From: Daniel Sayer <Daniel.Sayer-AT-prnewswire.co.uk>
Subject: AUT: Porto Alegre - Counter Revolutionary ? Parecon...
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 15:05:16 -0000 


Just a small question could you please elaborate on the
"counter-revolutionary Porto Allegro summit" ? As in why
specifically counter-revolutionary...why dismiss it etc...

It seems to me that this list suffers most from a "I'm more left 
(anarchist/trotskyist/negrist/autonomist/stalinist/leninist) than you 
than you" and could do with a dose of "respectful dialogue".

I spoke to many people who seemed to be concerned
with organising networks of global protest...which seems a fairly
obvious but essential tactic of the movement...

Of course, it may be more "interesting" to argue about these things
at a level of abstraction which gives an aura of "revolutionary" concern
...but personally I would prefer a discussion of "practical models of
creating 
a mass movement"...and "practical economic/social models" that we are, 
are not attempting to move towards...Are these goals really understood ?
Do we need a clear model to convince people to "join" ? 
...because they are less than clear in a lot of people I have talked to...

Just to pick a model I am slightly familiar with has anybody any thoughts 
on Participatory Economics (Michael Albert) ? 

Dan.


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