[BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret and staying focused.

[Alan Wheeler]

Judy,
To you and all individuals espousing this "all liives matter" idea, I say if that is so then the Black Lives Matter movement wouldn't be a problem for you, and it would be defended and supported instead of vilified. That's all I am going to say on that as I can already tell we'll need to agree to disagree.

Other than that, as I have stated elsewhere, issues facing the blind, no matter what kind of issues they are all demand equal attention. No one issue need take priority over another, in my opinion.


"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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> On Mar 11, 2021, at 4:53 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Alan,
> 
> I am a conservative, and I am a Christian, but when I first saw the Black
> Lives Matter slogan, to me it's obvious, of course they matter, all life
> does, as it should.
> 
> But the movement's initial agenda has been hijacked by those with deeper
> socialist agendas, that keep people busy chasing their tails, while work is
> done behind the scenes, and I do have documentation.
> 
> Meanwhile, My bigger concern is what is happening to our constitutional
> republic now.
> 
> That's another topic, though, and if we all stay focused on issues of and
> for the blind, our course, as an organization will stay true.  There will
> always be people out there, losing their vision, or new to the organization
> that need to know about security, equality and opportunity for blind people,
> changing what it means to be blind, and to live the lives we want.
> 
> Conservative or liberal, regardless of race, creed, etc., we all have being
> blind in common, and as an organization, we need to continue in solidarity.
> 
> If we are going to do the work we need to do, we can't afford to
> factionalize, which takes time and energy away from constructive forward
> momentum.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler via
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> 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/
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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