Word: power
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...issues confronting America and take a greater part in the political process that decides those issue. The closeness of human living quarters could easily be used to encourage public discussions and massive participation. Also the bigness of bureaucratic government could easily be used to involve more people in the power structure of their government...
...than their desire for political office; for eventually any system that encourages participation will encourage challenges to the ruling elite. Even starting a new party dedicated to new methods and begun with more of a reliance on the electorate would not insure that if it won acceptance and gained power the same reaction would...
...other alternative, that of a system which supercedes political parties, is likely to produce more instability. This is probable because of it does into organize as a party which seeks political office, it will always represent so direct a challenge to those people who do hold power that it will probably provoke a violent and overwhelming response from the ruling class...
...over their lives, and he encourages dialogue on all the essential issues which face the individual. Recognizing the revolutionary, and laudable, aims of this group, it still worries me that all their intentions and methods are bound to cause to kind of disruption that will provide the system of power with an excuse to crush...
...were going to a black kid's house and there was the rumor of riot for the ghetto that day. Besides that, there were constant radio reports that more troops were being readied as more marchers arrived. But when the final confrontation came we had a feeling of power over the situation. Unlike any other relations with my government, I could not see that it was reacting to the force of our group. The march changed nothing, perhaps hurt the cause, but one had a great sense of being able to influence. And even months afterwards the thought lingered...