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You have wonderful, almost utopian ideas and if our democracy had better ways to induce our people to act together on behalf of their own interests, they could accomplish everything you describe and much more. But how can that be done? The general intertia is so huge and the rejection of any political involvement so profound and widespread that it’s difficult to see how the kind of participation you (and I) want can possibly come about. The Internet has provided the tools but where will the motivation come from?