[governance] Defund the ITU petition

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

I agree there. The more reasonable alternative is for the usa to 
participate and group together with other countries to elect a sg that 
doesn't allow this scope creep in ITU's agenda and refocuses it on its 
core roles of development and standardization

--srs (htc one x)



On 11 February 2013 12:58:33 AM Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
> Considering all the ways in which the US govt (involuntarily) collects 
> tax monies and uses them in ways that oppose my interests, the ITU 
> budget is a rounding error.
>
> Cannot speak for Adam, but perhaps he was concerned about the 
> hyperventilated and distorted manner in which the defund the ITU 
> campaign is being carried out. The degree to which the US (and other 
> countries) continue to financially support the ITU (and other UN 
> agencies) is a legitimate topic of debate and discussion. Indeed, I 
> would like to see a calm and pragmatic discussion of what people see as 
> the future role of the ITU, and am perfectly willing to entertain “no 
> role” or “a dramatically reduced role” as a debatable option. But let’s 
> carry out the discussion in a less polarized way, and one that pays 
> attention to basic facts about geopolitics and intergovernmental relations.
>
>
> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org 
> [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Bill Woodcock
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:39 AM
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] Defund the ITU petition
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Adam Peake 
> <ajp at glocom.ac.jp<mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp>> wrote:
> > Good to see there's still no interest
>
> Really, Adam?  You think it's "good" that I should be forced to make 
> involuntary payments to an organization that uses them to oppose my interests?
>
> Since it's not your money that we're talking about, I'm curious why you 
> feel you have standing to make such an assertion.
>
>                                 -Bill
>
>
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