[pp.int.general] Pirates and the 5 Star Movement

[Dario]

2013/3/2 Travis McCrea <me at travismccrea.com>

> I apologize for my last email's incoherentness, I was writing out my first
> draft of what I was thinking and then replied to an instant message came
> back and clicked send on accident. The basic idea is still the same
> (private organizations do not need to be held to the same standard as
> government), but it was not worded very well nor written concisely.
>
>
Don't worry, it was clear. Every tool has its target and its time.

I agree with both, Rick and you. I would add that we need to be how we want
government to be. In the same way we want more transparency, we must stand
up for openness and possibility of citizen participation. It doesn't mean
only voting, it also means proposing, pushing laws, etc.

If the relationship government-citizen isn't bidirectional, we won't change
anything. YMMV but in some countries like Spain there is a lot to do about
this.

About private clubs, they will adopt whatever it fits better to them, of
course. They will adopt democratic tools when they fit to them or they look
just natural because they are being used everywhere.

-- 
Dario Castañé
http://www.dario.im | http://twitter.com/im_dario
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