[GPSCC-chat] OJS Principles Convention today and next Saturday, March 24 + 31

[Spencer Graves]

http://occupy.pbworks.com/w/page/52113712/Invite%20to%20Principles%20Convention



Below please find a summary of my thoughts on the work of the OSJ 
Principles Convention:


Summary:


	  1.  Identify issues (including the gateway problems of campaign 
finance and the media;  see below)


	  2.  Prepare issue papers (including a discussion of how each is 
impacted by the two gateway problems, and migrating as much of the 
evidence as can be presented from a "neutral point of view" to Wikipedia).


	  3.  Turn each into a terse video (target 1 minute, 3 minutes max?) 
with the aid of the Video Collective.  [Pablo's idea.]


	  4.  Hype the video and issue paper via Twitter, Facebook, personal 
emails to friends and relatives, etc.


	  Spencer 		


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       Gateway Problems in US Politics and Economics


       I sincerely hope that any issue identified as important during 
OSJ's Principles Convention, March 24 and 31, will lead to development 
of "issue statements" or "issue papers" on some place like 
"occupy.pbworks.com".  I mention "occupy.pbworks.com", because it is 
essentially a WYSIWYG Wiki, allowing collaborative development of text 
describing the nature of the problem, alternative perspectives, the 
available evidence, and the resolution the participants feel is 
appropriate.  As part of this, I believe there are two major "Gateway" 
problems preventing substantive progress on virtually all other problems 
facing the US today:  (1) Runaway inflation in the cost of getting 
elected to national office (and to many state and local offices).  (2) 
The fact that the major media conglomerates would likely lose money if 
any substantive progress were made in solving any of the major.  I 
believe the analysis of any issue worthy of discussion at the Principles 
Convention should ultimately include some analyses of how campaign 
finance and the structure of the media impact them.  This is discussed 
further in various things I've posted on "occupy.pbworks.com" -> "Pages 
& Files" -> "OSJ-San Jose" -> Issues, especially "Systemic Corruption" 
-> "Gateway Problems" and "Systemic Corruption" 
("http://occupy.pbworks.com/w/page/52167684/Gateway%20Problems" and 
"http://occupy.pbworks.com/w/page/51535688/Systemic%20Corruption").


       I'm sorry I will not be able to make the Convention on March 24. 
  I hope the above will provide a useful contribution to the discussion.


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
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