Comments on: What do we mean by “activism”? http://proxydemocracy.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/what-do-we-mean-by-activism/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Rose http://proxydemocracy.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/what-do-we-mean-by-activism/#comment-156 John Rose Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:30:30 +0000 http://proxydemocracy.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-156 It took me a lot of reading to realize that your form of "activism" is more accurately "oppositionalism" which is perhaps why you didn't use the term. I think you should be more clear that, given the overwhelming influence of management on board decisions, always voting against management has the effect of forcing management to be more careful with their proposals. It levels the playing field somewhat. By not being more clear you undercut the loyalty and trust which you are otherwise earning by your efforts to promote democracy. It took me a lot of reading to realize that your form of “activism” is more accurately “oppositionalism” which is perhaps why you didn’t use the term.

I think you should be more clear that, given the overwhelming influence of management on board decisions, always voting against management has the effect of forcing management to be more careful with their proposals. It levels the playing field somewhat.

By not being more clear you undercut the loyalty and trust which you are otherwise earning by your efforts to promote democracy.

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