A good point that Al makes is that there seems to be no knowledge, scientifically, of what people who live here actually think about ucd. Are we "all in this together"? I have no idea if 2% of the population is in favor of UCD or 97%. As far as I can tell, there's never been a survey, so we're all in the dark about who's in what with whom. Community meetings only bring out a certain subset of the population, as do community organizations. I'd be interested in someone going door-to-door and polling 2,000 residents and finding out how they feel about not just this, but a variety of community issues. I suspect that most of them would actually say "UCD who?"
Kc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:50 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] UCD Related In a message dated 6/26/2007 12:28:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can't remember who said it first (it might have been sharrieff) that ultimately UCD is accountable to it's funders. You're not getting the sense of the statement. It was that UCD is accountable to its funders, which explains why they're at such cross-purposes with the community in general. And the reason why transparency and participation should be the modus operandi is that Penn keeps touting its "partnership with the community" as if we're all in it together. The unpleasant reality is that Penn does what it pleases -- and co-opts a few local groups so it can make believe it has a partnership going. The whole thing is a lie. Has been from the start. Still is. The anointed are so sure they've got the franchise on wisdom and morality that they never listen or learn. That's why the NID is dead. That's why Wendell is a has-been. Always at your service & ready for a dialog, Al Krigman ________________________________ See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503> . ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
