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Originally Posted by Covert
. . . its called having an opinion my fellow poster.
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You are both somewhat correct. And you are both entitled to your opinion. But if that is all that it is, then why keep pushing back at each other?
Seems that even if you don't agree with each other, the correct way to go about things on a discussion forum (and this is a discussion forum, not simply an opinion forum) is to give a reason for your opinion. Just having it is not a basis for further discussion. It is simply something to state and step back.
Having known several that were elders back during my time in the LC (it is more than 33 years since I left there) I can assert that there are some that were chosen before whatever Lee eventually published on the subject. And even so, there was one that I was pretty sure you might call "from Lee" (think "from James"). But not all were. And while none of them were openly rocking the boat during my tenure, they were not all in lock-step behind the latest flow from the West Coast.
And I'm not sure that any in my first location could be called goons, although I might be wrong about one. In the end, one was eventually run off (in another city) for financial (and other) reasons, one got the message and began to toe the line better, and one left after moving with some to another city. Others that came along later in my tenure there I have less insight into.
My point is that just like using the word "cult," or likening anyone to anything even remotely about Hitler (and a few other extreme things), it is counter-productive to throw around terms like "goon," especially when referring to the rank-and-file or even many local elders. Maybe there is more to say generally about the "full-timer" that is sent from/by Anaheim. But even that is not a sure thing. Speak to specifics. Or try to make statements less all-encompassing.
Best to make substantiative points rather than generalities. Possibly even for the group that calls itself the BBs, though they may deserve it.