[il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!
Edwin
conibodyworks at gmail.com
Thu Nov 13 05:08:07 UTC 2014
Long live Braille and the long white cane and dog guides!
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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Hansen
via il-talk
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:03 AM
To: Bill Reif; NFB of Illinois Mailing List
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!
I am fully aware that the Onion is a saterical newspaper.
On 11/12/2014 10:29 PM, Bill Reif via il-talk wrote:
> 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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