Dear colleagues, 

In addition to an expression of your intentions, you formulate in the conclusions (?) as follows: 

"We prefer drones offering Internet access to drones packed with explosives. Better dropping laptops than bombs."

Is this meant to protest against the use of drones by the Americans? Or the bombs dropped by the French army in retaliation? What do you want? How does this relate to the attacks in Paris? Who are you protesting against: the attacks or the reactions to the attacks?

You then continue:
"Mind that lead is better used for printing than for bullets!" 
Is this a appeal to pacificism?

Best, 
Loet


Loet Leydesdorff 
Professor, University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
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Honorary Professor, SPRU, University of Sussex; 
Guest Professor Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou; Visiting Professor, ISTIC, Beijing;
Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, University of London; 
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ych9gNYAAAAJ&hl=en


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Subject: Re: [SIMSOC] Statement on behalf of our community on the Paris attacks

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Dear all,

for the sake of completeness:

The link to the twitter post is
https://twitter.com/GCSCS_RuG/status/666324786344288256

The link to the image is
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CT9C3EKUAAAjVUn.jpg

Thanks Wander & everyone else.

Best,

Torsten

On 11/16/2015 07:32 PM, Jager, Wander wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> Attached the statement as jpg file. I have shared it on the Facebook 
> page and Twitter account of the Groningen Center for Social Complexity 
> Studies. You can easily share these posts, or use the attached jpg on 
> your own channels.
> 
> I appreciate very much your support, and indeed I think in due time we 
> start a group tackling this very complex matter. The group created by 
> Klaus Jaffe may provide a good starting point.
> 
> [log in to unmask] at
> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/TerrorSociobiology
> 
> Cheers to all of you
> 
> Wander
> 
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Dawn Parker <[log in to unmask]> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I also support the statement. Thanks
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Nov 16, 2015, at 9:17 AM, "Christophe LE PAGE" < 
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am like Bruno : this initiative and the related discussion make me 
>> feel good, so of course I’m ok to be associated to the statement.
>> 
>> Thank you all.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Christophe Le Page
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *De :* News and discussion about computer simulation in the social 
>> sciences [mailto:[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>] *De 
>> la part de* Bonte Bruno *Envoyé :* lundi 16 novembre 2015 12:03 *À :* 
>> [log in to unmask] *Objet
>> :* Re: [SIMSOC] Statement on behalf of our community on the Paris 
>> attacks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi to all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I would be glad to be associated to this statement and I thank all of 
>> you for the initiative and comments.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warm regards,
>> 
>> Bruno Bonté
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> *De: *"Wander Jager" <[log in to unmask]> *À: *[log in to unmask]
>> *Envoyé: *Lundi 16 Novembre 2015 14:14:35 *Objet: *Re: [SIMSOC] 
>> Statement on behalf of our community on the Paris attacks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dear friends
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for the mail bombardment! Thanks to your positive comments I 
>> rewrote the statement. Please read, and if you are not yet on the 
>> list of people subscribing this statement (or if you want to be 
>> removed) let me know as soon as possible.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *A statement on behalf of scientists and scholars cooperating in the 
>> global SIMSOC network. *
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *A flourishing global culture **is based on the human values of love, 
>> respect and tolerance. It **requires an eagerness to embrace 
>> diversity, and when values conflict, informed tolerance as important 
>> principles. Terrorist attacks have destroyed the lives of thousands 
>> of innocent citizens around the world, undermining a tolerant culture 
>> by fuelling a polarization process, setting up groups of people 
>> against each other.
>> **Responding with fear and violence would undermine these values and 
>> ultimately lead to repressive governance structures. Instead, we want 
>> to support the development of critical thinking worldwide, 
>> particularly in areas of the world that are dominated by dogmatic and 
>> repressive powers. **We believe that we should support investments in 
>> education and critical thinking, food, health, technology, research, 
>> work, peace, and social justice rather than invested in violence and 
>> death. We prefer drones offering Internet access to drones packed 
>> with explosives. Better dropping laptops than bombs. Mind that lead 
>> is better used for printing than for bullets!*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alexis Drogoul
>> 
>> Alison Heppenstall
>> 
>> Andreas Ernst
>> 
>> Antonella Ianni
>> 
>> Arend Ligtenberg
>> 
>> Borit Melania
>> 
>> Cesar Garcia-Diaz
>> 
>> Cesareo Hernandez
>> 
>> Chih-Chun Chen
>> 
>> Christophe Sibertin-Blanc
>> 
>> Cinzia Tegoni
>> 
>> Corinna Eisenbroich
>> 
>> Diana Mangalagiu
>> 
>> Fabio Correa
>> 
>> Frederik Schaff
>> 
>> Geeske Scholz
>> 
>> Gert Jan Hofstede
>> 
>> Helder Coelho
>> 
>> Julie Dugdale
>> 
>> Klaus G. Troitzsch
>> 
>> Klaus Jaffe
>> 
>> Leonardo G. Rodríguez Zoya
>> 
>> Mario Paolucci
>> 
>> Matteo Morini
>> 
>> Mauricio Salgado
>> 
>> Michael MÖhring
>> 
>> Norman Johnson
>> 
>> Olivier Barreteau
>> 
>> Oswaldo Téran
>> 
>> Patrick Seidler
>> 
>> Pietro Terna
>> 
>> Rocco Paolillo
>> 
>> Robert Marks
>> 
>> Rosaria Conte
>> 
>> Ruben Flores
>> 
>> Scott Moss
>> 
>> Sylvie Huet
>> 
>> Sjoukje Osinga
>> 
>> Torsten Heinrich
>> 
>> Tuncer Ören
>> 
>> Virginia Dignum
>> 
>> Wander Jager
>> 
>> Wilfred Geerlings
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I plan to post this on the Facebook page of the Groningen center for 
>> Social Complexity Studies, but to have some impact I rely on us all 
>> to share wherever we can...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warm regards
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Wander Jager
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Scott Moss 
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Revulsion as a response to terrorist attacks is in large measure 
>> personal but also reinforced and deepened by sharing our feelings.  I 
>> believe that the importance of this sort of socially enhanced 
>> response is a lesson from agent-based social modelling of various 
>> kinds.  Perhaps the very long and growing thread initiated by 
>> Wander’s posting is further evidence of the empirical importance this 
>> sort of social process.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Adding our own expressions of moral outrage can certainly be seen as 
>> a moral obligation.  A common statement, or even individual 
>> statements, will add to the volume of such expressions but do not 
>> seem to me to be likely to change the tactics of IS or other 
>> terrorists.  I would not be surprised if our statement failed to 
>> attract any special notice.  Perhaps there is an analogy here with 
>> voting: no one much notices how each of us votes but the strength of 
>> the polity is more sound as more of us do vote.  But in addition to 
>> voting, we are also able to apply our skills to the analysis and 
>> perhaps the improvement of society.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If we want to make a contribution based on our scientific skills, I 
>> suggest that an appropriate way forward is to apply those skills to a 
>> problem where we have some chance of making a direct impact by 
>> informing public policies — whether tactical, strategic or both.  
>> Perhaps a coordinated attack on specific issues where our 
>> understanding is unclear would be more useful.  Some issues suggest 
>> themselves readily: recruitment to terrorist organisations or the 
>> social context in which radicalism thrives are two that come 
>> immediately to mind.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I suggest that, in addition to any statement of the sort suggested by 
>> Wander, that we agree on a small working party to receive suggestions 
>> for issues where we can make a contribution and to refine those 
>> questions to a few clear challenges to be presented to the wider 
>> social simulation community.  We could both suggest to funding bodies 
>> that these challenges become the basis of funding calls and also 
>> devote our own resources to addressing these challenges.  Indeed, by 
>> devoting our own resources to such activities we would be (and be 
>> seen to be) less self-serving because we would be willing to make 
>> some sacrifices for the public good.  The whole process would also 
>> then avoid the lengthy delays involved in normal funding processes.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Workshops and webinars are fine but they need to be structured.
>> The challenges suggested by such a working party would provide the 
>> basis for such structuring.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> As Wander started this discussion and has considerable experience in 
>> projects and organisation, I suggest specifically that he be asked to 
>> put together an appropriate working party and to organise such a 
>> constructive process.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 14 Nov 2015, at 19:00, Jager, Wander <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dear friends
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Usually we publish our ideas in scientific journals, but considering 
>> the impact of the terrorist attacks on innocent citizens on our 
>> society, the attack on Paris as the most recent gruesome act, I think 
>> that we, being scientists addressing the dynamics of society, have a 
>> responsibility to address the general public more directly. A 
>> polarisation of society, resulting in conflict, seems to be the aim 
>> of these fear-inducing attacks. The more society at large is aware of 
>> this likely aim, the more a liberal and tolerant culture might be 
>> resilient to such attacks.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I propose publishing a statement on behalf of our scientific 
>> community. The following tekst is a sightly adapted post I made on 
>> Facebook. It might serve as a start for a joint message, which should 
>> have tolerance and openness as key values for a global culture to 
>> strive for.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *A flourishing global culture requires tolerance and the embracing of 
>> diversity as important principles. The IS attacks on innocent 
>> citizens appear to be aimed at undermining this tolerant culture by 
>> fuelling a polarisation process, setting up groups of people against 
>> each other. Rather than responding with violence, leading to a 
>> spiralling down to a repressive state, as scientists we believe that 
>> we should support critical thinking in areas dominated by dogmatic 
>> and repressive powers. We prefer drones offering internet access over 
>> drones packed with with explosives. Better a bombardment with laptops 
>> than with rockets.
>> Mind that lead is better used for printing than for bullets!*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you support this message just let me know, and if you have some 
>> suggestions for improving the tekst and for bringing this message out 
>> your input is valued very much.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I hope to share a final tekst on Monday, which I want to circulate on 
>> this list.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warm regards from concerned citizen.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Wander Jager
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
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>> 
>> University College Groningen
>> 
>> Phone +31 (0)6 361 84 622
>> 
>> Twitter: @GCSCS_RuG
>> 
>> Facebook: Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Professor Scott Moss
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
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>> 
>> University College Groningen
>> 
>> Phone +31 (0)6 361 84 622
>> 
>> Twitter: @GCSCS_RuG
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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