From: Ken Meyering (ken@define.com)
Date: Mon Nov 09 1998 - 02:15:50 MST
What will be the best way to make the public transition from "atom
style" politics to "bit style" politics?
Electronic democracy replaces the need for physical politcal
representatives to be located in physical offices (e.g., so called
"Office of The President in Washington D.C.).
But since the internet is not yet ubiquitous, there will continue to
be a need for the old style public theater.
What is the best way to handle the transition?
Will there eventually be a big ceremony where the White House is
blown up, like the scene in "Independence Day"? Or will it simply be
turned into a museum? Does anyone have any suggestions for how the
ceremony of retiring the physical facilities of government should
take place, in a manner that is not too shocking to citizens?
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ken@define.com
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