[Blindtlk] A Definition of Kool-aid

[Ray Foret Jr]

Sorry, but, to speak frankly, I don't buy that explanation.  I do not believe that is at all an adequate answer to what Gary is asking for.  Very shallow indeed; if, that is, you have no better answer.


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On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Bryan Schulz wrote:

> 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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