[governance] Final composition of the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

I agree. Given the habitual use of this tactic it may be wise to 
reconsider submitting parminder name as the caucus rep for this or any 
other future process

--srs (htc one x)



On 30 March 2013 5:56:21 PM Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>
> On 30 Mar 2013, at 07:17, parminder wrote:
>
> >> One keeps hoping that you and your ilk will one day learn to conduct 
> an open host discussion in the democratic tradition.
>
> I tend to consider Adam and me of a similar Ilk*, I hope this belief of 
> mine does not offend him (and this note certainly does not speak for him)
>
> > sorry, open honest not host
>
> I beleive that people of our ilk do participate openly and honestly in 
> discussions.
>
> I also believe that we recognize 'gotcha' arguments when they are used. 
> They have been a fundamental argument style of a certain type of 
> politician since rhetoric was first described, and probably even before.
>
> You are arguing that they are a way of making power accountable, and in 
> some adversarial circumstances I agree that they might even be the 
> correct tool to use.  In an open and honest discussion among civil 
> society peers, I  beleive they are a way to back your peers up against 
> the wall and make them unwilling to engage.  I beleive they become a 
> barrier to open honest discussion and are the mark of hostile discussion.
>
> avri
>
>
> * Ilk - type, sort, class, category, group, set,breed, strain, bracket, 
> genre, make, model,kind, brand, vintage, stamp, style, family,variety.



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