Mars attacks - Re: [governance] Comments on Rio - Suggestions

[Rédaction Lettre d'IRIS]

Le 14 févr. 08 à 23:58, Suresh Ramasubramanian a écrit :

> Meryem Marzouki [14/02/08 19:26 +0100]:
>> Hey, wait a minute! Before giving them equal representation, we've  
>> to check this new specy, see if it doesn't have aggressive  
>> intentions, etc.
>>
>> Just kidding, but come on, Mc Tim, where do you expect to take the  
>> caucus with such points? Beyond the deadline for submitting IGC  
>> comments?
>
> Away from a direction that is frankly dangerous. E&oe Parminders  
> comments
> about a neo liberal bias pervading these groups, that's not really  
> all that
> strange an attitude for any american CS group at all. What would  
> you prefer
> instead, that they be neocons + war / anti-terrorism hawks before  
> they are
> allowed to join the exalted ranks of "global CS"?

OK, as it is already past-midnight (Paris time), I'll be lazzy and  
simply quote Parminder's answer to you, since it perfectly works for  
me too (and since Parminder expresses himself in English better than  
I do:)):

" it is amusing that you seem to expect me to accept them
because you tell me that they are of this ideology. My problem is  
precisely
with the neo-liberal slant of this ideology, and that through the
representation of, what likes to be called, the tech community this  
ideology
gets (illegitimately) over-represented in IG bodies, and gives  
strength to
the pervasive neo-liberal march. I expect you to be surprised that most
'development' civil society bodies consider this neo-liberal  
onslaught as
one of the primary issues to confront."

Let me add to the last sentence that it's also the case for many  
organizations based in developed countries, including mine in France.

Best,
Meryem
PS. I was right in changing the subject of this thread: weird things  
seems happening here:)

--
Meryem Marzouki - http://www.iris.sgdg.org
IRIS - Imaginons un réseau Internet solidaire
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