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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
So, after all the critical analysis of Youth Congress, and the coup d'etat via Tampa, who had the larger crowds?
I have been told the GC numbers did not match the crowds of 17,000 at YC.
If a controversial General Conference cannot pull more numbers than a burgeoning youth gathering, what does it say of the UPC organization?
I note that most criticism of Youth Congress was simply brushed aside - with no real evidence of future events being less cutting edge.
The big draw on the GC biz session ended in a coup by the estimation of many - conservatives and liberals alike, with traditionalist conservatives taking second place.
I agree with S Epley and others when they say there is no turning back this tide.
The question is, Do we have more to gain in this than we have to lose???
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I think you hit the nail on the head there, Hoov. I was sort of feeling depressed because of the drag of the UC's on the movement, but now I think the movement is still on the move.
People are really tired of the shameful way the political game is played (the 1992 AS, the "life long heritage lost" when a 30 year ban is lifted...).
So instead of showing up for the train wreck, people are are jumping on the trains that are moving.
And I disagree about the "coup." I was surprised that #4 passed, but as I said before, I am pessimistic by nature. I think light is breaking through the clouds.