[Kzyxtalk] Happy New Year Card

[King Collins]

Friends, comrades, members, Ladies, Gentlemen:

 2015 has been a good year for democracy, in some ways. Let's drink to that!

  But there's still stuff to do. Like inspect the documents. 

Seems like some of my comrades think it's an insult to the new board to demand to inspect the documents.

But why is this considered an insult or some kind of punishment?

I mean come on, inspecting documents and using the membership list is a key right of members. Some of us have been trying to establish it for years, since back in 2005. And it is finally within reach. I would like to achieve it before I die.

And the station hierarchy has resisted in every way possible. But why? And why would our attempts to gain assess to documents on February 1 be an effrontery to anybody? 

I say that notion of affronting the board or the new management is all in our heads. You know: self-censorship. 

And another thing while its on my mind: The one thing that would show a real change in attitude (of the board) would be for the board to agree to regular participation in an on-line discussion with the public, including the critics. A place like KZYXtalk. What's so hard about that? Continuing behind the scenes meetings and the "confidential" (secret) board listserv is waving a red flag in the face of democracy. The board is not the CIA. Let's drink to that!

In fact even the good things like committees and PACs and CABs. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for them. But are bureaucratic when you consider how few of us are really involved in the radio station. Why aren't there more open disuccssions? With the new communications technology, it's much easier that it used to be to set up on-line and on-air discussions. Why the hell don't you board members just become part of the disucssion? As John would say: Why? Why? Why?

Warm regards, and a happy  healthful, communicative year to all,

--king collins