From: | "Bernard Clayson" <bernard-clayson(at)shuartfarm.fsnet.co.uk> |
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Date: | Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:28:09 -0000 |
Subject: | Re: [WDDM] Re: Toward a WDDM Charter |
Dear all, Without getting in to a point by point debate, Bruce does mention one
important factor that I keep mentioning - cultural differences.
Spelling is only one, although I would add we are conversing in
English<grin>
The main one is the attempt to squeeze a quart in to a pint pot.
The North American approach of an organisation, conversing in English, can
only result in imposing it's opinion on the rest of the world, the consequence
will be similar to the US imposing democracy on other countries.
The largest population count is Chinese, what proportional representation
do they have in this World Direct Democracy Movement.
This group has 47 members, what experience do they have, if one has to have
an executive, one normally judges their suitability for the job on experience,
not untested opinions.
47 members (from which countries), 180 countries x
creeds/religions/cultures etc .......?? it does not add up to a World-ddm.
The justification for an organisation is North American, no strategy, it is
bulldozer democracy, an expensive website, Wiki, BBS, adds up
to bureaucratic bull shit i.e. all show and no substance.
One can do websites for free, I have several, so why do you want an
executive to administer the money (which you do not have) to justify an
organisation, again it does not add up.
The dialogue with Antonio is more useful to activists, ways tried, lessons
learned, etc, it atleast shows ways that others can follow in engaging with the
people, the ones this organisations forgets about.
I have learned some important lessons, which may, or may not be applicable
elsewhere, the most important one is not to presume, I tried doing it by the
theorists 'book', dialogue etc etc.
Met a brickwall, so I backed off and tried a different way, similar
result.
I then took account of the apathy factor, if people believe that nothing
will make any difference then it was up to me to dispell that perception
hence doing the last one first.
It takes time
for people to accept a different way of doing and thinking.
If one has the
patience to wait, circumstances will occur that will have them realising the
logic of doing it another way, hence, both a potential developer and the parish
chairman realising a referendum could save a lot of time, money and
trouble.
The essence of
all this is - an organisation is of no use to me as an activist, to put it
bluntly, it would be as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
If there is no
change of thinking, I will use
the exit door .... like I did with the previous WDDM, and for the same
reasons.
The clock is
ticking on your sell-by date.
Regards
Bernard
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