~terry
Sat, Feb 21, 1998 (16:24)
seed
What is the role of pragmatism and the role of idealism in on-line
activism? How do the two conflict, and how well can the approaches
coexist? How important is civility as proponents of these two approaches
debate the future of the Internet?
Jerry Berman, Center for Democracy and Technology
Donald Haines, ACLU
~terry
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (07:10)
#1
The Thursday general session began with a panel on 'Pragmatism and
Principle in Online Advocacy." Danny Weitzner from the Center for
Democracy and Technology (
http://www.cdt.org) joined Donald Haines
from the American Civil Liberties Union in a friendly discussion. Even
though the panelists were supposed to be arguing different points of
view there was much agreement. They agreed on the need for involvement
in the political process but differed on what approach to take.