Free speech (was EU)

[jean-christophe helary]

> >>> Jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk 08/22/01 03:31AM >>>
> In message <20010815213611.C383 at niji.or.jp>, jean-christophe helary
> <helary at niji.or.jp> writes
> >btw, does really _everybody_ in the us believe that f-o-s is the sine qua non 
> >condition of 'true' democracy (maybe i am making this up ?). 
> 
> Freedom of speech *is* the sine qua non for democracy; it is not a
> 'belief'.
> 
> 
> (((((((((
> 
> CB: No, popular sovereignty is the necessary cause of democracy.

and that is what is missing in our modern systems, right ? 

btw, there is an interesting paper on medias and control in last issue of le monde diplomatique, by serge halimi. not yet translated i suppose.

jc helary