Re: strategies
Subject: Re: strategies
From: Clark Robinson <robinsonchicago@gmail.com>
Date: 5/1/11, 20:31
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Barrett, relevant to the pursuance document, here are two things I learned from my participation in Project PM (the old Project PM).


1.  Keep records

(Unless there is some powerful reason not to):
Save all communications (e-mails, chat logs), store them in a cloud
Given that your organization will be involved in controversy, the records will be valuable later to rebut mis-characterizations about things you said or to rebut allegations of wrongdoing
If accused of something, best defense is a complete record of everything you and others in the organization did, which will be possible to maintain using conventional digital tools
(Keep in mind that records are being created in any event by the systems you employ online, but those records may be used inimically to you due to the incomplete information recorded.)

Maintain and continually update a mailing list -- essential for communications unless your organization works entirely by meetings.  Do not share mailing list, out of respect for privacy of those on it.

If a roster of participants in your group is kept, do not share it without explicit consent from everyone whose identity is being shared.
Create structures where participants can share their own identity information, to the extent they want to

Maintaining records and lists is tedious work and there will be limited interest in doing this.


2.  Practice charismatic leadership

Leaders' ideas may not have such potency that people act on them spontaneously.
Leaders, to be effective, should continuously interact with participants, not rely on guidance given broadly or passed down a chain of command.

(Me: I don't believe any organizations are truly leaderless.)

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Two quibbles about tone:

1.  The following statement implies endorsement of a too-casual attitude toward law breaking:

"Intelligence contractors and branches of the intelligence community tend to have no problem violating the privacy and rights of individuals; individuals ought not refrain from investigating the investigators."
X is a lawbreaking asshole, so lose your inhibition and be a lawbreaker back at him.
[Theory of civil disobedience lecture circa 1966 omitted].
 
2.  Get rid of the insult to IRC newbies at end.




On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Would you mind taking a look at this and letting me know what tactics, methods, tools, etc should be added for those who wish to start groups like Project PM?

http://typewith.me/Y1ADxSj5G0

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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302