[NA-Discuss] "We can't be bothered to vote; so just send us the travel vouchers for Cairo"

[Evan Leibovitch]

I just wrote:

> Of a greater overall worry to me is the fact that NARALO's continued
> pro-activity, combined with a clear lethargy in other regions, will
> again lead to sentiment that ICANN -- even in its public participation
> component -- is dominated by Amercians (and to a lesser extent
> Europeans). Is it our fault that we seem to be the only ones actually
> initiating anything? It seems as no coincidence that both of the
> candidates for ALAC Board rep are from our region.

Before anyone jumps on me, I am not putting down the contributions from
other regions of which there are many. On re-reading this, I can see how
insult could be extracted from this where none was intended and I
apologize in that case.

However, it is accurate to state that in NARALO meetings we spend far
more time creating initiatives, than we spend reacting to (and
collaborating with) initiatives started in other regions or even from
within ALAC. I find that disturbing.

- Evan