[Blindtlk] A Definition of Kool-aid

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

sorry, no, i'm not saying the nfb is a cult.
some people like kool-aid, some like beer, some sniff the cork and have wine.
there's just different intensities to things.

Bryan Schulz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Wunder 
  To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:01 PM
  Subject: [Blindtlk] A Definition of Kool-aid


  Rex and Chris, I am disappointed to have to tell you the answer, for the
  comment should never have been made. I believe it was 1978 when Jim Jones
  convinced his followers to commit suicide after he killed a United States
  congressman who was on an investigatory trip to Jones Town. My memory is
  that there were 900 followers. Jones gave them Kool-Aid laced with poison
  and ordered them to drink it. Those reluctant to drink were reportedly shot.

  Bryan's remark then is meant to refer to people so docile, so cult-like, and
  so unthinking that they would willingly forfeit their lives based on what
  one man told them to do. We are here accused of being an unthinking cult for
  the simple reason that some of us have expressed the hope and belief that
  one day we may find a technological solution allowing us to drive and have
  put some of our resources into making it come true.

  Bryan, if this is not what you meant,  then I offer to you my profound
  apology and stand ready to hear your explanation. If it is indeed what you
  meant and we call you on this utterly disrespectful and indefensible remark,
  I hope you will apologize. If it is what you meant, you will probably see
  yourself as martyred, blasted, or otherwise persecuted, but this is not a
  remark I can take casually and explain to others that you are a fine guy but
  a little rough around the edges. Freedom of speech is no justification for
  the total disregard your comment displays. Neither should freedom of speech
  insulate you from the consequences that may come from your mean-spirited
  remark. I no longer care to argue to those who write me off list that they
  should understand and that you are really a fine guy with a temper and a
  cynical attitude that sometimes is off-putting; this last comment of yours
  is more than an exploration of a philosophy; it is an indictment of good
  people who work in unity to make your life and our own just a bit better.
  Let the moderators do as they will regarding your participation.  

  Gary



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