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<div> 11/19/14, 12:15 PM, "Evan Leibovitch" <<a href="mailto:evan@telly.org">evan@telly.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">What negative publicity?</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">All I have seen are
<a href="http://www.onlydomains.com/showNews/title/isoc-civil-society-unhappy-with-netmundial-initiative-not-consistent-with-democracy">
nearly</a>-<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141117/17550129174/internet-society-says-oh-hell-no-to-icanns-plan-un-security-council-internet.shtml">congratulatory</a><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/17/isoc_slams_netmundial_initiative/">
comments</a>, praising ISOC for singularly having the courage to stop the affront to openness and MSM in its tracks. Suddenly we're relevant again.</div>
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<div>Agree! It is worth reading all of the Just Net Coalition statement in your first link – very interesting reading:</div>
<div><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/NMI-neoliberal-caravan">http://justnetcoalition.org/NMI-neoliberal-caravan</a></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">What debate exists, from what I can see, are tactical rather than on substance. I see nobody saying that NMI was a Really Good Idea outside of the three founders -- forget perfect, even
workable or even necessary. The main debate I have seen was whether to meekly join and try to fix things from the inside, or to reject the initial offer, pressuring for change as a condition of participation. And the ISOC statement properly questions whether
there is a need at all for such an overarching body.</div>
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<div>Well said!</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">I can fully appreciate the challenge between the dogmatic and pragmatic. I think the ISOC approach has addressed both, rejecting the initial NMI foundation but keeping the door open, and calling for
the dialogue that should have taken place BEFORE the fact.</span></div>
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<div>Exactly right. There has been no discussion as to what needs are not being met and how to meet those needs, and as a result the process seems to have been reversed. A NMI structure is being imposed from above by 3 organizations (really just 1 is in charge
it seems) without any of this being discussed. As a result, it seems unsurprising that there is no consensus or groundswell of support to join in an effort. Though maybe this is building on the rousing success of the 1Net Coalition. ;-)</div>
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<div>Jason</div>
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