http://mixedink.com/blog/2007/08/hissing-and-booing-our-way-to-a-more-democratic-country/ online collaboration, the startup process, company news & other stuff Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:55:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://mixedink.com/blog/2007/08/hissing-and-booing-our-way-to-a-more-democratic-country/comment-page-1/#comment-293 e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — August 15, 2007 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:31:54 +0000 http://www.mixedink.com/blog/?p=18#comment-293 [...] Hissing and booing our way to a more democratic country. Applying the ‘net ethos to meatspace. [...] [...] Hissing and booing our way to a more democratic country. Applying the ‘net ethos to meatspace. [...]

]]> http://mixedink.com/blog/2007/08/hissing-and-booing-our-way-to-a-more-democratic-country/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Cindy H Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.mixedink.com/blog/?p=18#comment-292 This brings to mind the difference between our government and the direct questioning, jeering, cheering, etc. that is common in Britain, where the Prime Minister actually has to routinely address off-the-cuff questions from MPs -- and hears and must respond to their immediate reactions. What a great thing for democracy in the U.S. if our Presidents (and those campaigning for the job) were forced to occasionally speak without the benefit of those predictable, canned questions -- and be faced with candid reactions from their constituents! This brings to mind the difference between our government and the direct questioning, jeering, cheering, etc. that is common in Britain, where the Prime Minister actually has to routinely address off-the-cuff questions from MPs — and hears and must respond to their immediate reactions. What a great thing for democracy in the U.S. if our Presidents (and those campaigning for the job) were forced to occasionally speak without the benefit of those predictable, canned questions — and be faced with candid reactions from their constituents!

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