[governance] 14 Areas to Evaluate Existing Internet Governance Structures

[Joe Baptista]

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Jim Fleming wrote:

> 14 Areas to Evaluate Existing Internet Governance Structures
>
> How does THE Big Lie Society measure up ?
>
> THE Big Lie Society is composed of 52 people who conspire to control network

Jim - list those people for us.  Let us see the names.

thanks
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> resources and content for their personal gain. If one of the people dies,
> there is always another person that has been groomed to take their position
> in THE Big Lie Society. Their names, faces and history can easily be
> documented on a deck of playing cards. They will do almost anything or pay
> people to do anything to be part of that deck of cards.
>
> I Am Not Alone
> It Seeks Overall Control
>
> http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
>
> 1.)  Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
> Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans,
> symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are
> flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
>
>  2.)  Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights  Because of fear of
> enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are
> persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of
> "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture,
> summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
>
>  3.)  Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
> The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to
> eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious
> minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
>
>  4.)  Supremacy of the Military
> Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a
> disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is
> neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
>
>  5.)  Rampant Sexism
> The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively
> male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made
> more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay
> legislation and national policy.
>
>  6.)  Controlled Mass Media
> Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other
> cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or
> sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war
> time, is very common.
>
>  7.)  Obsession with National Security
> Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
>
>  8.)  Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations
> tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate
> public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government
> leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically
> opposed to the government's policies or actions.
>
>  9.)  Corporate Power is Protected
> The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the
> ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually
> beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
>
>  10.)  Labor Power is Suppressed
> Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist
> government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely
> suppressed.
>
>  11.)  Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
> Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher
> education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other
> academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is
> openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
>
>  12.)  Obsession with Crime and Punishment
> Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to
> enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and
> even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a
> national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
>
>  13.)  Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
> Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and
> associates who appoint each other to government positions and use
> governmental power and authority to protect their friends from
> accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources
> and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government
> leaders.
>
> 14.  Fraudulent Elections
> Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times
> elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination
> of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or
> political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist
> nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control
> elections.
>
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