[governance] U.S. - Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy

[Norbert Bollow]

Alejandro Pisanty Baruch <apisan at unam.mx> wrote (in response to Paul
Lehto):

> I think that "many who are uncomfortable with democratization
> nevertheless claim its mantle" is an interesting statement. If you
> mean anyone in particular it may be better to know. As you know,
> often in debates about democracy, such a statement is cast and each
> side may claim it applies to the other one.

I would suggest that it is best to avoid the temptation of naming
names on this point.

But I would, from my personal observation, definitely confirm Paul's
statement that there is no shortage of people who use a pretense of
being in favor of democracy while bullying and/or manipulating others
into allowing them to push something through that is totally contrary
to the spirit of democracy.

In my view, the best strategy for being able to reliably detect such
dishonesty is to deeply acquaint oneself with the various reasons that
lead various people to genuinely care about democracy (or whatever else
is the pretense du jour). Then you will be able to quickly recognize the
wolves in sheep's clothing for what they are, and armed with this
information, you can develop strategies for achieving the important
goals while usually avoiding direct confrontations with the wolves. 

Greetings,
Norbert

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