DEMOCRACY IS: "Committed Investment in Human Potential".

[Just Me]

That is what "Democracy" is to me, without regard to people's "basic" goodness or evil for whatever "reason",...I belive "Democracy" is a commitment to human potential.

What is DEMOCRACY to you?

[jody]

1. "Investment in Human Potential"? But we spend perhaps 500 times

more on educating students with learning disabilities than we do for gifted students. I believe student populations have about the same percentage of gifted and learning disabled.

Without taking anything away from students with learning disabilities, I support equal funding for gifted students. They are the scientists and researchers they will lead us into the 22nd century.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Yeah, me too. and BTW...where is the funding for a PEACE DEPT?

with parity FUNDING like the OFFENSE DEPT...and for the Greenies, Where is the SUSTAINABLE Dept? To get this Planet healed and avoid Huge Die offs...as in, Famine, is too easy...so easy....they don't even try.

[jody]

3. I see we're kindred spirits. Need to have a cup of coffee sometime and

compare experiences and ideas. :hi:

[opihimoimoi]

5. Yes, affirmative...the numbers we represent are tiny but growing

Where is the Viagra for Thinking? LOL

[Junkdrawer]

4. The solution to the "Power Corrupts" dilemma of the human character...

You know, the old "Democracy is a rotten form of government. It's just that it's the best we've come up with so far" saw.