roundtable: Re: Who needs conspiracy theories?

roundtable: Re: Who needs conspiracy theories?

Re: Who needs conspiracy theories?

jronay@bga.com
Sun, 5 Mar 1995 11:37:57 -0600 

Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1995 11:37:57 -0600
Message-Id: <199503051737.LAA08144@zoom.bga.com>
To: roundtable@cni.org
From: jronay@bga.com
Subject: Re: Who needs conspiracy theories?


>While I have empathy with those who have responded in the attached 
>notes, the issue is really a generic one of how do you select '6-12' 
>people - if that is the US's allocation to the G-7 conference? 


I wish it were so simple as a generic answer.  Representing a voice is 
a bit different from representing power - real economic power.  Should 
that voice represent a collective "power" of some type and be able to 
raise the support (economic and otherwise) it could have its say...

>*Positive* alternative solutions should be forthcoming as it is easy 
>to criticize any specific solution. 

Discussion leads to alternatives some of which may even work... 

>While *physical* representation to conferences is the current paradigm, 
>we should be mobilizing our views in cyberspace (requiring leadership -
>any volunteers?) so that we can put them forth backed by a united (large
>statistical) set of *diverse* individuals like those participating in
>this roundtable - us! 

We'll see what sort of discussions herein lead to some sort of 
constructive real time action... 

>The bottom line is that we will continue to be part of the '1%' level of
>influence only if *we* allow the 'elite' to continue to play by the 2nd
>wave *physical* rules of representation. 

Perhaps.  The "elite" will play where they wish..  1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 
4th wave.  They will play where they get the leverage just like all 
humans.  How would the outcome differ should the list below be altered?  
What would the list look like and why? 

Jim

 
James E. Ronay
Synergistic Solution Technologies, Inc.  
(512) 331-2028  :   Fax - same
Intelligent/complex software & database development

"If your position is everywhere, your momentum is zero".

 
>Ted Kircher                                           (512) 335-1149
>Information Age Consulting
><kircher@bga.com>
>
>On Fri, 3 Mar 1995 jronay@bga.com wrote:
>> It will be interesting to see if this response is met with silence.  
>> At another level, as a small business person, without G-7 travel funds 
>> or "respect" how do one ever get to participate?  (If you understand my 
>> point and its complexity).  This is not the 80-20 rule, it's something 
>> like 99-1% or worse.  
>> 
>> The list does, in a way, remind me of the rumors I heard while in college 
>> (1959 +) about this band of six to 12 who literally ran the world - 
>> financially..  That rumor may continue to linger on campus.... 
>> 
>> >At 2:46 AM 2/24/95, James Love wrote (to roundtable):
>> >>From: David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>
>> >>  from the IEEE
>> >>
>> >>     Vice President Gore released "Agenda for Cooperation" in
>> >>     preparation for G-7 meeting next week in Brussels...
>> >>
>> >>     Individuals selected to accompany Ron Brown:
>> >>     Bob Allen - AT&T
>> >>     Ivan Seidenberg - NYNEX Pres. & CEO
>> >>     Gerald Levin - Time Warner Chmn. & CEO
>> >>     John Cooke - Disney Channel Pres.
>> >>     Craig McCaw - Teledesic Chmn.
>> >>     Jerry Junkins - Texas Instruments - Chmn.,Pres.,CEO
>> >>     Michael Spindler - Apple Pres. & CEO
>> >>     Ed McCracken - Silicon Graphics Chmn. & CEO
>> >>     Percy Sutton - Inner City Broadcasting Chmn. Emeritus
>> >>     Carbo Bearman - U. of Pittsburgh Dean
>> >>     Michael Dertouzos - MIT Computer Lab Dir.
>> >
>> >If this is the entire list of individuals invited to be part of the 
>> >USA G7 delegation, then I find that disgusting!  How one-sided can 
>> >you get?  Here we have a clear example of how USA policy is 
>> >determined by and for the corporate elite.

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