"Direct democracy is the only way in which no one is neglected in the discussion and conclusion, it enables complete transparency and guarantees that the decisions made really correspond to the people", according to the students of the Faculty of Philosophy.
Study at UNIRSM of the Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy in the blockade called on citizens to organize assemblies in their towns on March 28, with the message that "the only responsible and politically legitimate solution is the one we all participated in creating."
"The struggle that the students started is now the struggle of our entire society. With that in mind, we are also aware that the issues we face are no longer issues that concern only students, nor are we called to decide on them ourselves," the students of the Faculty of Philosophy stated in a statement.
It is added that every social group has the right and should decide and actively participate in the politics of their community and state.
"We are aware that representative democracy has disappointed us many times, both because of the corruption and abuse of position it enables, and because it did not really convey our voice. Instead of trusting in better, more honest and fair representatives, mediators of our votes, we can speak out ourselves. This is precisely what is made possible by assemblies, which are legally recognized, and represent a way in which everyone can express their opinion," the statement said.
Direct democracy complicates the decision-making process
Students also remind that for a long time it was considered that direct democracy complicates the decision-making process, that it is not effective and efficient, but that the plenums managed to prove the opposite.
"Direct democracy is the only way in which no one is neglected in the discussion and conclusion, it enables complete transparency and guarantees that the decisions made really correspond to the people", according to the students of the Faculty of Philosophy.
They also say that "we must not understand the assemblies as an immediate way out of the crisis we are in, but as a form of frequent pressure that the people would exert on the people who try to represent them, thereby taking over the constitutionally guaranteed sovereignty of each of us."
"Students do not consider the assemblies a short-term answer to current problems, but rather a legacy of our months-long struggle and a way to ensure that we do not find ourselves in a situation like this again," emphasized the students of the Faculty of Philosophy.
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