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Citizens
Contrary to the prevalent pessimistic viewpoint, you can fight city
hall. You just can't win. But you can find compromises, and you might
stop the negative action next time. In the art of government, as opposed
to the competitiveness of partisan politics, winning isn't everything.
So learn from the efforts of these four stars
Each of these people have kept their eye on the target and had
significant success. Start out keeping your local officials honest
through the watchdog role. Move to whistle blowing if necessary. Form
organizations that pursue the public good. And if you ever get any power
whatsoever be ready to compromise.
To help you along, I recommend three books
Citizen
Muckraking,
Does Your Government Measure Up, and
Mandela's Autobiography.
Also, chapters 6 and chapters 17-20 in
How You Can Help give clear
guidelines and more examples.
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