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From: Tom.Gerhart@f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Tom Gerhart)
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Subject: Re: nfb
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Date: 17 Jul 90 19:26:54 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 AH> To all of us blind politicians out here.
 AH>      Okay, I know most of us have opinions on NFB/ACB/AFB etc.  
 AH>  How's that on the voice output?  ha ha ha, but can we not get 
 AH>  a big organizational battle started, its the most useless 
 AH>  battle I can think of, and for some strange reason its 
 AH>  something that really will get people mad at times.  I am not 
 AH>  one of them, I take the Vulcan approach towards organizations, 
 AH>  I reserve feelings, since they are not people, I don't save my 
 AH>  emotionalism for either of the organizations. But, I do hope 
 AH>  all those attending conventions this week/next will have fun, 
 AH>  learn and grow to their hearts desire, and make good progress 
 AH>  toward solving present and future problems. There, wasn't that 
 AH>  a bunch of hot air!

Al.
   I I think you have a good point and if people go to the conventions
   they will learn and even possibly grow.  I guess the point is that I
   feel bad about people being consumed by the organization.  I say this
   from ten years of experience most of which was very good and some not
   so good.  I would rather see blind people be INDEPENDENT and really
   begin to think for themselves in every aspect of their lives. tom G

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