[governance] Re: what is it that threatens the Internet community or 'who is afraid of the IGF'

[Avri Doria]

hi,

my guess for the reason cIr is different from the 4 themes from  
Athens is that the 4 themes from Athens already had their  
introductory sessions to bring out information and opinion.  and it  
is as a result of those sessions that the list of more specific  
issues was created.

i think the sessions may be exactly the place where what everyone is  
afraid of on all sides of the issue, if anyone is really afraid, will  
be able to be brought out.  or at least the session plus the  
workshops certainly offers the opportunity to really get the topics  
people on all sides want to get out.

one of the things that really confuses me in the discussion is why  
people so often choose to ascribe the worst possible motives to those  
they disagree with.  there are vast differences of opinion with all  
sorts of justified concerns on all sides of the messy issues.

a.

On 7 sep 2007, at 07.54, Parminder wrote:

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> As a further proof, if it was indeed required, of the threat some  
> actors feel on the matter of discussing CIR governance,  in the new  
> draft program, while in other thematic areas the text directly goes  
> to issues involved – in the area of CIRs there is a specific  
> mention that “The purpose of the discussion is to bring out  
> information and opinion”. It is almost funny…. What is it supposed  
> to mean… and what then is the purpose of discussions in other  
> sessions…. what is it that the draft program is trying to  
> foreclose… that someone may not pull out a gun or something !… Why  
> don’t these people directly spell out what are they afraid of.
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> Parminder
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