From an activist standpoint, and relating to all of his activism, he was a credit to the org. But in that regard, most of Chelene's was as well. The problem is, you have to apply the same standards to OP as you do with Chelene, or me or any of us for that matter. If you do that, the question is whether their activism outweighs the negative characteristics or negative impact on the movement and the SOS organization. As individuals, they both shined in activism. In a collective though, each had a different degree of failings. OP = great activist; so-so management. Chelene = great activist; lousy management. Now when I say lousy or so-so management, it is relative to their handling of the membership, the direction of the organization, and the impact upon the movement as a whole. What was or is at the root of those failings is in the eyes of the examiner.
From my standpoint, I saw OP do some damaging things too, and wondered why. Just like Chelene, I was tolerant because of group unity, infighting, and most of all, their past contributions. But he may have been victimized by Chelene's schemes, or he may have had a similar, but lesser degree of Chelene's characteristics. We may never know now, because he dropped completely out of the movement. That is an interesting aspect of former activists. Many of the really hot ones were also short timers. I'll say this though; As far as personality quirks go, I could put up with a lot more of OP than I could of Chelene
From my standpoint, I saw OP do some damaging things too, and wondered why. Just like Chelene, I was tolerant because of group unity, infighting, and most of all, their past contributions. But he may have been victimized by Chelene's schemes, or he may have had a similar, but lesser degree of Chelene's characteristics. We may never know now, because he dropped completely out of the movement. That is an interesting aspect of former activists. Many of the really hot ones were also short timers. I'll say this though; As far as personality quirks go, I could put up with a lot more of OP than I could of Chelene
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