Re: [wg-review] Clarifications requested from BoD, Staff, NC,TC,Chair prior to co-Chair elections

["Elana Broitman" <ebroitman@register.com>]

It would seem that possibly a threshold question has to be asked:
Is it so broken that we need a whole new one or can we tinker with it and make it
work?
The great thing about the Manifesto (bible, constitution, Mr. Postal's writing) is
rereading it as time and politics change it evolves into a different writing, just
as ICANN should evolve.

Sincerely,

Bret Busby wrote:

> Eric Dierker wrote:
> >
> > May I be so bold as to turn this thread back to where I believe it should
> > head.
> > Clearly ICANN is operating in a monopolistic anti-trust type of environment.
> > Clearly that is why it is important for it to move in the direction of a more
> > bottom up, consensus oriented approach which includes those netizens who
> > would be the victim if they are not adequately represented in ICANN.
> > You see if the monopoly really does represent all of it's customers in a fair
> > and equitable fashion no one complains and everyone wants to participate in
> > their monopoly.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
>
> Apart from the issue of whether the word "consenus", as used above,
> should be replaced with "majority", or, "democracy", I agree with the
> above.
>
> Two issues:
>
> Firstly; if ICANN functions as a government, then, it should be subjevt
> to normal democratic processes, applicable to a democratically elected
> government.
>
> Secondly; many years ago, I read the Communist Party Manifesto, out of
> curiosity. The fundamental thing that I disliked about it (it may have
> been my interpretation), was that it criticised what existed, and did
> only that, without offereing a constructive alternative. It is one thing
> to say "ICANN this", and, "ICANN that", but, it is more constructive, to
> say "I believe that a problem exists with ICANN, and the problem is
> ...., and, I believe that the way to rectify this, is ....". That way,
> constructive discussion can ensue, which may even result in a benficial
> outcome (especially if the people in power sit up and listen, or, are
> deposed, and, replaced with a better system).
> --
>
> Bret Busby
>
> Armadale, West Australia
>
> ......................................
> "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the
> answer means."
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