[nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

[Jim Marks]

John, I am saying you're shooting at the wrong targets.  You seem like a
bright enough guy, so I presume you're aim is deliberate.  No one said that
accessible money or audible pedestrian signals are the cause of the
prejudice.  However, they can be and often are the symptoms of the
prejudice.  Spare us the analogies about wheelchair users and sighted people
getting something we poor blind people do not get.  Blind people know we
have to look to ourselves in the things that count.  The way I see it,
accessible money doesn't really matter that much, and audible pedestrian
signals can be harmful, especially if they are forced on us by knotheads who
don't really believe in the abilities of the blind.  You troll here telling
the most powerful organization of the blind that we are somehow cramping
your style.  Well, you know what?  We're going to do it our way.  And our
aim is more than just a matter of bravado and twisting of words.  If you
would simply examine your beliefs and compare them with the ones most
Federationists hold, you might learn a thing or two.  There was a time when
I thought and acted like you are here on NFB-Talk.  I woke up to the fact
that there are no real curb cuts for the blind and that no one was looking
out for the interests of the blind except for those who understand the
personal responsibility and positive attitudes bit.  You will not fix
blindness with accessibility alone.  Plus, the more you believe in the
abilities of the blind, the less accessibility you will want.

John, I have one last something to tell you.  If you don't want to know,
don't look down.  If you were to look down, you would see that you are
standing on the shoulders of Federationists.  We're going to be there for
you regardless of how you spit, fuss, and shake your tiny fists.  Best to
you.  I really mean it.


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Jim Marks
blind.grizzly at gmail.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces+blind.grizzly=gmail.com at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+blind.grizzly=gmail.com at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
John G. Heim
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:32 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

----- Original Message -----
Holy cow! We don't *HAVE* accessible money. To suggest that this guy's
attitude is the result of accessible money or audible walk signals is
ridiculous.

If someone already thinks blind people can't do anything, how in the world
are you going to convince him otherwise if you can't even tell your own
money apart?

Man, this is ridiculous. I've never seen such a series of absurd
rationalizations in my life.