Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 15:35:16 03/21/98
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On March 21, 1998 at 16:05:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >On March 20, 1998 at 19:15:37, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Dear Steve: >>I know that this goes against the correct, actual, discourse, the >>democratic hoopla that seems to think that anything can be wrong if a >>lot of people vote for this or that according to questions or candidates >>or alternatives. And that's fine in the area of political issues >>concerning a whole society, but not here. The essence of tbeing part of >>this kind of group is NOT TO BE SILENT, inasmuch as nobody forbid >>personal expressions if they are decently worded. Just as in a society >>only citizens has a right to vote, here, in this group, only those that >>gives his opinions are real citizens and has a right to anything. And >>this is not "elitism"; anybody is in capacity to say what he thinks, >>anybody becomes automatically a member of this little society provided >>he say something. Maybe an humble member, perhaps, as myself, with not >>too much to say really fruitfull, but a member. Here to say is to vote >>and to stay silent is not to be here as a real member, but only as an >>observer. >>Then, gto give the so called silent members an opportunity to influence >>the course or shape of CCC in any way is so absurd as to give people >>from Russia the right to vote about the budget in Arizona. It will >>happens that precisely those that does not give nothing because lack of >>interest, lack of ideas or lack of bowells to face criticism will, in >>the end, handle by sheernumerical weight the destiny of thiis site. >>No Steve, it seems a good idea but is not a logical one and what is not >>logical is not good and has not the righ to be. So confusio said.... :-) >>fernando > >Voting is a great idea. If I could vote, I would just vote against your >post. :) > > > Christophe Once again you make of brevity a kind of argument in itself. Let epigrams to the people that work doing calendars.
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