[gnso-vi-feb10] Some things that would be helpful ...

[Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Substitute "arbitrary" with something that doesn't suggest the
advocates of some specific policy choice, among many choices, aren't
using dice or throwing darts.

Substitute "reasonable" with something that doesn't suggest that
everything else is "unreasonable". The advocacy position with which a
writer associates is, like all other advocacy positions, reasonable
from some analytical framework.

Substitute "anti-competitive" with something that recognizes that all
possible choices are anti-competitive from any one of several
analytical frameworks.

Substitute "self-interest" as the sole motive of other advocates, or
assert the same about yourself when advocating.

Mutual assured deprecation is not likely to lead to an affirmative
outcome.

Enlightened self-interest should be sufficient to solve the problem at
hand.

Eric