[Winona Online Democracy] Dear Bob and others, I just wanted to add my thanks to Bob for clarifying the nature of the compromise on the scouts, and for ringing the bell for those in need. We had stopped our United Way payroll deduction in protest of the BSA policy, and then reinstated our contribution when the local United Way announced that they were satisfied discrimination was not occuring locally.
It is certainly a compromise, since I imagine the local BSA chapters do send some dues to the national organization. I think it's worthwhile to note that sometimes compromise can be a good thing. Arguably, as much good can come from the person-to-person grappling with the issue engaged in by Bob, Vicki and others, as from a more idealogically-pure stance of total boycott. In my experience, it's a combination of those two types of approaches that actually makes for sustainable change. Scott _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
