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McTim wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Prmndr, Lee, Ian, et. al,
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I have a hypothetical question (that may not be so hypothetical, if
the actions by some re: CSTD are anything to go by).
If the governemtns of the world decided they would build a "framework"
of some kind re: IG, but shut out all non-governmental actors in its
development, would you all still be in favor of said framework
building?
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McTim<br>
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Since you again insist on a reply in a second email, i will reply, and
also explain why i did not respond earlier.<br>
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My response is also hypothetical, to your hypothetical question, since
I do not support silent acceptance of less than perfect governance
structures.<br>
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My response is in form of a counter question - will you like to live
without any government at all, or will you accept an imperfect
government, while keeping up all efforts to perfect it? <br>
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McTim, either you are a complete anarchist or you have simply assumed
that Internet and the new social structures being created by it are,
somehow magically, a completely new space, completely unlike the world
we know and live in, and thus needs no political governance (as we know
political governance). I see such a position as very faulty at its very
base, and thus am unable to respond meaningfully to questions that are
built on this assumption. I can discuss this basic assumption and its
fault with you, but no point otherwise arguing too much if we do not
settle this basic, framing, issue.<br>
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Parminder <br>
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