[nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in others

[Chris Nusbaum]

Thank you for the backup Jorge! Great advice! To add to what you 
said, I would be surprised if I got the same response from 
sending an article expressing a controversial point of view from 
the Monitor.  This is all politics, partisan politics.  Read "The 
Nature of Independence."
 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 19:16:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in others

David:
With all due respect, can we not have an open mind?

After all: Chris isn't doing any obvious harm by presenting an 
opposing view is he?
Is he telling us to join the ACB?
No, and I take that as harmless.

Why silence what could possibly be a question that will be 
brought up by future leaders anyway?

Sooner or later we'll have to debate not the marrits or not of 
the organization, but what we stand fore because as the world 
evolves, so must our stance on issues--we can never stand solid 
by one policy and say we will follow it until we die for if the 
target changes, then so must our aim--and we should be open to 
anything and consider all as long as our principles of blind 
independence and first class citizenship are not at risk.

You realize its not the ACB that you oppose, its their ideas, and 
are we not open to discussion on this?
Just because we talk doesn't mean we do,
are you by any stretch of the imagination suggesting that there 
is a hidden threat in reading a politically contrary paper?

I agree--if Chris were to do it every month I would see why,
but just once won't hurt anyone will it?


Jorge


On Jun 9, 2011, at 4:42 PM, David Andrews wrote:

 Chris:

 While what you are trying to do is "well meaning," it is 
inappropriate, and not in step with the purpose of this list.  
This is not a debating society, and nor are we a vehicle to 
distribute the Braille Forum.  This list is for NABS and blind 
students, not to discuss the founding of the ACB, or debate how 
it is different from the NFB.

 David Andrews, List Owner



 At 02:55 PM 6/9/2011, you wrote:
 Hmm...  that's interesting.  Well, I went out of my comfort zone 
a little and signed up to get both the Monitor and the Braille 
Forum (ACB's magazine) by email.  I will attach this month's 
Braille Forum.  Although a lot of it has to do with the lagistics 
of their convention in Reno, please especially take time to read 
the President's Message column from Mitch Pomerantz.  You'll see 
there what he says about the NFB and Dr.  TenBroek and Dr.
 Jernigan, while comparing the ACB's founding to that of the 
United States.  What do you all think of this? Am I stirring the 
pot too much? Oh heck...  another little debate won't hurt.  * 
Smile!


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