Re: Internet Government (was_Re: Questions for Stakeholders)

[Bob Allisat <bob@wtv.net>]

I wrote:
>> ............. In my opinion the only
>>  alternative is for us to rapidly and
>>  coherantly form a virtual government
>>  and with which to defend our interests
>>  and preserve our liberties and rights.


Jean-Christophe replied:
>How to designate this "virtual government" ?
>
>According to the amount of money one has poured in the Internet ?
>To the number of connected customers ?


 First a provisional government
 formed of men and women from all
 sides of the debate and representing
 various regions is formed. They act
 as an organizing or steering committee
 for the founding convention process
 which will determine the form and
 structure of governance. Then it
 is one man one vote, one woman one
 vote. Every netizen has a vote and
 it is they who must ultimately control
 the course and nature of the Internet.


I wrote, continuing:
>>  The knowledge trees have very shallow
>>  roots, no defenses, fewer resources
>>  and sit a shambles amid the increasing
>>  organization and capitalization of
>>  those who could sell us all down the
>>  river faster than we could say "Anti-
>>  trust". Furthermore there is no effective
>>  way even to esure that these auto=
>>  organizers will not somehow become our
>>  oppressors for, as far as I can see,
>>  there is no accountabilty, no electoral
>>  recourse, not even legal or moral
>>  guidlines to oversee these informal
>>  boss men.


Jean-Christophe replied:
>In fact, I just compared Neighbor Nets and Knowledge Trees for their
>adaptive capacities.
>Of course, the whole system will have to obey to some global laws.
>Technical ones (IP, DNS protocols...), and ethic ones (a sort of
>constitution).


 Here is where the neighbour net falls
 prey to the awesome forces surrouding
 us all. They will be "protocoled" into
 dissolution and disarray. How many lawyers
 and how many engineers do you have on
 staff? How many lobbyists so you have
 ready to jet off to every darned meeing
 at a weeks notice? How many Corporate
 Boards of Directors do you folks sit
 on? Out- manned, out gunned and just
 plain out.


Myself:
>>  Effective Internet government is possible
>>  while simultaneously preserving the liberty
>>  and independance of all citizans. It is
>>  folly to assume that governance is always
>>  evil and that industry, commerce and
>>  technologists should be left to their
>>  own ends in great paroxisms of "self-
>>  regulation". Such a path will lead only
>>  to our own injury as the spoils of the
>>  Internet are carved up and shared out to
>>  every interest save that of the public.
>>  Let's move fast and strong towards a
>>  provisional Internet government, founding
>>  convention and the responsibilities and
>>  duties ahead without fear or hesitation.


Jean-Christophe replied:
>True again, we need governance, but an adapted form of it.
>The current troubles are here to prove that.
>
>As for moving fast : our european IRSC server is now up and running ;o)


 Under whose authority? Who elected you
 and your friends gods of the Internet?
 What is to stop any of you from abusing
 or neglecting the rest of us? Nothing,
 yourselves and no-one's in that order.


 Bob Allisat
 Director, World TeleVirtual Network
 bob@wtv.net - (416) 534-1999 - http://www.wtv.net
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