[Imc-communication] [IMC-Tech] oy, I meant "where are we headed" essay for the "indybook

[Petros Evdokas]

> At 8/5/2006, John Milton wrote:
> 
>>Hi Jay:
>>
>>Should there be a chapter in there somwhere on "the dark side", maybe a 
>>working title could be "The disfunction function" :{
>>
>>What I mean is that there have been many cases of collectives ripping 
>>themselves apart, factionalising, etc. Enough that it should be documented 
>>for future ref.
> 
Jay wrote:
 >
> That sounds like a really good idea.  It would be a really fascinating 
> chapter.  Useful too.  Even if it's not something that fits into the book, 
> we should do a better job of documenting and learning from the network's 
> dysfunction.
> Jay
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Hello friends,
John and Jay,

I'd like to thank you for ackowledging both "the dark side" as John puts 
it, and also the healing and learning potential for our network which 
exists within the recognition and processing of those events.

I would add that, even though over the years there have been imc locals 
which ripped themselves apart and inside out, our locals are still the 
realm where most of the grace and strength of indymedia reside. Our 
global entities, however, are an endless story of misery, dysfunction, 
and are almost textbook examples of pathological abstention from and 
blockage of democracy.

I'd love to see more efforts such as the ones you mention (indymedia 
self- reflection in order to learn and heal our network) aimed at the 
global level of our entities.

Thanks again,
Petros
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