<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I simply say that making blanket statements about corporations being evil and selfish entities does not do much for multistakeholderism, and moreover is uncivil, in the sense of lacking civility (politeness). </div><div><br></div><div>It is also not an ideal characteristic for civil society to have as it is not aligned to multistakeholderism, but rather to alienate specific stakeholder groups, so I suppose that metaphor fits to some extent.<br><br>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 23-May-2013, at 23:38, Sonigitu Ekpe <<a href="mailto:soekpe@gmail.com">soekpe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>Hi! Suresh,</p>
<p>Greetings from Calabar, Nigeria.</p>
<p>I thought Michael pointed at something.</p>
<p>Business people campaigning as a result of corporate responsibility to protect human rights of Consumers [Facebook]. </p>
<p>I also try to deduct from Michael's statement , and wish to believe that some are sponsored to be under Civil<br>
Society to protect business.</p>
<p>And your reflecting uncivilized CS, maybe more elaboration.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Sonigitu Ekpe Aji :-@ SEA</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On May 23, 2013 7:42 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <<a href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net">suresh@hserus.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>not really, though uncivil society might regard it so<br><br>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 23-May-2013, at 12:02, "michael gurstein" <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com" target="_blank">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hmmm… More do as I say, not as I do?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">M<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Suresh Ramasubramanian [<a href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net" target="_blank">mailto:suresh@hserus.net</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>; michael gurstein<br><b>Cc:</b> <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People's Terms of Service<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Joining Facebook, to work towards human rights<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/05/22/facebook-joins-gni-online-privacy-and-freedom-group/" target="_blank">http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/05/22/facebook-joins-gni-online-privacy-and-freedom-group/</a><br>
<br>And, to answer your question, "no"<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>--srs (iPad)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On 23-May-2013, at 10:53, "michael gurstein" <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com" target="_blank">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174441/fighting-facebook-campaign-peoples-t" target="_blank">http://www.thenation.com/article/174441/fighting-facebook-campaign-peoples-t</a><br>
erms-service# <br><br>A basis for a broader CS initiative including in IG (and a linkage with more<br>traditional Consumer/CS concerns)?<br><br>M<u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">
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