AW: [governance] Internet G8 meeting

[parminder]

On Thursday 05 May 2011 08:56 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> parminder<parminder at itforchange.net>  wrote:
>
>> our communication should clearly make the point that in any discussion
>> on the kind of issues that the G8 meeting is taking up, all countries
>> must be included on an equal footing.
> I strongly agree with this principle, as part of the even broader
> principle that *all* legitimate concerns (including concerns that
> are not particularly on the agenda of any government) must be
> appropriately taken under consideration.
>
> The challenge is of course that the more diverse the participants
> in any discussion are, the more difficult it will be to arrive at
> a conclusion that presents a viable way forward from all viewpoints
> of the various participants.

Norbert,

Sorry if I sound sarcastic, also since we have mostly agreed on most 
things, but I need to make my point clearly; what you say is one of the 
most ingenious arguments against democracy. (Also a bit funny, why the 
same argument cant be used against multistakeholderism ???) And I am a 
great supporter of democracy, almost my primary passion. And my distinct 
impression is that democratic insitutions world wide have been able to 
take more effective decisions than  plutocratic ones. We need to believe 
in democracy, including global democracy, at more than at level of 
principle, we need to take practical measures to press for it. Again, if 
civil society wont do this i dont know who will. 'Multistakeholderism, 
yes, democracy, no', is not at all acceptable, This was also the main 
point of my presentation at the recent CoE on Internet principles 
meeting as well.

Parminder

> I suspect that this probably why the
> G8 find the idea appealing to try to decide things simply among
> themselves.
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
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