Charlie Nesson’s ideas always seem crazy until about a year later. So Charlie walks into the office yesterday and says he has an idea that is crazy even for him..(but once we hear it, we like the idea)
Charlie’s idea is to run a candidate for President of the United States who is supported by the worldwide community of web-enabled activists. Essentially this person would be a second superpower candidate for the key power role in the first superpower.
Charlie is suggesting John Perry Barlow as the candidate, because John is excellent at debating and discussing controversial issues, and the role of the candidate will be to change minds–not simply to win votes.

a new try at establishing a net culture, seemingly:

The power sphere of the second superpower is in a different dimension from nations, and as such, the second superpower can and does work to influence the behavior and balance the power of nations. As individuals we are all members of one nation or another, and we may choose to be members of the second superpower. We can be both. Second superpower people identify themselves as citizens of the world, and care about social development, collaboration, innovation, open societies, and commons. They believe that at heart all people are precious and are one. Second superpower people need not be conventionally liberal or conservative, because there is political and social innovation yet to be done, and current political categories are certainly outmoded.

i am ready to shed my nationality (which i don’t care about), and adopt better principles.

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