From: Monthian Buntan 
Subject: Re: Why the NFB
I also think that Daveed didn't bother or didn't even take enough time to
look at the statement I had quoted earlier well enough before writing his
comments.
Regards,
Thian.
On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Al and Masha Sten-Clanton wrote:
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> On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Daveed Mandell wrote:
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> > Scary response that from Ken Jernigan.
> > Smacks of autocracy!
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> I disagree.  Democracy is about people taking and distributing power, not
> about leaders giving it.  The problems arise when for whatever reason
> somebody is able to prevent toe people from reclaiming and redistributing
> the power.  Ifwe think that our degree of democracy depends on when one or
> more of our leaders decide to step out of the limelight, thereby freeing
> us from the yoke of his, her, or there viewpoint, then we have no
> democracy and can blame only ourselves for it.
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> Al
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