[governance] India's communications minister - root server misunderstanding (still...)

[Riaz K Tayob]

Bill.

I will avoid the issue of how your views are characterised. That said...

I do not think Parminder represents the entire Third World. Nor has be 
made claims to that effect - but it is a particular concern coming from 
some third world people and states.

What is the problem with the references Parminder has provided?

More important for me, is democracy or consensus the only route to a 
legitimate viewpoint?

If we reason by way of popularity alone, then it is clear why we were 
led into the "predictable" financial crisis this that led to the 
financial crisis where reason and thought was a popularity contest (very 
lucrative if one is a neoliberal apparently) and everyone else was a Dr 
Doom. Robust engagement is cool, but not if reason is hostage...

Riaz




On 2012/08/10 03:04 PM, William Drake wrote:
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:37 PM, parminder wrote:
>
>> When someone says that anyone wanting a change has to "outline said 
>> plausible alternative and why its risks/costs are less than the 
>> certainties/benefits of the SQ", and carries on at length to show - 
>> as most of your email does - that there isnt any clear demand for 
>> change, and when that someone is not an appointed neutral referee or 
>> something but a political player in the arena, then that person's 
>> politics is legitimately called as status quoist. I stick to my position.
>
> Which willfully misrepresents my clearly stated position,
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 9:18 AM, William Drake wrote:
>
>> While, like many in CS and the TC, I support the concept of 
>> decoupling root change authorizations from sole USG responsibility if 
>> and when a plausibly reliable alternative can be 
>> identified, realistically it has to recognized that this would need 
>> to be an evolutionary process that plays out over some years, with 
>> dialogue and collective learning rather than posturing and demanding 
>> as the lead edge.
>
> So I guess we're done.  You can now get back to sending dozens of long 
> multiscreen messages claiming to be the tribune of the whole global 
> South which all is just having a collective brain embolism over zone 
> file signing and berating anyone who dares to ask for evidence.  It's 
> a proven winner with respect to building the caucus' internal 
> consensus and external influence.
>
> Best,
>
> Bill

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