[nabs-l] NFB/ACB

[Aziza C]

Joesiph,
If David and others continue to hold that mentality, we are just as
bad as 3 fourths of the ACB's negative traffic concerning us. Has
anyone stopped to look at the statistics about the negative traffic
from us to the ACB?
Aziza

On 5/18/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> About 3/4 of ACB traffic is negative reaction to anything (and just
> about everything) the NFB does.  It's easy to come to Dave's
> conclusion.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:23:05AM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>>Aziza,
>>
>>Well said. The older folks currently running these organizations have it
>> ingrained in them to hate the other division. There is no need for that.
>> All it really does is waste time, money, resources, and energy fighting
>> amongt ourselfs, when that time, energy, money and resources could be
>> better spent fighting discrimination or working to better the lives of
>> blind people.
>>
>>It is widely recognized by sociologist and governemts that if government
>> wants to impart change in society, the best place to start is with the
>> children, as they will internalize what they learn, then pass it along to
>> their parents. Consider "Smokey the Bear", Smokey certianly isn't trying
>> to teach adults about forest fires.
>>
>>Additionally, student organization have a better chance of bridging the gap
>> because we don't have the baggage preventing us from working with the
>> other side. Furthermore, there are new members such as myself who have no
>> history in this conflict, thus no reason to prepetuate it. I have no
>> affiliation with the ACB, but if I am in a conversation,  and the
>> conversation turns anti-ACB, I will remove myself from that conversation.
>> There is no reason for me to listen to that and no reason for me to
>> develop an unwarranted bias against a group of individuals I have never
>> met.
>>
>>I am not saying a joint student convention will solve any or all of our
>> issues, but it could eb a good first step. If it goes well, we students
>> let time (and the circle of life) remove the baggage between these
>> organizations, and we atart anew. Unlike the current leadership, time is
>> on our side.
>>
>>Last, the NFB is not innocent in prepetuating this conflict. The fact that
>> Dave Anderws said, "The ACB exists to do things differently from the NFB.
>> If you take that away from them, there isn't much left." speaks volumes to
>> me about the nature of this conflict; because the ACB is different, they
>> are inferior? Isn't that the same type of biggotry that we are trying to
>> fight in society regarding blindness?
>>
>>Just a thought
>>Jim
>
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