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From: Jeff.Salzberg@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jeff Salzberg)
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Subject: Re: Answer to Mazrui Letter continued
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Date: 5 Feb 91 20:12:45 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 RC> First, I must say I have never met either Jamal Mazrui
 RC> or David Andrews personally.

 Nor have I; I talked on the phone to Jamal once - about a year ago.

 RC> He
 RC> should at least be given a chance to have his case heard.

 I agree.

 RC> Secondly,  I don't think it was appropriate for Mr. Andrews to
 RC> post the answer to Jamal's letter in this echo for all the
 RC> blind community assembled here to see.  This is a private
 RC> matter between Mr. Mazrui and the NFB.

 I, for one, would never stand in the way of your stating your position.
 My post was merely a suggestion that you do so logically and calmly, in
 an uninflammatory manner.

 RC> If I have come on so strong, it's
 RC> because I believe what I am saying and I have always believed
 RC> in calling a spade a spade.

 I recently read something that applies to many threads on this and
 other echoes:

 "The strength of one's beliefs is not necessarily a measure of their
 correctness."

... I was gonna change my tag line, but why bother?

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