[governance] enhanced consultations - further inputs

[parminder]

On Friday 03 December 2010 11:21 AM, McTim wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:12 AM, parminder<parminder at itforchange.net>  wrote:
>    
>> If you do not want them to misuse their sovereignty claims, especially vis a
>> vis matters that are are increasingly of global implication, then you need
>> to have alternative globally democratic power
>>      
> I'm with Avri, to think that gov'ts won't claim sovereignty and act
> unilaterally is idealistic at best.
>    

So?? We shd throw all governments into the sea and live by the law of 
the jungle?

BTW, I did mention that in the areas under the ambit of WTO and WIPO, 
governments, largely, are unable to act unilaterally.

About being 'idealistic', well, i dont know what is more idealistic than 
to think that everything can self govern itself to the best satisfaction 
of all, the kind of thinking that underlies your contributions to most 
political discussions here.

Parminder

> Unless your data is on a server in SeaLand
> (http://www.sealandgov.org/) or someplace like it, some gov't will be
> asserting authority of some kind.
>
>    
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