They seldom have a chance to meet ordinary people. Again, dialogues through a multitude of channels is the only means that will succeed, but of course it takes a bit longer time than the pushing through of EU decisions or the smashing of a few windows. Put them on various websites and newsgroups and print them on a single page and hand the lists to journalists, police and decision-makers. Share them with like-minded groups. Western democracy, as it functions today, is diluted fascism True democracy cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the centre.
Democracy is choice among goals and among means.
Armed with weapons, the stronger always seek to reduce choice and patronises our votes. We who will be voicing our concerns in Gothenburg are not against defending societies, we are not against helping ourselves and others to settle conflicts. We are against the blind belief in violence and the power of the strongest. We are for all the alternatives that human goodwill and creativity can mobilise. When we have many different European models and many different programs for defence, security and conflict-resolution, let citizens decide through referendum.