[nfb-talk] Convention attendees from Wisconsin?

[John G. Heim]

Well, I've been explaining this for about a week already.

The NFB represents me whether I like it or not. So on that basis alone it's 
unreasonable to tell me to not join the NFB. But on a more fundamental 
level, it would be really bad if the NFB drove out people who don't agree 
with it's positions. That would be a good way for it to become a cultish 
group of extremists. The worst thing that ever happened in the blind 
community, IMO, is when the ACB broke off to do their own thing. In general, 
that's not ethical. You have an obligation to try to work within the rules 
to change the direction of a group and to understand that you're not always 
going to get your way.

People may be saying, "Why don't you take your own advice." I do understand 
that I am not always going to get my way. I am willing to accept that and I 
can prove it. I am trying to figure out how to join the NFB. I am hoping to 
make my opinions known when I do that but, after all, I am trying to become 
part of the group. I'm not trying to destroy the NFB or even trying to 
support the opposition.

To be honest, I may also join the ACB. I don't know yet. But I can prove 
that I've been urging them to work with the NFB and not against it. I'm sure 
their email lists are archived and I can show you messages I posted to their 
version of this list where I those urge their president to work with the NFB 
on the voting rights legislation.

[Note: The ACB was sponsoring legislation nearly identical to that which the 
NFB produced last week. They feel that the NFB pulled the rug out from under 
them. I argued that that doesn't matter and that the ACB's first concern is 
what's best for blind people. Sound familiar?]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don nepple" <dnepple at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention attendees from Wisconsin?



joan if you do not like the nfb then do not go too any of the chapter meting 
i would like to know who you are mad at in the nfb.please rite back.don 
nepple frum boise i love the nfb.> From: ryano218 at comcast.net> To: 
nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:06:49 -0600> Subject: Re: 
[nfb-talk] Convention attendees from Wisconsin?> > Ahh, come on, Dave. I'm 
just telling it like it is. Civility is merely > dishonest warfare.> > > 
RyanO> > "You can look the other way once and it's no big deal, except it 
makes it > easier for you to compromise. Pretty soon, that's all you're 
doing is > compromising because that's how you think things are done."> Jack 
Bauer - "24" > > _______________________________________________> nfb-talk 
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