Bruce, Ricardo Semler who wrote the book Maverick,
in his company they got rid of all the rule books, and based everything on
common sense,he has one of the world fastest growing businesses.
We have many things inserted into our minds which
we believe be absolute facts.
For example we are told war is about, so we can
free,to have liberty, but it really about murder,destruction,rape, and asserting
power, and making some very rich.
Bruce when you
had the debate about the Anarchist , which lead to some leaving, should that
have been moderated.
Where are the examples of these - false accusations, name calling and
character assignation.
I work for a company, the world largest mining
company, that treats the workers like children, which make the workforce very
frustrated, they have a rule for everything.
Semler calls it the military style of management,
so they feel in control.
Regards Martin
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To: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:12
AM
Subject: [WDDM] Is Free Speech
FREE?
Vijayaraghavan, Giorgio, Martin, WDDM members,
Is free speech Free?
Free speech sounds like a given,
as though it is without “rules”. However, the people have long had rules of
engagement, even in war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_engagement
In discussions there are rules limiting false accusations, name calling and
character assignation of your opponent. Without rules, people would likely
fall back on physical confrontation.
Parliamentary procedure is rules
of argument.
Charles rules of Argument are
here and contain some things to consider; http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2004/03/21/charles_rules_of_argument/
I have long agreed with
Bernard’s idea of local groups making decisions for their own community.
Bernard’s Phoenix is excellent, it has rules, a moderator; discussion has a
procedure to follow. http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/phoenix/index.htm
Whoever joins Phoenix, agrees to these “rules of argument” and it is a
sensible way to proceed. Any “local group” will likely develop its own “rules
of argument”.
WDDM is no different, we need to
develop “rules of argument”, and follow some procedure in making decisions.
[Necessary for Democracy] Often one person’s model is adopted by vote, or the
group can discuss individual procedures and adopt them. However, it is
necessary that procedures and rules of argument exist. Undefined process such
as be “polite” or discuss in a “civil manner” are useless for “guidelines”.
Once process is determined and adopted by democratic procedures, it must be
followed. Moderators are used to enforce the procedures.
Sincerely, Bruce
Bruce Eggum Gresham Wisconsin, USA http://www.doinggovernment.com/ Check
out my Blog too http://bruceeggum.blogster.com/ http://usinitiative.com
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