[governance] Comments on Rio - Suggestions for Delhi - main

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

Parminder wrote:

> No way, forget it. No body that exercises power in realms that directly
> affect other people (and a considerable number of them, all internet
> users) can be considered CS. Even by the definition you picked (at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Society#Definition )it wont pass.

Bear in mind that these organizations have several people who are involved
independently in CS.  And are among the more sympathetic stakeholder groups,
wrt CS goals and issues.

If you alienate and exclude them from the definition of CS, you are, as
McTim puts it, shooting yourself in the foot.

	srs

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