[pp.int.general] I had this dream once...

[Mozart Palmer]

Oh certainly. The pragmatic approach would be to recognise that some people
are simply better suited as administrators (I prefer not to use
"bureaucrats" because that has negative connotations) while others are the
ones actively getting "the message" out there. That doesn't mean that there
isn't a place for administrators in an activist organisation however. You
still need people to keep the organisation well-oiled, while other people
go out and spread the message. There's a difference between being "an
activist organisation" and "being an activist." Ideally an activist
organisation is made up of activists and any support personnel required to
facilitate their activities. As does a political party — you need
candidates *and* people to help them get elected.

On 30 June 2013 18:54, Anouk <jakobsheep at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Jun 30, 2013 10:04 AM, "Mozart Palmer" <
> mozart.palmer at pp-international.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'm going to focus on a very very narrow part of what you said because I
> love the general gist of it all.
> >
> > Yes, I know this is not politics, but activism.
> >
> > I think a lot of respect is lost by existing parties precisely because
> they are not activists. They are complacent, believing competing for votes
> every n years is all that matters. I fully support the duality of activist
> and political organisation, and I think taking initiatives like this — or
> at the very least investigating their viability — is exactly what Pirate
> Parties should be doing. It's one thing to talk the talk, another to walk
> the walk :-)
> >
>
> I agree +  disagree. What is kept out of the equation is that people are
> different and have different qualities/talents.
> Some of us are better 'bureaucrates' then 'activists' and vice versa.
>
> Is pirate-intelligence not making use of this principle of difference?
> Is this 'pefect' pirate 'the activist' not another dogma that is the core
> problem actually ?
>
> Pirately,
> Anouk
>
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