Lear and Cordelia — Wm. Blake
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 15:15:45 -0700
To: "CINMHC Backup List" <cinmhc-bak@egroups.com>
From: "Andrew Phelps" <starfish@northcoast.com>
Subject: Re: [CINMHC-BAK] constructive controversy
On Mon, 15 May 2000 13:04:38 EDT Carmen Lee wrote:
>Do you think the Network would be able to shift gears after being
>“controlled” through the State’s lame excuse for funding?
You know, I feel very cautious about coming to such a sweeping
conclusion as that.  I feel that the (original) 1995 Forum 
showed that there are very strong forces acting against this.
I have chosen to concentrate my own work on working around
that direction and constructing the conditions for us to 
approach the issue in a positive and productive way.  I do feel 
strongly that if we don’t develop discipline around rage behavior, 
ethics, and responsibility in general, we will all too easily 
fall into a ‘quarrel’ type of mode.

But who knows?  If we apply enough imagination, perhaps a
way can be found for the clients to overcome/transcend this 
clinch.  On the one hand, it would surprise me greatly if the 
Network really started to assign this problem the importance it 
merits.  On the other hand, in the long run surely the clients 
movement will mature in its response to this sort of question.

Respectfully

Andrew