On 10/18/2013 07:23 PM, Alfredo Lopez wrote:
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Besides being wrong, this is truly offensive. Rise-Up is a remarkable
collective with outstanding service and enormous commitment to
principle.
Then I'd strongly suggest rethinking the four bullet points at:
https://user.riseup.net/forms/new_user/policy
They are ambiguous, and they clash with the clarity of the "Political
Principles" at:
https://help.riseup.net/en/politics#principles
It's not very helpful to introduce ambiguity into the process of
registration, _especially_ at the point where you're asking the user to
agree to something. Either put all 11 Political Principles on that
page, or-- if you really do want to limit your userbase-- focus on the
few points from those 11 points that don't share common ground with most
widely-held ideologies.
But there's just no sense in introducing four poorly-written, unrelated
counterpoints that use insider language and a pseudo-intellectual tone
to dissuade potential participants. If Riseup really thinks that a
"broad spectrum of the political left" will have any idea what the
phrase "vanguard strategy for revolution" even means, then they are
vastly underestimating the diversity of the left.
Best,
Jonathan
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