tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post4931719079851942781..comments2024-03-28T16:08:45.744+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Those deliberate illusionsA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-45649980480464338482015-04-24T21:14:56.508+01:002015-04-24T21:14:56.508+01:00Roger - yes I think democracy was always more prag...Roger - yes I think democracy was always more pragmatic than the ideal we supposed it to be. More like a way of conducting large scale opinion polls than a handle on the levers of power.<br /><br />Demetrius - I am tempted to vote for the person an not the party.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-63097104222429794182015-04-24T14:56:41.825+01:002015-04-24T14:56:41.825+01:00I am tempted by our National Health Alliance for A...I am tempted by our National Health Alliance for Action candidate. He is the only one with a coherent statement.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-49197865772308826252015-04-24T13:27:09.523+01:002015-04-24T13:27:09.523+01:00There are probably at least three reasons for doin...There are probably at least three reasons for doing anything - the deep reason, the reason you tell yourself and the reason as publicly stated. As for a worthwhile democracy - there's a question! Democracy seems to survive because it is such a flexible concept - all things to all persons. But in the end just a means of getting by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com