Dear Steve,

The irony of having the expiration date of my
suspension set to 1947 has not escaped me. Rest
assured that I am not all indignant although I am
bitter and saddened. I am also hopeful because I still
believe in the cause of Men's Rights Activism even if
I have lost faith in a few of its advocates.

I will keep on the good fight, OUR good fight, by
establishing my own MRA forum that will closely mirror
Niceguy's. Granted, since I am a neophyte at forum
administration, my initial attempt will likely be
somewhat crude but I will not allow myself to be
discouraged. Everyone from Niceguy's forum will be
welcome to join including you. There will be one
critical difference: there will be no "Hidden from
View" section. Men's Rights Activists should not have
ANYTHING to hide or be shameful of. We should also not
be vulnerable to subversion by an obnoxious minority
who do not represent our true goals as in the case of
other initially righteous movements that have gone
astray.    

Now, wether my reporting the site to the Jewish
Anti-Defamation League was the right thing to do or an
unfortunate over-reaction remains to be seen. The same
can be said to my immediate banning so we are even.
But try to see where I was coming from: After
critically assessing the responses I was getting to my
protests, as well as the tone and content of what
allegedly neutral members were posting, I was
convinced that there would be no internal resolution
that would be satisfactory. Hence, I felt there was
need to involve a third party. While I cannot confirm
or deny what people say about the ADL regarding its
tendency to be excessive and heavy-handed, one thing
is certain: They represent my people and will NEVER
sell me out or dilly-dally in the face of my enemies.
I can no longer say the same for Men Going Their Own
Way.

Interestingly, Reckless claimed that I was employing
shame tactics and insinuations that the community as a
whole was antisemitic. I did not share his view,
believing myself to be consistently reasonable in
spite of the circumstances and I repeatedly denied
these claims. However, what was going on is indeed
shameful AND antisemitic and it is understandable that
pointing it out would invoke shame and defensiveness.
However, this is not at all the same thing as
employing manipulative shame tactics. It's simply
telling it like it is. We do this all the time to
women. We call it cluebatting. I guess some of us are
not accustomed to being on the receiving end.

On a final note, I am still very thankful for your
help with my application essay and I still consider
you to be a good person at heart on account of this
alone. You have insisted on taking an impartial,
neutral position to this issue and that is noble.
However, you took this position to such lengths that
you have apparently lost sight of something critical.
I believe this lack of perception affected your
judgment and lulled you into complacency and inaction.
I'm certain you know the old saying of what is needed
in order for evil to triumph.

Peace and God bless.

-Avi AKA WatchMeWalk
Keeping the spirit of the BoneCrackr alive