On 14/06/18 21:58, Florian Snow wrote:
Hi Daniel,
Daniel Pocock daniel@pocock.pro writes:
As the last[1] man standing for democracy in FSFE
Perhaps this is meant as a joke, but you usually do not make that clear in your writing, so I am assuming it is serious. This is an incredibly insulting statement to many people within the FSFE. You are supposed to also represent FSFE Supporters like me and others who you insult on a regular basis. I appreciate how seriously you take your responsibility as a representative, but with your current communication style I have to say you do not represent me because I stand for civil communication, not for insults and attacks.
For me, active representatives asking difficult questions are an essential part of a democracy.
I have no desire to join the executive council, become a staff member or be president of FSFE, this is the role I chose to volunteer for and I am naturally a bit disappointed that the rug was pulled out underneath me.
To make it clear, FSFE has a community with hundreds of long time supporters/fellows/volunteers who have contributed time and money regularly over many years but have:
- no right to petition for a general meeting
- no right to propose a motion in a general meeting
- no right to run for president
- and since May 2018, no right to vote (since the elections have just been abolished)
In fact, the people affected by this change who previously had a right to vote were not even sent the invitation to the meeting.
Regards,
Daniel