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Thanks for your response, this was exactly what I wanted. With the discussion/debate here I've refined the idea a bit more, and instead of saying a "government

Thanks for your response, this was exactly what I wanted. With the discussion/debate here I've refined the idea a bit more, and instead of saying a "government" I'm more pushing towards something like a non-state actor or an NGO combined with a citizen run lobbyist group. I believe that if governments tried to "prosecute and punish...its members, associates, and collaborators" that would have the opposite effect of strengthening the group and getting more support. From my perspective that's exactly what the Arab Spring was all about. I'm not sure how the regulation part would go, since AFAIK there isn't anything like this already that has forced the creation of rules. Laws usually only come up as a reactive measure, which is something I would actually hope for and want to help shape.

ahazred8ta 11y ago
Most countries don't allow foreign organizations to lobby, and don't allow domestic lobbying groups to receive foreign money. There are many existing decentralized political action campaigns which sound similar to what you want to do, but they sometimes have trouble moving money across borders.
ahazred8ta 11y ago
It sounds like you want a member-controlled organization working with an INGO. Do you want a group whose members are the people who RECEIVE the services, or a group whose members PROVIDE the services, or a group whose members are mostly activists? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_non-governmental_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_non-governmental... -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights-based_approach_to_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights-based_approach_to_devel... -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Poverty_History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Poverty_History -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARE_(relief_agency)#Programming_focuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARE_(relief_agency)#Programmi... -- https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/what-is-fidh/ https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Righ...

ahazred8ta 11y ago

Most countries don't allow foreign organizations to lobby, and don't allow domestic lobbying groups to receive foreign money. There are many existing decentralized political action campaigns which sound similar to what you want to do, but they sometimes have trouble moving money across borders.

ahazred8ta 11y ago

It sounds like you want a member-controlled organization working with an INGO. Do you want a group whose members are the people who RECEIVE the services, or a group whose members PROVIDE the services, or a group whose members are mostly activists? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_non-governmental_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_non-governmental... -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights-based_approach_to_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights-based_approach_to_devel... -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Poverty_History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Poverty_History -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARE_(relief_agency)#Programming_focuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARE_(relief_agency)#Programmi... -- https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/what-is-fidh/ https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Righ...