[nabs-l] ACB/NFB

[Jim Reed]

Aziza, 

The other day you asked if I had any suggestions as to how you can bring your local ACB/NFB chapters together. 

I would suggest that you start small, and that you start with strictly social events.For exmple, get 2-3 NFB-ers, and 2-3 ACB-ers, and go out for pizza and beer. After doing this 2-3 times, if all goes well, then people will begin to see the "other side" as not being evil; people will begin to develop trust and respect for the other side. At that point, then you can begin to talk buisness. 

So much of the biggetry and hate in this world stems from not unfamiliarity with the "other side". When people are unfamiliar with the other side, they tend to view the others not as people, but rather as symbols of the other side. It is much easier to hate someone when you already dehumanized them.

So, my suggestion would be to begin fostering and developing interpersonal relationships, and the rest might follow.

Jim 

Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." 
 Homer: "Oh, that sounds too complicated." 
 Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
 Homer: "Okay, I will!"