[OSList] : Illegitimate Authority

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Amerie. I do take some issue with you. Our gathering was about as
self-organizing as it gets. I didn't have a clue who was coming (except for
Dan), what they really wanted to accomplish - or why the hell I should have
been there. Of course it was my house, and folks did drop by. We had a ball!
Would it have been better had there been some female of the species?
Doubtless! But. whatever happens is the only thing that could have. If
anybody organized that thing (in terms of content, themes, who talked to
whom, when.) They have yet to show up. And. whenever it happens again, come
on by J

 

Harrison

 

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Amerie Rose via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 6:24 PM
To: Daniel Mezick via OSList
Subject: Re: [OSList] : Illegitimate Authority

 

Dear Daniel,

 

I wholeheartedly like, in fact love the idea that OST is designed to subvert
illegitimate authority. That your meeting with Harrison was not orchestrated
using the principles of OST is the only reason that I am not taking umbrage
at the non-appearance of females amongst your party. I trust that the
principles of self-organisation would never have allowed such a tragedy to
occur. Yet alas, when other powers take the reigns and so forth. I don't
normally comment on such things, sitting in the luxurious position of
post-feminism and all that, but seeing as the space has been opened for the
conversation to happen...

 

Kind regards,

Amerie - Ms.

 


"...Harrison, I have a question... AND THIS IS IT: 

 

Is Open Space Technology SUBVERSIVE to illegitimate authority?"

 

And Harrison, without any hesitation, goes: "(chuckle...)
...Abso-lutely...that's the whole POINT!"

 

Wow.

Who likes the idea that OST is designed to subvert illegitimate authority?  

Who doesn't?

Is this subversive quality of OST a bug...or a feature?

 

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