[Fsf-friends] Free Software a Social Movement yet ???

[ck raju]

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Anilkumar KV <anilankv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tarnish the image of a partner organisation with baseless allegation will no
(1) If an organisation can be tarnished with baseless allegation, then
there could be serious problems with the way in which it is organised
or constituted. If a section of constituent followers of the
organisation believes so, then there could be serious problems with
such followers. Just imagine what would their understanding be, if
some base-full omissions are proved - would the organisation cease to
exist ? This has never happened, despite occurances of omissions. So
the initial understanding is erroneous.

(2) When a people-based organisation makes a section of people whom it
believes are behind this act of tarnishing, its enemy or target - then
also it ceases to be a people-based organisation anymore - because
from that point thereon, it becomes factional - a situation from where
it can no longer see *people* in its entirety. This is also a big
problem if the organisation claims to be a peoples' organisation
standing for ethical causes. I should re-produce the initial words of
Ms Firoza Bibi who won the assembly by-elections from Nandigram - that
she, now, "..no longer is a representative of Trinamool Congress alone
- she represents the entire people of Nandigram which also includes
Communists". I think political organisations have a lot to learn from
her words.

(3) Lastly, why should you want the organisation which you support to
be accepted always by everyone as *Jesus-like* ? If we roll-back a
little, be a litlle more tolerant to accusations, allegations etc,
blood will continue to flow normally through our veins for better
productive purposes !!

CK Raju