<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Despite Daniel's sensible statement that Nnenna's speech was just an "excellent" statement of her remit to represent civil society, I would like to offer my personal and institutional support for Deirdre's motion to endorse the speech to reinforce our shared belief that the speech is a true expression of civil society hopes and concerns for the future of the Internet. Some [good] ideas deserve to be repeated. </div><div><br></div><div>After all, the Gettysburg Address is not just another piece of funerary rhetoric. </div><div><br></div><div>Bruce Potter</div><div><br></div><div>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</div><div><br></div><div><div>On Apr 24, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Daniel Pimienta <<a href="mailto:pimienta@funredes.org">pimienta@funredes.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Nnenna did an excellent job presenting civil society position, both in the form and in the susbstance (and I am not surprised).<br><br>Yet it is hard for me to understand why we need to tautologically endorse the speech of who (brillantly) represent us.<br><br>Is it that we do not trust our representation system and we need a posteriori to confirm representation?<br>Is it that we try to make a public showcase of a consensus within IGF where we all know it is not existing?<br><br>If it was to try to identify a subset of values and visions we do all share then, as Mike suggested, we should work on them,<br>reflect from this speech and build upon this subset rather than making a communication show.<br><br><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>believed to be clean.<br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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