Daniel Bettinetti, speech at Assembly Hall PD Livorno, January 9, 2008
We have already questioned the very question of how the Democratic Party ought to be doing and, increasingly, we risk not having time to reflect and exchange views since the "raw" reality knocks on the door and asks us answers to the value of strong themes and strategies relating to major problems and propose solutions. In Livorno, as in other areas, this has become everyday news.
I state that I like to be among those who talk about solutions rather than trying to promote a debate also because I believe that after seeing many, many meetings and assemblies in which many of us have said something, we need to understand a dynamic that, to paraphrase the Passigli Constitution Day in Livorno, we should not be a 'performance anxiety' by looking always give definitive answers, but put in perspective of development in which everyone understands and offers a little bit and, as appropriate, and participated in creating a readable puzzle that determines our political proposal.
The key points, I, are summarized:
1) Renew whom?
The party, like any human organization, is made up mostly of women and men. These are the first of each hypothesis structure or hierarchy. The key word at the same time value is participation. Democratic participation, and gain real dynamically.
model feasible? The Agora, the open square, with open minds, where the rules are functional to enhance free trade and are not, contrary to a limit. In this sense, I applaud the spirit of openness with which declared, for example, the Forum of Labour in its interaction with the large number of people involved, even remotely via email, with input from the meetings that follow.
is not a goal to reach, but a value and a "standard" to live in a dynamic way. The goal is then to ask about the meaning, what does "participate" and "style" of participation that we want to impress.
In this sense, if you would open a time for discussion of an initial review after one year and further analysis on the "about us", starting from the foundation.
Prior to October 2007, there were only "founding members" now we can be "members". What this means, is a change that is leading us towards some model of participation or not. If we compare the figures, about 14,000 of the founders of 2007 and about 900 members a month ago on Livorno (many more throughout the province) would think it would be appropriate to do some reflection, for better or for worse (and before you get hurt). Obviously I do not refer to the consent related to elections, which now travels on logical interpretation of related precisely to the "moments" of elections. I speak for the quality and "quantity" of involvement then that determine the quality of the result of a political party.
2) Renew something?
It 'obvious that the discourse of the "thing" is going to report to the organizational model. And here I make it short, saying only that most of rules or procedures that I like to remember the concept that we refer to a constitution, as such, should be contextualized and put into practice the values \u200b\u200bthat we propose to follow. In this sense, the prince is always the value of participation, from business circles. The regulations will be the consequence and must serve the statute and that reflects the values. So be careful to ensure that the implementing regulations are really the "service" the application of these values. Able to discuss, by all militants and sympathizers, is not only a duty but a guarantee that the rules do not violate, even without intent, the values \u200b\u200bof participation that we have sanctioned. Hence must start a culture of constructive confrontation, which can reconcile different ideas, in fact, to be compared and which should not be afraid as such.
3) Renew how?
Here is the discourse on the method, and some already mentioned before. The agora, an organization serving the citizens, supporters and members and is open to the comparison to find and share the best solutions. The agora against the "fire" in the sense that it simply no longer needed if there is an agora which functions and hierarchy of managers who manage but do not coordinate efforts, share ideas and solutions to them the whole "social community" that called party first, then society as a whole.
Ultimately we therefore summarize that "the people" of PD, with their values \u200b\u200bstatements, is "organized" through "participatory methods" in Agora open to produce results and policy proposals to be delivered to the entire community of citizens.
In this sentence I can feel our value and also the challenge, which is to locate all the way through this agora to organize real, this open plaza in agreement with the deeper meaning of our proposal with the democratic politics and that characterizes us in the name and there must always characterize also in the style with which we act politically.
conclusion
First, we must not be afraid to evaluate it fairly. We were born recently and if we go beyond the electoral disputes and controversies spurious, we can only do us good. It 'obvious that we are Leghorn, as such, as our "good" side should also be used to compare sometimes harsh but always honest and that the end always comes to a proper mediation. The problem is that such mediation is made for the interests of all and not just on a few, of course. Otherwise the risk of becoming downward, without denying the real share "participation" as a value.
In this sense, for example, the primary question is not "yes or no", but "where prodest" and above all consider an inclusive, not just one. In a design method that is, that is, clear and open. If not we can make up all but the primary result will never change.
Secondly we should not fear to understand that to reach a "standard policy" as that which we have data from the beginning of the birth of the PD we will "merge" and "synthesize" culturally, and we have been saying sfiancare to, but we need first to find out what kind of skills we want to field. How do you propose a debate on how to set up processes parts of virtuous political class even if we do not start from the skills needed for "playing politics" in the second millennium? Siena (the training school the next January 16) I hope it is a useful opportunity to do so.
Third, and as a final consideration, I can not help but observe that, in two words, the political developments of recent decades has, in substance sought to set aside the concept of party as "social formation" (sealed also dictated by the constitution) in order to accommodate phenomena related to moving it. Forza Italy is an example. This trend, which summarizes an extreme, one wonders what has left stunned on the field with the value of democratic participation "de-facto", which as such is the true value "experience" and that derives substantial as lessons from the postwar political process.
I believe that the birth of the Democratic Party as the party was to demonstrate the desire to implement a new idea and that was not just "move", just to ensure the broadest participation of all citizens. The traditional party has evolved and, through us, begins a new path of innovation deep. Do not ever forget it every time we are going to speak, write an article, take even the smallest of decisions as leaders at all levels, otherwise you may have few members and especially to have an organization without a soul at the expense of democracy itself a country. We want to be the opposite, and we must start from Livorno message loud and responsibly.
We have already questioned the very question of how the Democratic Party ought to be doing and, increasingly, we risk not having time to reflect and exchange views since the "raw" reality knocks on the door and asks us answers to the value of strong themes and strategies relating to major problems and propose solutions. In Livorno, as in other areas, this has become everyday news.
I state that I like to be among those who talk about solutions rather than trying to promote a debate also because I believe that after seeing many, many meetings and assemblies in which many of us have said something, we need to understand a dynamic that, to paraphrase the Passigli Constitution Day in Livorno, we should not be a 'performance anxiety' by looking always give definitive answers, but put in perspective of development in which everyone understands and offers a little bit and, as appropriate, and participated in creating a readable puzzle that determines our political proposal.
The key points, I, are summarized:
1) Renew whom?
The party, like any human organization, is made up mostly of women and men. These are the first of each hypothesis structure or hierarchy. The key word at the same time value is participation. Democratic participation, and gain real dynamically.
model feasible? The Agora, the open square, with open minds, where the rules are functional to enhance free trade and are not, contrary to a limit. In this sense, I applaud the spirit of openness with which declared, for example, the Forum of Labour in its interaction with the large number of people involved, even remotely via email, with input from the meetings that follow.
is not a goal to reach, but a value and a "standard" to live in a dynamic way. The goal is then to ask about the meaning, what does "participate" and "style" of participation that we want to impress.
In this sense, if you would open a time for discussion of an initial review after one year and further analysis on the "about us", starting from the foundation.
Prior to October 2007, there were only "founding members" now we can be "members". What this means, is a change that is leading us towards some model of participation or not. If we compare the figures, about 14,000 of the founders of 2007 and about 900 members a month ago on Livorno (many more throughout the province) would think it would be appropriate to do some reflection, for better or for worse (and before you get hurt). Obviously I do not refer to the consent related to elections, which now travels on logical interpretation of related precisely to the "moments" of elections. I speak for the quality and "quantity" of involvement then that determine the quality of the result of a political party.
2) Renew something?
It 'obvious that the discourse of the "thing" is going to report to the organizational model. And here I make it short, saying only that most of rules or procedures that I like to remember the concept that we refer to a constitution, as such, should be contextualized and put into practice the values \u200b\u200bthat we propose to follow. In this sense, the prince is always the value of participation, from business circles. The regulations will be the consequence and must serve the statute and that reflects the values. So be careful to ensure that the implementing regulations are really the "service" the application of these values. Able to discuss, by all militants and sympathizers, is not only a duty but a guarantee that the rules do not violate, even without intent, the values \u200b\u200bof participation that we have sanctioned. Hence must start a culture of constructive confrontation, which can reconcile different ideas, in fact, to be compared and which should not be afraid as such.
3) Renew how?
Here is the discourse on the method, and some already mentioned before. The agora, an organization serving the citizens, supporters and members and is open to the comparison to find and share the best solutions. The agora against the "fire" in the sense that it simply no longer needed if there is an agora which functions and hierarchy of managers who manage but do not coordinate efforts, share ideas and solutions to them the whole "social community" that called party first, then society as a whole.
Ultimately we therefore summarize that "the people" of PD, with their values \u200b\u200bstatements, is "organized" through "participatory methods" in Agora open to produce results and policy proposals to be delivered to the entire community of citizens.
In this sentence I can feel our value and also the challenge, which is to locate all the way through this agora to organize real, this open plaza in agreement with the deeper meaning of our proposal with the democratic politics and that characterizes us in the name and there must always characterize also in the style with which we act politically.
conclusion
First, we must not be afraid to evaluate it fairly. We were born recently and if we go beyond the electoral disputes and controversies spurious, we can only do us good. It 'obvious that we are Leghorn, as such, as our "good" side should also be used to compare sometimes harsh but always honest and that the end always comes to a proper mediation. The problem is that such mediation is made for the interests of all and not just on a few, of course. Otherwise the risk of becoming downward, without denying the real share "participation" as a value.
In this sense, for example, the primary question is not "yes or no", but "where prodest" and above all consider an inclusive, not just one. In a design method that is, that is, clear and open. If not we can make up all but the primary result will never change.
Secondly we should not fear to understand that to reach a "standard policy" as that which we have data from the beginning of the birth of the PD we will "merge" and "synthesize" culturally, and we have been saying sfiancare to, but we need first to find out what kind of skills we want to field. How do you propose a debate on how to set up processes parts of virtuous political class even if we do not start from the skills needed for "playing politics" in the second millennium? Siena (the training school the next January 16) I hope it is a useful opportunity to do so.
Third, and as a final consideration, I can not help but observe that, in two words, the political developments of recent decades has, in substance sought to set aside the concept of party as "social formation" (sealed also dictated by the constitution) in order to accommodate phenomena related to moving it. Forza Italy is an example. This trend, which summarizes an extreme, one wonders what has left stunned on the field with the value of democratic participation "de-facto", which as such is the true value "experience" and that derives substantial as lessons from the postwar political process.
I believe that the birth of the Democratic Party as the party was to demonstrate the desire to implement a new idea and that was not just "move", just to ensure the broadest participation of all citizens. The traditional party has evolved and, through us, begins a new path of innovation deep. Do not ever forget it every time we are going to speak, write an article, take even the smallest of decisions as leaders at all levels, otherwise you may have few members and especially to have an organization without a soul at the expense of democracy itself a country. We want to be the opposite, and we must start from Livorno message loud and responsibly.
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