortunately, the will of the "absolute majority" of the people seems to be confined to having access to some debilitating TV-shows or the like. (I don't have anything against these shows but there are more important things in life that require attention as well.) Democracy presupposes that a significant part of the people have some form of real interest in political issues and get beyond the child's level of dependency. Otherwise, democracy remains a purely intellectual concept, an old fool's dream!

A society without political opinions is a blank check for the government. Such a society diserves dictatorship and obtains it!

04-22-2004, 06:43 AM	#7
panda User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I coudn't agree more with you Ron and I would even add to your statement: <<The sooner that people realize that they were elected to do the will of the "absolute majority" of the people. The better off they'll be.>> Unfortunately, the will of the "absolute majority" of the people seems to be confined to having access to some debilitating TV-shows or the like. (I don't have anything against these shows but there are more important things in life that require attention as well.) Democracy presupposes that a significant part of the people have some form of real interest in political issues and get beyond the child's level of dependency. Otherwise, democracy remains a purely intellectual concept, an old fool's dream! A society without political opinions is a blank check for the government. Such a society diserves dictatorship and obtains it!