Subject: Re: woman accused of stealing from visually impaired man
Many blind people reflect the stereotypical view that blind people are unable to make sound observations because of the loss of sight. This belief is rammed down our throats from the cradle to the grave. All of us, blind and sighted alike. It is natural to find among our own organizations of blind people those who honestly believe that they should not be allowed to serve on a jury.
But if I concede this view, then I would have to back off our struggle for first class standing in our great nation. I would have to say that blind people, because of the disadvantage enforced upon them by the lack of eyesight, cannot be equal to sighted people in any activity calling for sight. In fact, how dare we vote. We can't look old Straight Arrow in the eye and know that he will do right by us. We can't see the nervous twitch at the corner of her mouth, telling us that she is putting one over on us.
Oh sure, all of this electronic accommodation is fine and dandy, as far as allowing us blind people to access public services. But fancy googaws do not make us equal. Can't we blind folk see that? Of course not! We're blind. I tell you, it's amazing that we find the edge of the bed in the morning. How do we keep from putting our shoes on backward and walking all over where we went yesterday.
What silly gooses we all are, us blind folk, pretending to believe that we can come and go in this Land like as if we were real members.
We might consider just getting us a Care Giver, except our government is cutting out that money, too.
Curious Carl
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