[Blindtlk] Off list: This is exactly? why I refuse to join the NFB!

[Kevin]

On 5/22/2015 1:19 PM, Gary Wunder via blindtlk wrote:
> May I ask how many of us know Diane? Do we know that she is a member of the
> NFB? I would not have suggested that Chris get a life, but I wouldn't have
> taken the comment to mean that this was the attitude of the National
> Federation of the Blind either. We have a man in our affiliate who doesn't
> like guide dogs. Sometimes he refers to them as mutts or flea bags. So, is
> this the position of the NFB because he is an NFB member? Of course it
> isn't, and right now we are fighting for the right of guide dog users to
> work in a food bank.
>
> Please be careful about assuming that anything you see on the list
> represents the opinion of the organization. Please also understand that
> asking for greater moderation means necessarily the lessening of freedom. Do
> we want David to look at each message to decide whether or not it is
> appropriate? I don't think we do. Let's all be tolerant, not only of the
> questioner but also of the person who offers a comment that rubs us the
> wrong way. And let's not assume that because it appears on an NFB list that
> it represents a position held by the Federation. My grandmother told me to
> work at being polite, and very often it is just what the doctor ordered.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin via
> blindtlk
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 8:41 AM
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> Cc: Kevin
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Off list: This is exactly? why I refuse to join the
> NFB!
>
> On 5/22/2015 12:02 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk wrote:
>> It's rude people like Dianne who make me not wanna be a part of you all's
> organization!  If this is how the NFB opporates, I want nothing to do with
> you guys!  Thank you however for answerring my question.
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> Don't judge the NFB by one person.
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I think this speaks to an over all dislike of the NFB but that is a 
whole other topic.