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From: Gary.Petraccaro@f90.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Petraccaro)
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Subject: Re: Expulsion from NFB now a fact
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Date: 4 Feb 91 17:14:10 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

David,

     The reason you "don't often see the same courtesy" has to do with the
NFB's insistance on invalidating the complaint of any and all who speak
against it.  There has not been One instance when someone called the NFB to
task that a member said, "yep, we really screwed up that one".  You're not
being discredited in spite of your actions, but, because of them.  Look,
believe it or not, I started out on the fence.  I heard negative stuff--
sure, you hear negative stuff about everything, whether it's the US
Government or Covenant House--about the NFB.  Took it with several football
sized grains of salt.  Then the constant stream of invalidation and
defensiveness from NFB members began.  Other ex-members here have given
testimony about their dealings with this organization, and not one word
admitting the truth of their ascertions.  That's the kind of thing one
expects from defenders of Alger Hiss.  Don't you get this, yet?  You did
the alienating.  Most of us came in here as tabulae rasae--blank slates.
Now, when we react to what we see, you blame us.  Your shooting the
messenger.  Sure, we'll get stuff wrong, but, we'll thank you for the
correction and be glad to have the truth of the matter.  On behalf of the
other members of this echo, I'm intensely damned tired of having you call
us liars in one form or another.  As honest Abe said, "You can't fool all
of the people all of the time."  Stop trying.

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