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From: Henry.Kasten@p0.f33.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Henry Kasten)
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Subject: Re: NFB
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Date: 20 Nov 90 18:25:02 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Wow Al, you hit the nail right on the head in your message to
Walter, not bad for a Blind guy.  You spoke of the NFB as the
lunatic fringe, heck fire Al, any group or organization that
advocates change is on the fringe of lunacy.  You said, "why do we
tolerate some of the jerks who walk around saying how independent
they are and fighting constantly for their rights and being damned
proud of it, when all they are really doing is making themselves
different from the rest of the society?"  Very well put, and
certainly thought provoking.  I agree with you.  I really wish
those jerks would just shut up and leave well enough alone.  Look
at all the hassle and headaches jerks like Susan B. Anthony, Martin
Luther King Jr. and Morris Frank caused.  If those jerks and jerks
like them had just relaxed and followed our line of reasoning you
stated so eloquently,"there is no need to keep beating people over
the head with the idea--it won't do you or them any good."  Life
would be so grand, think of it , we could be sitting around getting
fat while the rest of the world takes care of us.  We wouldn't have
to learn to read or use our minds to make hard decisions like which
computer to get since we wouldn't need them.  What a utopian world
wi Blinks would live in. In fact we could change our name from
blinks to bumps.  You are so correct when you say, A simple balance
of the main line should be kept more in both blind organizations,
and also they should learn not to take themselves so seriously,".
The NFB and ACB should be do nothing say nothing organizations,
their mission should be one of providing social affairs for
blinks.  You are so intuitive when you say, "neither organization
for the blind is big enough to cause that much damage in a real
sense," Blinks make up such a small part of the population.  It
would really be a major waste of time and effort to hassle people
about such silly things such as equal rights.  We should be
thankful for what we have, and leave well enough alone.  Besides,
with rights comes responsibility.  And who wants that.  Al, if you
weren't a blink, I would say you should go on a speaking tour, but,
then again, what can one person do?  Henry

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