[governance] Is 'tit for tat' all that can be accomplished?

[Riaz K Tayob]

Please do not mischaracterise the positions. We seek principled unity.

If there is scope for action then let us do it - really. What do you 
propose?

Before and now there was enough grounds for shared common values (even 
if one did not share the Third World analytic) but the issues were 
irrelevant. Can someone explain the relevance of the topic after all 
that was done to ensure issues like this were not discussed meaningfully 
at IGC?

This is a global problem, not a North American or rich country one only. 
Unless there is global approach to this problem we cannot move. There 
are other avenues where this can be handled and if IGC has confirmed its 
irrelevance and laggardness then so be it. Let the MAG, IGC and everyone 
related bask in the glory of what they have created and managed.

If there is a principled basis to move forward (i.e. simple confirmation 
that these issues have global relevance based on universal human rights 
would suffice) there is no problem at all. But this should be the rule 
going forward rather than the (parochial US type) exception. It is very 
simple really...


On 2013/06/11 11:07 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Reading the governance list, I'm struck by how little discussion there 
> is on how to take the things that you presumably agree on (objection 
> to overbroad surveillance, etc.) and do something productive with it; 
> it seems almost all effort is spent trying to score points against 
> factions.
>
> Is this really the best that this list can do?
>
> Other lists - like Best Bits - are responding with statements and the 
> like on topical subjects. Would you rather score points *against* one 
> another, or score points *for* the public interest?

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