[Ct-nfb] Futuristic Article

Fri May 1 16:54:27 UTC 2015

Justin and all,
	Thank you for your apology. What matters most is that you recognized your mistake. We are not all perfect, and you clearly understand that.
Thank you for all the work you do in Connecticut.
Much Love,
Kate

Kathryn C. Webster
Board Member | National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
President | North Carolina Association of Blind Students
Treasurer | Connecticut Association of Blind Students
Board Member | The Science and Engineering Division
(Coordinator | Connecticut BELL Program
Executive Editor | The Federationist Newsletter
203) 273-8463
kathrynwebster.nfb at gmail.com

> On May 1, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Elizabeth Rival via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I agree one hundred percent with ED, no one is perfect and at least you are trying very hard for ct. Beth
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> From: Edward Shaham [mailto:personal.edward at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 6:16 PM
> To: 'Elizabeth Rival'; 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'; 'Justin Salisbury'
> Subject: Futuristic Article
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> Justin-
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> We of course do not believe deception was the purpose of your article. Sometimes things sound better in theory, but fall flat in application. You dedicate a lot of your time to help us here in Connecticut, and I know it’s much appreciated. Mistakes happen, and no one is perfect. I’m sure we can accept your apology, especially when you had the best intentions at heart.
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> Thanks,
> Edward
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> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Rival via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 4:27 PM
> To: 'Justin Salisbury'; 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] Futuristic Article
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> Justin, everyone makes mistakes and I will not be one to throw stones your way. You try very hard, and I for one am proud of you for being active.  Beth
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> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:07 PM
> To: 'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org'
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Futuristic Article
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> Federation Family:
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> I recently posted an article on this list to give everyone a depiction of what can happen if SB 234 passes as written. I did it with the assumption that subscribers to this list were reading and keeping up with messages about the bill. To those who were, it was obvious that the article was hypothetical and futuristic. It appears that I had applied this assumption too broadly, though, and I am sorry to have made this mistake.
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> For what it may be worth to you, the plan was to give people a concrete depiction of the threat that the current bill poses. I had planned to give people a few days to let that article simmer and then refocus everyone on how that article is not reality yet, using that as a platform for a surge of activism.
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> Well, anyway, that approach worked very well with some affiliate members and not so well with others. At first, I received messages from people who had been staying on top of the legislation and thanked me for the time and creativity to compose the article. Many of these folks even wrote to their state senators again with new inspiration, which I loved!
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> Then, I started getting messages from people who had not been on top of the legislative work that we’d been doing. Life gets busy, and unread messages sit in our inboxes; it happens. For these members, it had not been obvious that the article was futuristic and hypothetical. I had posted the article on our Facebook group, as well, which is where I really learned that we had people seeing the article without knowing any background. I am sorry for leaving room for that confusion to occur.
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> Then, I started receiving a volley of harsh personal attacks. I must admit that I was not prepared for the absolute hatred that I was receiving, sometimes from people I had never even heard of.
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> I am hoping that my next seven years of participation in our movement can be as full of growth and warmth as the first seven years were and that the acute pain that I have experienced over the past 24 hours will be only a blurred memory. I am sorry for inciting the immense hostility that I have brought upon myself.
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> Have a good one.
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> Justin
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> Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix
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> Louisiana Tech University
> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu <mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
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> First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
> Because I was not a Socialist.
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> Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
> Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
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> Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
> Because I was not a Jew.
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> Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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> Martin Niemöller
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