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Re: [ga] Fascinating bust up on the Registrars Mailing List
Useful comments, Leah, but it was Richard Lindsay who wrote the quote, not
Richard Henderson!
----- Original Message -----
From: L. Gallegos <jandl@jandl.com>
To: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:58 AM
Subject: Re: [ga] Fascinating bust up on the Registrars Mailing List
>
>
> On 2 Feb 2003 at 16:28, Richard Henderson wrote:
>
> > I believe that there are many voices
> > > (indeed the vast majority) that are quelled because they don't
> > > want to be bullied by the vocal minority.
> > >
>
> I think you have it slightly backwards. The vast majority of stakeholders
> are the consumers who are disenfranchised by the sytem. What you call the
> vocal minority is actually quite representative of the typical consumer,
> who, if properly educated, would be just as vocal as those who have been
> so vocal on this and other lists. And therein lies the problem. The vast
> majority of stakeholders are unaware of the situation until it hits them
> squarely in the face. Then they become involved. Once involved, they
> come to realize that they are attacked by the powerful minority and give
> up with the "you can't fight city hall" syndrome.
>
> Now that the system has completely disenfranchised the public, it can only
> get worse until people realize they can route around the damage. That day
> is approaching more quickly.
>
> As the Chinese say "we live in interesting times."
>
> Leah
>
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