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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[Civilization]] currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation. | + | [[Category:Tools]][[Civilization]] currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation. |
* [[science]] | * [[science]] | ||
* markets | * markets | ||
* [[democracy]] ([[voting]]) | * [[democracy]] ([[voting]]) | ||
* the court system | * the court system | ||
| − | * the [[internet]] (newly emerging) | + | * the [[internet]] (newly emerging; [[Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology|new but still fairly crude tools]] rapidly being developed) |
Public discussion of issues has traditionally taken place in a number of additional venues: | Public discussion of issues has traditionally taken place in a number of additional venues: | ||
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===Related Pages=== | ===Related Pages=== | ||
| − | * [[Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology]] | + | * [[Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology]]: The invention and rapid spread of computers, as well as the extremely rapid development of new software, is causing new computer/internet-based tools to arise on a scale measurable in years or months. |
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Newspapers and television have become increasingly compromised all over the world by [[media consolidation]]. Within the {{USA}}, the [[Bush II administration]] has been engaged in [[Bush II anti-democracy|anti-democratic efforts]] to undermine the effectiveness of many or most of these arenas. | Newspapers and television have become increasingly compromised all over the world by [[media consolidation]]. Within the {{USA}}, the [[Bush II administration]] has been engaged in [[Bush II anti-democracy|anti-democratic efforts]] to undermine the effectiveness of many or most of these arenas. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* [http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html Disputation Arenas] by [[David Brin]] | * [http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html Disputation Arenas] by [[David Brin]] | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 16 July 2008
Overview
Civilization currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation.
- science
- markets
- democracy (voting)
- the court system
- the internet (newly emerging; new but still fairly crude tools rapidly being developed)
Public discussion of issues has traditionally taken place in a number of additional venues:
- mainstream media:
- newspapers (editorials and letters)
- television (debates, editorials)
- town meetings (generally overburdened and barely adequate for dealing with local issues)
Related Pages
- Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology: The invention and rapid spread of computers, as well as the extremely rapid development of new software, is causing new computer/internet-based tools to arise on a scale measurable in years or months.
Recent Events
Newspapers and television have become increasingly compromised all over the world by media consolidation. Within the United States, the Bush II administration has been engaged in anti-democratic efforts to undermine the effectiveness of many or most of these arenas.
Sources
Notes
How does "public opinion", as arrived at by discussion between individuals (and informed, perhaps unfortunately, by popular media) fit into this?
Links
- 2006-04-05 When only the glib win, we all lose