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> No, one group of people cannot represent a grassroots, self-organized group in two different states. Once so represented, it is no longer grassroots. If the
by SlowRobotAhead 6y ago
> No, one group of people cannot represent a grassroots, self-organized group in two different states. Once so represented, it is no longer grassroots.
If the funding, support, and organization comes from the people directly effected - yes - that’s still grassroots.
Do you have a citation or source that this is not the case here?
- cycomanic 6y agoAre you debating honestly? Because the article describes how these websites are linked to very few or a single entity. You can not be multiple local entities if you were created by a single central entity, that's a contradiction. Sure there could be the case that there a multiple local groups who the band together and form a federation or other central organisation. But we are talking about a timescale of a few days, bringing many independent groups together within that time is completely unrealistic.
- geofft 6y ago> Do you have a citation or source that this is not the case here? Yes. It's in the article.