[nabs-l] Ending the NFB/ACB feud

[T. Joseph Carter]

Christopher,

They include the actions of the ACB president, who decided it was not 
appropriate to distance the organization from accusations of criminal 
misconduct offered and assumed true by members of the list despite no 
evidence whatsoever to support the allegations.

I had generally dismissed the actions of a few individuals as just 
that until Mitch said that such discussion was appropriate for acb-l.  
I interpreted that in the only way I could: The ACB was sanctioning 
libelous statements against Federation leadership along with the mob 
mentality to silence dissent when I questioned the lack of evidence.

The most telling statement was, "What did you expect?  This is an ACB 
list, not Federation."  Whatever I expected, I didn't find it.

I became convinced the ACB needed newer, younger leadership, but it 
was not my place to do something about it since I am involved with 
the Federation and that involvement was not expected to end anytime 
soon.

Joseph


On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 04:46:16PM -0400, Christopher Wright wrote:
>Hi Joseph,
>You seem to be judging ACB by the actions of a few individuals.
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Sarah J. Blake" <sarah at growingstrong.org>
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>Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Ending the NFB/ACB feud
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>> Joseph, there are several Fedarationists who are regular participants on
>> ACB-L. (Seville Alexander comes to mind.) If the tone of your posts
>becomes
>> abrasive, it can affect the outcome of your dialogue. Also, the fact that
>> you are recognized as a Federationist does not mean anything. You *ARE* a
>> Federationist. Being open about that point might have been a wise thing
>> depending on what you were discussing and  how much your NFB philosophy
>> pervaded your discussion.
>>
>> Sarah J. Blake
>> Personal email: sjblake at growingstrong.org
>> http://www.growingstrong.org