[governance] Tangential (On Exceptionalism Wikileaks) America's vassal acts decisively and illegally

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

Much of the internet and modern information technology seems to be based
around continous transition. There's always something changing - it's a
very, very flexible thing that's never *the same*. Thus Status Quo is only
a state of mind - given things around are changing anyways. Whether they
change by choice of society, politics, agencies, fora (like this forum), or
otherwise - the change is the only thing that will remain constant.

That said - sometimes certain situations may not have a fix - however in
moving towards a solution (and thus moving away from a pre-set thinking
pattern) - can itself result in some pretty amazing options, some of which
may be the solution. I feel (IMHO only - please feel free to disagree) that
the focus should be what we can do as the *_next_* step.

After all - guys, it's people like *us *that will create that proposal for
change, and ultimately the change itself!!!

-C

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:52 PM, John Curran <jcurran at istaff.org> wrote:

>
> I suspect I shall regret entering this discussion, but I must disagree
> with the
> assertion contained in above sentence, specifically:
>
>   "American Exceptionalism, which is implicit in the CHOICE of supporting
> the
>    Status Quo of current Internet Governance arrangements ON THIS LIST,"
>
> For some of us, the choice of supporting the current status quo in
> Internet Governance
> arrangements is predicated on lack of a clear alternative which may be
> assessed on its
> benefits and merits, and a need to keep the Internet operational in the
> meantime.  I likely
> would support the status quo in Internet Governance of critical Internet
> resources even
> if it were anchored in a contract with Cthulhu, or at least until such
> time as a proposal for
> change came along which provided clear benefits and had a reasonable
> chance of transition.
>
> (Personally, the concept of any government exceptionalism seems to ignore
> the inherent
> nature of governments.)
>
> FYI,
> /John
>
> Disclaimers:  My views alone.  I disclaim that they add any value, so
> please do not try
> to tax them.
>
>
>
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