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Originally Posted by iblis432
What concerned me most was someone in FIRST badmouthing the organization. It has always been my belief that if you are in an organization, namely FIRST, then you should always defend it and stand up for it.
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I like making an analogy to the US for this argument. Like most Americans, I love America. I think the principles of freedom of expression, representative government, and checks and balances are wonderful and I feel lucky to have been born in such a great country. Yet just because I agree with the ideals doesn't mean I agree with all of the actions America has taken. Slavery, nuclear warfare, extraordinary rendition are all terrible things and I'm ashamed to be in a country with that in its history. That said - I think not only is it okay to "bad mouth" America for these things, I think it would be wrong NOT to, lest history repeats itself. We need to be able to constructively look at mistakes and flaws, not blindly worship our organizations with no regard to mistakes.
It's the same for FIRST. I love the ideals of FIRST and I'm a happy participant, but that doesn't mean they are immune from constructive criticism. How else can one work to make an organization better?