thanks for this Stefan!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Stefan Meretz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stefan@meretz.de">stefan@meretz.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Dear Michel,<br>
<br>
just flew over the article, and find completely not interesting enough to<br>
invest more time. The authors simply didn't get the point, or, I guess,<br>
they intentionally miss it. Very brief the content:<br>
- commons discourse is backward oriented<br>
- throws away 200 years of scientific knowledge<br>
- argues only morally<br>
- expresses discomfort with technology and modernity<br>
- there is no contradiction between common and private good<br>
- it is rather a continuum, because private property is limited too<br>
- commons = common property = public good<br>
- Hardin was right, the tragedy of the commons "is an historical fact"<br>
- only private property can limit total waste of environment<br>
- sucessful example: CO2 certificates (and trade with them)<br>
- the second part of the article is about "europe as a common good"<br>
(where common good = public good = state governed good)<br>
<br>
Found no serious counter argument. Conservatives do not require to be<br>
serious, they simply play with prejudices.<br>
<br>
Maybe Silke or Brigitte are more gracious with their judgement...<br>
<br>
Ciao,<br>
Stefan<br>
<br>
PS: Please change my address to <a href="mailto:stefan@meretz.de">stefan@meretz.de</a> in your address list.<br>
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On 2011-07-20 04:40, Michel Bauwens wrote:<br>
> Dear Stefan,<br>
><br>
> I was told this was a conservative counter-argument against the<br>
> commons in Germany,<br>
><br>
> would it be possible to tell us the gist of it in english? eventually<br>
> for publication?<br>
><br>
> see<br>
> <a href="http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/OMIL3U,0,Vom_eigenen_Garten_zur_weltw" target="_blank">http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/OMIL3U,0,Vom_eigenen_Garten_zur_weltw</a><br>
> eiten_Ressourcenverteilung_Essay.html<br>
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