[il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!

[Edwin]

I think this piece is great.  Anyone who believes this should simply learn
Braille.  Long live Braille.

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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bill Reif via
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!

Hi Robert,

Don't forget that the inspiration for Braille was a system used by the
French military to communicate at night. (I guess they needed to coordinate
their retreat routes.)  This article comes from The Onion, a publication
known for its satire.  It is poking fun at the fact that many people believe
we have some super perceptual powers and/or are faking blindness,
particularly those with partial vision.  No less than Marten Luther
instructed his followers that the success of the blind and others with
disabilities is due to the fact we are in league with the devil, and the
church should not let us remain in their presence.  This theme carries forth
to Darth Vader, and is capitalized on by the media when it refers to the
blind seek who masterminded the first World Trade Center bombing. This theme
merits the ridicule represented in The Onion article.

Cordially,
Bill

On 11/12/2014 9:20 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via il-talk wrote:
> This article is a bunch of crap.  People are very strange and naive if 
> they believe this junk.
>
> On 11/12/14, Robert Hansen via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I think this is a cover up by a secret society.  Maybe the New World 
>> Order type.  How about Club of Rome or the Bilderberg Group?  Maybe 
>> we come from Area 51.
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> Robert H.
>>
>>
>> On 11/12/2014 5:45 PM, Don Gillmore via il-talk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Article from the Onion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Blind Are Faking it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> by: Rutherford B. Lyke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Citizens, hear us well. Our great nation is being undermined by a 
>>> secret society of individuals who carry deadly white truncheons and 
>>> lead vicious attack animals in public on a daily basis. These 
>>> mysterious folk also have a secret means of communication, while 
>>> shocking new evidence seems to indicate that they may even possess 
>>> senses superior to those of other humans.
>>> We're
>>> speaking, of course, of the legions of the so-called blind. Let's 
>>> assume for a minute that we swallow this "blindness" hoax in the 
>>> first place. If these people are somehow bereft of the gift of 
>>> sight, how does that explain the works of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles 
>>> and Ronnie Milsap? How could such men possibly play music if they 
>>> were blind? What do they take us for-ignorant saps?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The first issue I must point out is their very public display of 
>>> armed might. Every individual laying claim to sightlessness carries 
>>> a cudgel on their person at all times. These "canes," as they call 
>>> them, are supposed to help them feel their way along. They are 
>>> painted white, almost as if the bearer wished to remind passersby of 
>>> its presence, and the weapon's tip is painted a chillingly 
>>> suggestive red. Those who have studied the mysterious fighting arts 
>>> of the Orient know that such sticks may be wielded with deadly force 
>>> by those with skill. In a surprise attack, strategically placed 
>>> squads of the "blind" could quickly overwhelm our police forces. 
>>> Their fearsome nature encompasses more than just personal weaponry. 
>>> Many of the alleged blind also own large, vicious attack dogs for 
>>> the supposed purpose of guidance along city streets. With one word 
>>> from their scheming masters, these slavering "guide" dogs could 
>>> become guided missiles! Indeed, most of these fearsome beasts are 
>>> German shepherds, a species of killer wolf invented by twisted, 
>>> Fascist dog breeders, which has somehow fallen into this most 
>>> suspect faction of the disabled. The most frightening aspect of this 
>>> diabolical conspiracy by far is their ability to communicate with 
>>> one another unbeknownst to upstanding citizens. Their secret code 
>>> consists of a series of raised dots cunningly arranged into arcane 
>>> shapes. Known as "Braille," this demonic alphabet has begun popping 
>>> up in places that were doubtlessly chosen for their mundane, 
>>> everyday outward appearance:
>>>
>>> elevators, building directories, automated teller machines and the like.
>>>
>>> This system seems rational enough, and does not attract undue attention.
>>> But
>>> think! If the messages on the signs changed suddenly, how would we know
?
>>>
>>> Next year, next month, next week, maybe even tomorrow, the signs 
>>> will change from "second floor" to "STRIKE NOW! STRIKE HARD!" and 
>>> our nation will be thrown into the chaos of revolution. At this 
>>> juncture, there is no hard evidence that the blind are planning such 
>>> a revolution. We hope to have such evidence very soon. But can one 
>>> group possess such an overwhelming element of surprise and fail to 
>>> use it to seize power? And can their goals be anything but evil? No, 
>>> I say! I maintain that true blindness lies in failing to see the 
>>> threat where it must obviously lie, and we must be vigilantly wary 
>>> of the blind menace.
>>>
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