[governance] democratic processes (was Re: Internet as a commons/ public good)

[Roland Perry]

In message <20130507012106.3db3d50c at quill.bollow.ch>, at 01:21:06 on 
Tue, 7 May 2013, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> writes
>In ancient Athens, only a small minority was legally allowed to
>participate in the democratic processes. That does not invalidate the
>fact that the male citizens of Athens have made an important
>contribution to the development of democracy.

Same in the USA, where although all men were stated as being created 
equal, only the 15% who were white male property owners had the vote.

(Although that changed over time).
-- 
Roland Perry

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