Re: a brave new world (ICANN internet government)

From: Patrick (patrick@stealthgeeks.net)
Date: Mon Feb 25 2002 - 10:03:52 EST


On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Philippe Landau wrote:

> >http://www.icann.org/general/lynn-reform-proposal-24feb02.htm
> >Core Values Should Be Preserved
> >Central to the ICANN experiment - and integral to its successes thus far -
> have been core values of openness and broad participation. I believe
> strongly in those values, and aim to strengthen them in a reformed
> ICANN.
> ICANN can and should do much better in achieving transparency, enabling
> meaningful participation, and reaching out to involve the global
> diversity of the Internet.
>
> "brave new world" stands for double-speak:
> propaganda making believe the contrary of what is intended and done.

Indeed. "We want to achieve tranparency and meaningful participation by
removing any pretense of a truly representational structure."

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