Hugh Mackay Web2.0 and democracy

it has been a thought of mine recently that if we could only get everyone connected to the internet and engaged in the decision making of the country that we would have a better system then the current westminster parliment... however reading "Advance Australia Where?" has given me pause for thought - thought for pause. Hugh basically says that if everyone is involved then we end up with chaos and that we need leaders - people who can consider the facts and make informed and sometimes popular decisions. I agree... however I feel that my recent thinkings about the involvment of everyone in the process has been a lack of voice within the decision making process - a government, now deposed that was making decisions that I did not agree with - bad decisions - decisions that got them unelected.... during those times however I wanted more engagement and web2.0 seemed like a natural way to go. Now that we have someone in govt that is more to my way of thinking.. I don't feel so angry about a lack of engagement.

all that being said we still need transparency in govt and better consultation and engagement with the populace and web 2.0 has a great many tools and ideas that can further that cause.

hhmmmmm...