Good Afternoon, Steve The press denigrates those unable to form large coalitions as fringe or radical groups, drowning their voices. Yet, their ideas can not be judged good or bad until they are considered rationally. That is not possible in a world dominated by media manipulation. Ideas each of us would weigh carefully, if presented to us individually, become anathema to the public when disparaged by opinion-makers.
In the face of that circumstance, which will not change, we must raise people capable of weighing ideas from a public perspective to positions of leadership in our government. That means we must examine candidates more carefully; a capability denied us by mass-merchandising electoral methods. Fred ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info