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

[michael gurstein]

Nick,

 

Unfortunately there doesn`t seem to be even the most minimal agreement on
this list concerning the nature of the public interest with respect to the
Internet and Internet Governance (or even if there is a public interest with
respect to Internet Governance). It has thus proven to be fundamentally
impossible to ``do something productive``.

 

Going forward, without some clear response from those who have in the past
been either designated or self-designated spokespersons for the `technical
community` within the IGC and IGF it would appear similarly impossible to
determine whether there is an agreement sufficient to move forward
concerning the most recent revelations.

 

That this is the case concerning, as I said earlier, the most significant
issue to arise concerning the Internet and it`s ``governance`` since the
inception of the Internet is to my mind truly and sadly astonishing.

 

Mike

 

From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
[mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 4:08 AM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
Subject: [governance] Is 'tit for tat' all that can be accomplished?

 

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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