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Old 05-22-2009, 04:27 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ns123 View Post
In my own personal experience, forcing people to vote (decide) under threat of punishment never generates the kind of participation and empowerment that I want to see. In fact, it generates the opposite. And I end up having a terrible time in the process.

Good luck to you if you think punishing people is a good inducement for participation. Try experimenting with that to see what kind of results you get.
Obviously indifference, riots and all the common accompaniments but with consistent purnishment they will learn to participate freely. Its just like pain you fight to overcome it but once you realize that, you can't do anything about it you learn to live with it.
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