[Snapple]

I used the wrong word when I said chapters. I know they are all over. The Boulder Denver chapter and the Minneapolis people don't recognize each other. So there seem to be two AIM organizations both claiming to be the "one true AIM."

I am sure most people have good motives. I am focusing on some troublesome personalities.

They all claim to be AIM however.

[Ladypixel]

I used the wrong word when I said chapters. I know they are all over. The Boulder Denver chapter and the Minneapolis people don't recognize each other. So there seem to be two AIM organizations both claiming to be the "one true AIM."

Yeah, that's part of it - most of the various chapters claim to be part of the "one true AIM". But as a general rule, they're all pretty disorganized as a whole, no matter which chapter it is. Having had some interaction with the Denver cluster, I can say that they tend to be far more confused than most of the other groups I've had interaction with... and no surprise there; they've got Churchill there, and he's a walking confusion maker.

I haven't had much interaction with the Minneapolis folks, so I can't speak about them with as much certainty... but if I'm not mistaken, they're the ones who the press contacts for comments when an AIM group does something that hits the media.

AIM's got big problems, and not the least of 'em are the bad apples that spoil the bunch. Unfortunately, what good they /do/ accomplish is warped by that handful of idiots (like Churchill), who wave the name of the organization like a banner. Hopefully, all of this chaos will cause folks to actually try to organize a little better... and with luck, the ongoing chaos won't just continue to backlash against the rest of 'em.