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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>Kris, those who want to rebuild (or
replace) the entire system</FONT> <FONT face=Verdana size=3>might be
interested in the program being organized by Znet to try to do exactly that (see
their email copied below). The "Interim Consultative Committee" consists of
people from all over the world - socialists, communists, anarchists, and many
others - who will do the initial work. The presence of Noam Chomsky on the list
(he has worked with the Z group for years) gives this rather
ambitious undertaking considerable credibility, IMO. Look it over and see
if it is something like what you have in mind.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>Charlie</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hello </SPAN></SPAN>Charles Mauch<BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>We are writing
all those who have successfully taken, who have unsuccessfully tried to take, or
who could still possibly take the organization poll now online on
ZNet.<BR><BR>We are close to reaching a critical plateau in our tally.
<BR><BR>With about 3,100 people having taken the poll, we need to get at least
another 400 takers if we are to make the decision to attempt to implement the
favored result. In other words, if 400 more people take the poll, then in light
of the results we will very likely proceed with our three step plan to help
facilitate creation of a new organization like that described in the poll. That
plan has two parts. <BR><BR>First, Z and friends will work to:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(a) raise
funds<BR><BR>(b) use the funds to build a powerful web system for a new
organization and its branches and chapters<BR><BR>(c) use the funds to help
recruit additional participants and to plan and when possible implement
conferences to actually establish such an organization bringing to an end the
interim period. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Second, the Interim Consultative Committee whose
members are listed below will make recommendations the consensus from which will
guide decisions about all controversial choices made during the interim period.
Once established, the new organization will of course take over all assets and
decision making with the committee no longer required.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px"><STRONG>
Interim Consultative
Committee</STRONG></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Ezequiel Adamovsky - Argen<BR>Michael
Albert - US<BR>Stanley Aronowitz - US<BR>Elaine Bernard -
US/Can<BR>Patrick Bond - S. Africa<BR>Jason Chrysostomou - UK<BR>Noam
Chomsky - US<BR>John Cronan - US<BR>Ben Dangl - US<BR>Denitsa Dimitrova -
UK/Bul<BR>Mark Evans - UK<BR>Ann Ferguson - US<BR>Bill Fletcher -
US<BR>Justin George - Aus<BR>Eva Gollinger - Ven</SPAN></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">David
Graeber - US/UK<BR>Andrej Gubacic - US/Balkans<BR>David Harvey -
US<BR>Antti Jauhiainen - Fin<BR>Dim Konstantinou - Greece<BR>Pat Korte -
US<BR>Yoann Le Guen - Wales<BR>Mandisi Majavu - S. Africa<BR>Yotam Marom -
US<BR>David Marty - Spain<BR>Pablo Ortellado - Brazil<BR>Harpreet Paul -
UK<BR>Cynthia Peters - US<BR>John Pilger - UK<BR>Justin Podur -
Canada<BR>Vijay Prashad - US</SPAN></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Nikos
Raptis - Greece<BR>Paolo Rodriguez - Belgium<BR>Anders Sandstrom -
Swe<BR>Boaventua Santos - Port<BR>Lydia Sargent - US<BR>Steve
Shalom - US<BR>Uruj Sheikh - US<BR>Chris Spannos - US<BR>Paul Street
- US<BR>Emma Tarver - US<BR>Fernando Vegas - Ven<BR>Marie Trigona -
Argen<BR>Chico Whitacker- Brazil<BR>Gregory Wilpert -
US<BR>Florian Zollmann - UK/Ger</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If you haven't already done so, taking the
poll only requires reading a carefully developed description of a possible
future organization and then answering three questions. Do that, and such an
organization will likely come into being. Don't do it, and it likely
won't.<BR></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If,
however, you have already taken the poll, we thank you very much for your
participation and we hope you will urge others to take it as well. <BR><BR>And
if you tried to take the poll but were unable to do so, well, we know there are
quite a few people - probably hundreds, maybe more - like you. We have heard
from some people feel the poll has too many questions. Others feel it requires
too much information. And many couldn't get it to work. Although any of those
could be daunting reasons for giving up, we strongly urge you all to try again
anyhow. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">First,
please note. The real poll has only three questions (those seeing more are
finding a different, old, and no longer operative poll). The real poll requires
only that you enter your name, email, and country in our database as a free
member. Those thinking it wants more are probably trying to sign up as a
Sustainer. And as far as actually succeeding at taking the poll, the trick
is to follow the instructions exactly. We apologize that things get dicey
sometimes, and are convoluted in places. You can find full instructions in the
text area under the menu to the left of the top page of ZNet. And here is a
summary...as well, to help you take the poll successfully...</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If you are a Free Member or Sustainer, go to ZNet
and log in. In the first column of the page, where there are recent items, near
the top, in the content box labelled "Need More Poll Takers," click the link to
take the poll if you have already read the organization description and know
your reactions to it. If you haven't, then click the link to see the
organization description. From there, once ready, you can click to take the
poll.<BR><BR>If you are not a Free Member or Sustainer, please, do as above
after you become a Free Member for which you only need to enter your email,
name, and country. If you have trouble such as it saying your email is taken,
and it not sending you a password, it may be that you have an old account that
is no longer operative and is blocking your actions. If so, just drop us an
email and we will help out.<BR><BR>Finally, once you click to take the poll, you
toggle your answers to the three questions, and submit/save. LAter, if you click
to take it again, or to see the results, you will have the option to edit your
answers or see cumulative results. You can't take it
twice.<BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">This will
hopefully be our last email urging our large list of users to take the poll. We
are sorry to have been so persistent, including using an alternative top page
and a three column overlay on the site, as well as multiple emails. We know our
persistence can be annoying - and that tells you the importance we give taking
the poll. Annoying Z users is not something we do lightly. But building a new
organization has a large potential benefit for everyone. <BR><BR>We know you are
busy - who isn't? And we know you have doubts about the efficacy of ambitious
left projects - who doesn't? And we know that the idea of developing a new
organization strikes many as redundant or premature. As well it ought to, unless
the organization sought has very desirable attributes and some serious
support.<BR><BR>Nonetheless, we confidently ask you to look closely at the
description for the proposed organization. It emerged from a long process
involving many dozens of people - called the reimagining society project. While
there wasn't total support for the emerging description, it was overwhelming,
just as it has been overwhelming for those who have so far taken the poll.
Indeed, so far, of those taking the poll so far only 2% say they certainly would
not join such an organization. Add that to the Composition of the Consultative
Committee and surely it is at least worth your taking a look!<BR><BR>So please,
take the poll. If you have doubts about the organization register them. If you
think the proposed organization would be harmful, say so. But if you believe it
would likely be very positive, and you would likely want to become a member,
then register that opinion. Add to the tally. And let's all see where we
stand.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Michael
Albert</SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">For ZNet<BR>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:14:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
graham2639@mindspring.com writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Yeah,
Don, but according to <st1:PersonName w:st="on">George Reiter</st1:PersonName>
at Mangos the other night, any monies donated right now would go to pay off
the lawyer fees incurred by the Green Party as a result of the lawsuit filed
by the TX Democratic Party. The monies will not be going to purchase fliers,
set up a campaign office or anything else typically associated with a
political campaign. The answer to our problems does not lie within the
political system, Don. Voting for somebody in an alternate party is not going
to change anything. I’ve come to that conclusion.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">First,
we, in our millions, are going to have to drive out the people who have put
this nation and the rest of the world in such jeopardy. Then, we are going to
have to form coalitions of people who want another way and who are willing to
work together to achieve that new way.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Voting
is a waste of time, Don, and I won’t be participating in the sham any
longer.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Kris<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> donald
cook [mailto:zenblews@hotmail.com] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:31
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> HCGP discussion;
discuss paa; Code Pink; Code Pink<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [PAA-Discuss] Money, politics,
and the Green Party</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The Selling of the President
1960, as I believe the book was called (please correct me if I am mistaken),
marked the public acknowledgment of the use of Madison Avenue advertising
techniques in American Political campaigns, and was an eye-opener for many in
1961. The so-called Founding Fathers no doubt failed to realize the
ability of money to manipulate present day corporate media when they
set up a republic in which only propertied, white, non-slave, males could
vote. Some of them would certainly have been relieved to learn of the
media-organizing power of money these days. A political party without
money is pretty nearly a party without power in this country,
now.<BR> <BR>And of course the Supreme Court over the last 35 years or so
has not helped, declaring money the equivalent of Free Speech in the 1970's,
and just a little over a year ago determining that corporations can make
direct political contributions, just like real people.<BR> <BR>Well, rest
assured that no capitalist corporate money is coming the way of the
Green Party. What we have to sell - positions on the issues
that support the people, not the rich and the corporations - the
corporations ain't buyin', and the GP is, therefore, unable to purchase
time from the corporate media. This leaves the GP with the
obvious two pronged hope that, as things get worse in our plutocratic
democracy, the people will discredit the corporate media more and
more and turn to an alternative media uncorrupted, or not as badly
corrupted by the corporations, and that, while unable to fundraise on the
scale of the Duopoly, the ever increasing number of discriminating people
who realize the importance of supporting the non-corporate party will begin
donating.<BR> <BR>We are in a better position than we have ever been
before in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>. The Green Party of
Texas has survived ten years of incredible austerity, we are guaranteed
ballot access through 2012 and we are in a good position to extend that after
2012, and in our poverty (and endurance) we have learned
to stretch a dollar and be more cost effective than any other
party. We don't need as much money as the Duopoly, but some money would
help . . . you know, until we can effect the separation of corporation and
state.<BR> <BR>Tomorrow, Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 8:00 pm at
Bohemeo's, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">708 Telephone
Rd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:address>, there will be Benefit for the Green
Party. You may enjoy either the three musical acts, or help us
figure out what needs to be done and how we can best do it in a special,
extra meeting of the planning session we call G3. The suggested donation
is $10, but no one will be turned away. And if you want
to donate more, that's okay, too. <BR> <BR><STRONG><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">And</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG>
if you want to donate but you cannot make it to Bohemeo's, feel free to go to
txgreens.org or hcgp.org and make internet arrangements. If you prefer
paper and ink, make it out to the Harris County Green Party and mail it
to me at 7954 Glenheath, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Houston</st1:place></st1:City>, 77061. Call me if any
questions.<BR> <BR>-- Don,
713-705-5594<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>