Last night I was having several parallel conversations online, all pertaining to civic engagement (or the lack of it, more precisely). What comes first, the politicians willing to interact with “commoners”, or an engaged electorate that participates in our democratic systems? I think citizens have to make the decision first, but they’d decide a lot faster if more politicians started to participate in daily life like taking public transit, biking to work, using the library, and volunteering for non-profit causes.
@himpster dissent is democratic. I think if citizens want a direction change, they can and should lobby, protest, whatever. Sharpie (@sharpetorium) April 20, 2012
.@skenvsociety I want to see more people in regina riding bikes, taking the bus, using car sharing, and using solar energy. & garden.— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) April 20, 2012
And if I’ve not overstressed WordPress’s Twitter embed feature, here’s another conversation on the subject:
.@poormansmedia market . . . → Read More: Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Engage
