Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fisher.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!david From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: US weapons in Europe Message-ID: <436@fisher.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 09:37:57 EST Article-I.D.: fisher.436 Posted: Fri Nov 30 09:37:57 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 19:22:00 EST References: <470@utcsrgv.UUCP> <116@talcott.UUCP> <6190@mcvax.UUCP> <125@talcott.UUCP> <6198@mcvax.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Statistics Lines: 12 Steve Pemberton argues that since the majority of Dutch (and Britons) would rather not have Cruise missiles, they should go. After all, these are democracies, right? Steve misses the distinction between REPRESENTATIVE democracy and DIRECT democracy. His arguments imply the latter is to be preferred, as it is the most direct and efficient way of carrying out popular will. I, however, believe the partial isulation of national policy from popular (and often fleeting) passion is the wisest move modern democracies have made. David Rubin