[P2P-F] Michigan: The Transformation Manifesto

[Michel Bauwens]

I do not think p2p needs a party, but it needs relays to avoid legal and
repressive assaults,

these relays could be a network of friendly politicians and policy makers,

so you could say that you're working with any politician that ascribes to
the principles of openness, p2p and the commons, os some such thing, this
could be said in a footnote?

Michel

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Michel Bauwens
> <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Sam,
> >
> > This is a really great document, and it is hugely important, and
> therefore a great advance, that p2p principles are translated in such a
> potent way for local usage,
> >
> > two remarks,
> >
> > - I think you may want to articulate the precise relationship between
> open source and business, it's implied but I can imagine the obvious remark
> of, if it's open source, how can we make money ... so some phrase or two
> showing how open software and design creates vibrant economies ?
> >
>
> Good idea. I will think on this one.
>
> > - two, while I broadly agree with your statement about politics, I think
> it is formulated too strongly anti-politically, a lot of what you want to do
> will be impacted by legal prohibitions and such, which  you may have to
> change, and this brings you into politics/policy, so you need to articulate
> some kind of connection
>
> Yes. This is one is difficult for me, because I think so much of our
> problems stems out of piping everything through these parties, and
> always defaulting to thinking "we need a party". I am definitely open
> to ideas about this.
>
>
> >
> > Michel
> >
>
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