[Nettime-bold] RE: Help!

[World Economic Forum Information <info@world-economic-forum.com>]

P.P.S. Our computers have restituted themselves at present. I am now able 
to direct you to the correct location for these numbers:
http://www.edelman.com/edelman_newsroom/ngo/NGO_1-12-01/press_release.htm

Paul, I would like to comment, if I may, on this issue. We here at the WEF 
feel that it would be highly inappropriate to speak too loudly, as it 
were, about this study of NGOs and how NGOs win public trust.

Many so-called citizens are nervous already about what they perceive as
the corporate stranglehold on the media environment. They see corporations
as *too* adept at manipulating public opinion, as *too* quickly able to
take techniques and abilities that evolved in the public sphere, for the
common good, and turn them into "profit-seeking missiles," as one
anti-glob recently put it.

The fact that Richard's firm is Edelman PR Worldwide, the world's largest
privately-held public relations firm, and that this study is concerned
with the affective power of NGOs, notably the fact they enjoy much higher
levels of trust than corporations, would suggest to the casual reader that
Edelman and its clients have been dedicating a certain amount of mental
firepower to discovering the keys to NGO strength.

We wish to keep annoyance out of the public picture as much as possible.
We wish to keep the "missiles" flying, and we wish to give corporate
PR--including Richard's firm--some chance of regaining some of the NGOs'
"domination over government, corporations, and media," as the Edelman
press release puts it.

For that, we need public trust. And for that, we need tact and
collaboration. Please be careful where you publicize this sort of
information, these sorts of plans.

With very best wishes,
H. T.


On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, World Economic Forum Information wrote:

> P.S. The numbers that you request are right as you have cited them.
> Unfortunately, our computers are having some difficulties and we are
> unable to access the file with the exact to-the-person decimal extensions. 
> But as I like to say, it's not the numbers that matter, it's their power!
> 
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, World Economic Forum Information wrote:
> 
> > Ah. Yes indeed, you are right: the study exists. And as Richard has
> > pointed out many times, there are always moments of "downturn" in the
> > public's acceptance of non-standard new orders.
> > 
> > This stands to reason! It may be relatively easy for the public to accept,
> > at any given time in the history of a country or system, a new array of
> > titular heads of that country or system, that the public or a large
> > portion of it has asked for. But it is substantially more challenging to
> > pass off on that public an entirely new power structure in which many old
> > values are negated or rendered quite useless, and in which the wishes of
> > the public are considered via an entirely new, invisible structure that is
> > not at base accountable to anyone but those few that control it.
> > 
> > Of course, the reality of this process can be hidden for a good long time.  
> > For quite a while people can be led to believe that the old values still
> > dominate--that "things make sense." But as difficulties arise, or for
> > whatever reason people are led to think about things, the reality of the
> > new configuration will become manifest to, say, 23% more than before.
> > 
> > This is no reason, however, to go from news and views to rhythm and blues,
> > so to speak. Through the Centre for Global Industries (whose objective is
> > to ensure that the foremost corporations of the world are deeply and
> > actively involved in accomplishing the Forum's mission), we wish to advise
> > all our members and partners that things will look up in the long term.
> > 
> > Please remember: liberalization is the path to prosperity and security.  
> > In the carrot-and-stick model of obtaining worker allegiance, the stick of
> > homelessness and starvation was recently shifted to that of terrorism,
> > which is far less effective in a day-to-day, prosperity-driving way. It
> > is, however, far *more* effective in wresting long-range shifts from a
> > public wary of new values. Once these shifts have been accomplished,
> > homelessness and starvation will return to vitality and prosperity will
> > resume its acceleration.
> > 
> > Please let me know if you would like further details.
> > 
> > With very best wishes,
> > H. T.
> > 
> > On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Paul Borzo wrote:
> > 
> > > Most very interesting and informative! Thank you for your perspective. Can
> > > you now specifically direct me to a survey presented by Richard Edelman at
> > > the WEF that showed the 23-46 percent increase in favorable attitudes toward
> > > government as well as the 43-40 percent decrease in favorable public
> > > attitudes toward business? I'd like to see his numbers if possible. Thanks
> > > again so very much!!! 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ~Paul 
> > > 
> > > ~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~
> > > 
> > > Paul Borzo, Webmaster-Editorial 
> > > EMA, Inc. http://www.ema-inc.com
> > > "Linking People & Technology for Business Results" 
> > > 1970 Oakcrest Ave., Suite 100 ~~ St. Paul, MN 55113 
> > > 651.639.5600 ~~ (fax) 651.639.5730 
> > > mailto:pborzo@ema-inc.com
> > > 
> > > <@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: World Economic Forum Information
> > > [mailto:info@world-economic-forum.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:53 AM
> > > To: Pablozo
> > > Cc: Paul Borzo
> > > Subject: Re: Help!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Of course, very many people are still favorable towards government.  
> > > Government, after all, began at some point long before the Greeks, was
> > > honed by these latter into something called democracy ("rule of the
> > > people," literally, as opposed to plutocracy, "rule of money,"
> > > gerontocracy, "rule of old people," and teratomocracy, "rule of cancerous
> > > growths"), and has been, at its best, the sole defender of the public
> > > will against the will of mightiest.
> > > 
> > > Thanks to modern developments, however, government is no longer very 
> > > important. Corporations have the public's will at heart, and although they 
> > > are the mightiest, they are composed of human beings.
> > > 
> > > It is heartening to us at the WEF that the tremendous public relations
> > > expenditures on the part of corporations are now bearing fruit. Yes,
> > > people have so come to trust corporations severally and together, that
> > > government now comes in a distant second on the favorability meter.
> > > 
> > > This will increase.
> > > 
> > > Please let me know if you would like further details.
> > > 
> > > With very best wishes,
> > > H. T.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Pablozo wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > 
> > > > I'm looking for information on your public opinion survey  showing
> > > > favorable atitudes towards government (23-to-46 percent). Is this
> > > > information available on your site? Or can you e-mail it to me? I'd be
> > > > most appreciative for any help you can provide. (Respond ALL will send
> > > > your response to me at work and at home. Thanks!)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Paul Borzo
> > > > home: borzo@qwest.net
> > > > work: pborzo@ema-inc.com
> > > > EMA, Inc.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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