text: In reply to message65754: I think you missed my point. We all know the difference between perception and reality. We need to change the perception of the III%. Primarily APIII. Not the media's perception because that is a useless endeavor. We need to build our numbers. Therefore we need to battle against what the media says about us and show people the truth. Awhile back there was a great story from a member who went to visit a friend in a bad neighborhood. That member had an APIII% decal on his back window. When he came down to his car yhere were some guys around his car accusing him of being racist. It seemed as though the situation was going to get nasty. The member was able to end up having a conversation with the guys at his car and by the time he left. Several of the guys were going to go on the website and put their info in..The guys at the car only knew what they had heard and read. I don't care what the media or anyone else thinks of me. I have been a Threeper for a pretty long time. All I'm saying is we need to choose our words carefully if we want to win the hearts and minds of people who may want to join the movement. I can only speak for myself. I'm not in a leadership position here at AP.