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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 29 Dec 2017

    Farewell, not goodbye: leaving DiEM25 (or “We need to talk about democracy, transparency, feminism, and Assange.”) https://ar.al/notes/farewell-not-goodbye/ … #diem25pic.twitter.com/yGEcUA3Fpc

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      2. Javier Bastardo‏ @Jbastardov 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        This is the first time I read about DiEM25, did a quick read on Wikipedia and was amazed at the proposal. Then I read your article and was left quite disillusioned as I have seen the same road been taken by several political movements before. I ❤️ your stance and words.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Jbastardov

        Thanks, Javier. It’s a very young movement with tremendous potential. I wholeheartedly hope it will move past these growing pains. The decisions they take at this juncture will play a fundamental role in shaping its culture. The tree is still a sapling and malleable :)

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      2. YGrigori‏ @YGrigori 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm definitely with you on openness, IT-security, decentralised and direct communication. I'm sorry for your exit but I hope it will start a constructive discussion.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @YGrigori

        That’s the hope :) (And thanks!)

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      2.  🏳️‍🌈 André Wendt‏ @awendt 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Thanks for writing this. And if speaking out against someone who’s turning into an asshole (allegedly because of his circumstances) makes you less empathic in their eyes, so be it. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @awendt

        Thanks, André. Here’s wishing you a great year ahead :)

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      2. DiEM25 Cumbria‏ @Diem25Cumbria 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Thank you Aral, you're a true friend of DiEM25!

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Diem25Cumbria

        ❤️

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      2. Lauren Harrison‏ @redheadloz 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Thank you Aral, this is such an important critique. I think this will resonate with a lot of members

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @redheadloz

        Thanks, Lauren. I hope so :)

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      4. Lauren Harrison‏ @redheadloz 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        It already is doing! There are a lot of members really grateful for your contributions, me included

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      1. Christos Piniatides‏ @colorzeppelin 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Have written similar thoughts here a couple of months ago. https://www.diem25.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=176&t=15301&p=32446#p32446 … CC meetings are not recorded and then we criticize the eurogroup. Also very little fiscal transparency. Voting system is private too?!

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      1. SF Sutcliffe‏ @sfsutcliffe 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Sad to hear! but have to agree on all points. I was a reluctant member of DiEM due to its involvement w/ Assange - a stance I simply cannot support. I would very much like to see the movement broaden and grow and to that end am hoping your critique is heard @yanisvaroufakis :).

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      1. Ricardo Mendes‏ @rMdes_ 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        You just summed up everything I was feeling about DiEM in one beautiful post, like you I do see the need of a pan European progressive mouvement-party but Assange, internal behavior, made me reluctant to join fully, I'm still a member in Brussels but barely participating.

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      1. Tessa Kersten‏ @TniTessa 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral @Vrijschrift

        Tough one. Thanks for writing this.

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      1. TC‏ @LeanderAnderson 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        @HorvatSrecko @yanisvaroufakis think about it

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      1. Joe Mobbs‏ @josephmobbs 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        I'm a member of DIEM25 for similar reasons. Your article is well written and eye opening. It's a shame it has come to this.

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      1. Martin O'Neill‏ @DrNostromo 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Thanks Aral an interesting read and food for thought

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      1. Hugh Barnard‏ @hughbarnard 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @aral

        Yes agree and sorry. Radicals currently finding it v. hard to eat their own dog food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food … up to us to help and convince, but only so much time in one life. #opensource #politics

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