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[Joshua Lester]

Another great post, Kirt! Blessings, Joshua

On 3/7/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Darian,
>   Here's how I see it.  We all share, or hopefully share the
> conviction that we as blind students know best what we need.  We
> should all have a common purpose; namely, advocating for blind
> students within the framework of the NFB.  We may disagree quite
> passionately about how best to accomplish that goal, but we should
> never forget that we're working for the common good of blind students
> and any official NABS policy ought to reflect the opinion of the
> majority of us.
>   That being said, united doesn't mean blind obedience to anything or
> anyone.  I'm thrilled we can argue and discuss and debate.  So long as
> we all share the same dream of equality with our sighted friends and
> peers, I fervently hope the debate continues.  The day we stop sharing
> our opinions is the day we fail.  But along with that the need for
> unity of purpose is glaringly apparent.  We can disagree, we should.
> But we should always remember that, in the end, we're all working for
> the same dream.
>   Best,
> Kirt
>
> On 3/7/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>> I think we're as united as we can be. Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 3/7/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>   Could I get your thoughts on something?......
>>>  How unified  do you think we are as a  large division of students in the
>>> NFB?
>>>
>>>  We  represent  most of, if not all of the states, and  have a wide
>>> aray of talents, prospectives and ideas.  We  have leaders, we have
>>> student divisions in our states, but do you  think we are  as united
>>> as we can and should be?
>>>
>>>  Are we as united as, say our state affiliates?
>>>
>>>  If you think the answer is "no", what do you think it will take from
>>> each of us to make  this happen?
>>>
>>>  Darian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Darian Smith
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>>>
>>> "The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
>>>
>>> — Robert Byrne
>>>
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