[lbo-talk] Re: pacifica, oy vey

[frank scott]

"Do the bylaws “empower the listeners” or just the very
few that have the time and inclination to get involved?  Is it the voice
of all the listeners ... or just a small few who are harboring grudges
dating back decades in some
cases?  ... What good is democracy if it leads to the rule of a small
faction of people who are not representative, either politically or
demographically, of the listeners as a whole? "

sadly, painfully, frustratingly true... and also a description of the
usa, and any attempted democracy that depends entirely on "activists" ,
whether rich, middle class , poor , or simply angry...

but this:

"everything I’ve heard from listeners, excluding the grey haired 40
people who
come to every LSB meeting with such regularity that you could save seats
in advance for them all..."

is also sad, wrong, and hopefully just a sign of that frustration...

fs