[AAACE-NLA] "they" cause confusion and divert attention

[jataylor]

Hello,
You say you are relating "facts".  So, please, enlighten us, who are "they"?  
We would really *all* like to know.  Secondly, to which NIFL list do you 
refer?  And does Head Start fall under the purpose of the list, filtered or 
not, moderated or not?  If it does fall under the purpose of the list to which 
you refer, then by all means, connect the dots for us - I'm certain we would 
all like to hear what you have to say - and I mean that.  Until then, you 
might wish to consider how you sound when you speak of "they".  To me, at 
least, it comes across as paranoid.  To others, I can't say.  And to "them", 
perhaps only you could speculate.

I regret coming off sounding so harsh, but it bothers me when anyone speaks of 
NIFL list subscribers in the way that you have - i.e. "playing" into someone 
else's hands.  I am hardly unsympathetic to the larger picture that you paint, 
but I just would like to see each color painted with real hues that illuminate 
a constructive purpose.

Then we will be getting somewhere.

Thoughts?

Jackie

BTW, meaningful discussion is not banned on NIFL lists, and hard working, NIFL 
staff are constantly challenged - try subscribing to NIFL-AALPD, for one.  And 
there are *many* others with meaningful, challenging exchange.  Join in.  
Contribute.  Come play with us.



>===== Original Message From kmccook at tampabay.rr.com =====
>To a large extent "they"--that is the "they" who objected to
>discussion of new Head Start rules on NIFL lists and called
>that "lobbying"--will use fair means or foul to divert focus.
>They can ban meaningful discussion from NIFL lists and
>water them down until NIFL lists are extensions of current
>government policies only. "They" marginalize anyone who
>asks hard questions and "they" tell us whatever they want to
>tell us about the inappropriateness of topics.
>   I am not being paranoid, I am relating facts. IN FLORIDA
>the State Library was slated for closure by Jeb Bush.
>Librarians rallied against this. While Bush could not reach out
>and fire librarians in the field who protested, he has made
>sure that  employees of the State Library who protested have
>either lost their jobs or been reassigned. Others have
>become instruments of the changes he wants (regardless of
>the sense of the changes). People in the Florida state
>government are very afraid. They know their e-mail is
>monitored and phone logs are checked. A few will tell you in
>person what is going on BUT it is only if you promise not to
>reveal the source. I am not talking matters of national
>security here. I am talking about basic operations of a
>library.The crimes are simply disobeying the whims of Jeb
>Bush.   Those who remain tell us they are cooperating to try
>and do good things in spite of the strictures, but they are
>relegated to blandness.
>    Posting or participating on filtered or moderated lists plays
>right into the hands of those who would not be challenged.
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