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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kerry Wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“As the process is one of the closest things we will
ever see to participatory democracy, it should have a natural application to
politics. However, there are a few big barriers to such an application -
politicians and politics. Politicos love to play power games and are
driven by monster egos, not exactly prerequisites for sharing.
Moreover, politics have become media perception (and huge spend) exercises that
negate personal involvement and rely on manipulation, often promoting fear.”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You are correct on the barriers, which makes what is
happening now with the Dean campaign all the more remarkable. It will be
interesting to see how long this situation continues, now that he has
definitely moved to the front-runner position – but for the moment what
you are suggesting in terms of building a platform could happen. Simply create
a Meet-Up group and go for it. Could go nowhere – or catch fire.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And a further interesting point. As near as I can figure
out, every single respondent to my thoughts here has come from some place OTHER
than the </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. What does that tell you?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>kerry napuk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="12" Year="2003"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday, December 12, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="11" Minute="55"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>11:55 AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Civil Conversation</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks for raising the possibility
of open space in politics.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As the process is one of the closest
things we will ever see to participatory democracy, it should have a natural
application to politics. However, there are a few big barriers to such an
application - politicians and politics. Politicos love to play power
games and are driven by monster egos, not exactly prerequisites for
sharing. Moreover, politics have become media perception (and huge
spend) exercises that negate personal involvement and rely on manipulation,
often promoting fear.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We were approached by a minority
party in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Scotland</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> to do an open space on issues in
constituencies around the country. It occurred to me that it would be
more productive to have a national event, rather than a series of smaller ones
where convergence of priorities might be awkward and time consuming and
mitigate against a critical mass talking in real time. So, I
suggested why not let ALL the party members come together in open space and
create the party's Manifesto (what you call the Platform in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>America</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>)? If members created the
party's position on key issues, what it really stood for, participants would
have commitment and ownership at point of participation and would go out and
work to get their people elected.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So, why not propose a virtual open
space national event to create Dean's platform</span></font>? I believe
Gabrielle Ender has the software to do the exercise. Another variation
might be to have individual Meet-up Groups propose their issues, actions and
priorities and report into the virtual event, allowing convergence around
majority positions. Letting voters decide for once what their party and
candidate really stand for sounds pretty novel to me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hey, this could be exciting and fun! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kerry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Open Futures<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Edinburgh</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p>
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