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On Thursday 05 May 2011 08:56 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
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<pre wrap="">parminder <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net"><parminder@itforchange.net></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">our communication should clearly make the point that in any discussion
on the kind of issues that the G8 meeting is taking up, all countries
must be included on an equal footing.
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I strongly agree with this principle, as part of the even broader
principle that *all* legitimate concerns (including concerns that
are not particularly on the agenda of any government) must be
appropriately taken under consideration.
The challenge is of course that the more diverse the participants
in any discussion are, the more difficult it will be to arrive at
a conclusion that presents a viable way forward from all viewpoints
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Norbert, <br>
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Sorry if I sound sarcastic, also since we have mostly agreed on most
things, but I need to make my point clearly; what you say is one of
the most ingenious arguments against democracy. (Also a bit funny,
why the same argument cant be used against multistakeholderism ???)
And I am a great supporter of democracy, almost my primary passion.
And my distinct impression is that democratic insitutions world wide
have been able to take more effective decisions than plutocratic
ones. We need to believe in democracy, including global democracy,
at more than at level of principle, we need to take practical
measures to press for it. Again, if civil society wont do this i
dont know who will. 'Multistakeholderism, yes, democracy, no', is
not at all acceptable, This was also the main point of my
presentation at the recent CoE on Internet principles meeting as
well.<br>
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Parminder <br>
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<pre wrap="">I suspect that this probably why the
G8 find the idea appealing to try to decide things simply among
themselves.
Greetings,
Norbert
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