[Imc-fiscalissue] Fiscal statement position

[cyrus x]

I will probably not be able to be there either, but my position is
essentially the same as bob's.  In fact,  it IS the same as bob's. 
well put, bob!

-cyrus

On 5/25/05, Bob Illyes <illyes at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> I probably will not be able to attend the meeting tonight,
> so a brief statement of my position follows:
> 
> I think we should state what we do in a way that credits us
> for our contributions without representing that we are in
> any sense in charge, because 1) we aren't in charge, but
> rather are simply serving the IMC movement, and 2) claiming
> we are in charge in some sense is offensive between non-
> hierarchical organizations of volunteers.
> 
> It is particularly harmful when we represent that UCIMC is
> in any sense superior to foreign IMCs, who rightly are
> particularly sensitive to US arrogance. Even if this did
> no harm to the IMC movement, which I believe it does, I
> don't think imperial America is something that any of us
> want to be associated with in any way.
> 
> Bob
> 
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