[New-imc] Nothing to prevent Right-Wing IMC

Bill Huston bhuston at mu.clarityconnect.net
Fri Aug 29 16:01:49 PDT 2003


This is a problem I raised back when I was trying to start IMC-Binghamton
(currently on-hold). It seems to me that there are two process features
which are going to ultimately cause problems:

1) Strict Consensus -- I know this is has been discussed ad nauseum, but
   we all witnessed the global blocks by IMC Ithaca, and this has never
   properly addressed, IMHO. Banning Arc simply swept this problem under
   the carpet for a while. I suggest a 2/3 super-majority, assuming
   the mission statement is never violated.

2) Lack of any kind of lefty-radical-progressive-counterculture political 
   litmus test.

The latter is the real current problem. In a decentralized collective
of autonomous groups, what prevents a collective of Dittoheads from
starting an IMC?  I see nothing in the process docs to prevent this.

I would suggest that all new IMCs be compelled to adopt the Seattle
IMC mission statement as their own, as it is pretty darn good.

Peace,
Bill Huston 





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