«The negative, obviously, is that local people can more easily absorb preconceptions and
feel pressured to vote a
certain way — in other words, the danger
of local democratic
empowerment is a loss
of impartiality.»
«The good thing about such a world view,» Hyung Goo observed, «is that it gives a
certain sense
of empowerment to people who
feel generally disenfranchised.