[BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret.

[Mark Tardif]

I don't think you have anything to apologize for, Alan.  If he can rant the 
way he did publicly, well, you take a risk when you stick your neck out in 
such a vicious, Trumpian way.  Sorry, but Raymond earned this chastisement. 
Get gone, Raymond, if you feel that way.



Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Alan Wheeler via BlindTlk
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:33 AM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Alan Wheeler
Subject: [BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret.

Hello everyone,

I would like to apologize for my outburst towards Mr. Foret. I admit to 
speaking out of anger. While he is free to believe whatever he believes, I 
see his beliefs as antithetical to the philosophical foundation of the 
federation. Discrimination, whether towards someone who is blind, or who has 
a different skin color is inherently wrong. I wonder how people such as Mr. 
Foret feel when they are treated by people regarding their blindness in much 
the same way black and brown people are treated for the color of their skin.

How can they, reasonably, consider one form of bigotry and prejudice wrong, 
and another similar one perfectly fine? How do you reconcile these, 
apparently, differing beliefs?

Yes, what Mr. Foret wrote deeply angered me, but it would probably have been 
best if I had gone to him privately instead of publicly chastizing him. For 
being so public I do apologize, but I do not apologize for my strong beliefs 
that all men are created equal, whether black or white, blind or sighted, 
male or female, straight or gay. Whether Mr. Foret likes it or not, that 
equality is what this country was founded on. I can only pray that he, and 
others like him, come to see that the inclusion for the blind they fight for 
must, by its nature, include those of color.

Alan Wheeler



"If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you 
set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"

My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/

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