How can we engage more people in the democratic process?

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How can we engage more people in the democratic process?
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7 anos atrás
I was tremendously impressed by the thoughtfulness of the responses to my question. There is, of course, no single best way to engage more people in the democratic process. I believe we all need to do more work on encouraging more people to participate in the process and make sure every community is included in the discussion. There were hundreds of worthy and thought-provoking responses. In fact, some were so intriguing that I arranged to speak personally with their creators. To hear my conversation with one user, who wrote about the parallels between family and democracy, click below. http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=74…

Answer 1

Why would you want.....most people are too stupid to be engaged....!

Answer 2

I am up for debate, but dont engage me anymore, you want to think your vote really matters go ahead, but with all the race baiting, political propiganda and political hatred i am done with the so called democratic process!

Answer 3

Educate them as to how important it is. Tell people to look at principles and character, not for personalities and handouts.