Sobre plebiscitos
Abstract
Apesar do famoso conto de Artur Azevedo, tudo leva a crer que continuamos sem saber o que é plebiscito. Na propaganda televisiva, aparece um locutor, apregoa as virtudes do sistema que lhe cumpre defender, mas, logo a seguir, surge o seu sucessor para "desmentir" tudo o que foi dito antes. O dr. Paulo Brossard tentou intervir para limpar a área, mas parece que a sua palavra, douta e pausada, não alcançou o objetivo visado. Talvez, então, seja melhor voltar ao ponto de partida e procurar responder à pergunta do garoto: "Papai, que é plebiscito?" Eis o que vamos tentar fazer. Plebiscito é palavra de origem latina, formada pela conjunção de duas outras palavras: plebs "a plebe"e scitum "a decisão", de onde plebiscitum "a decisão do povo". [...]
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