Well there ya go Mark, you said it and I couldn't agree more. I didn't have the agencies etc. since I don't think my folks really knew about them. I grew up in a sighted world so to speak and learned to get along and work with what I had. THe county I lived in provided the tools to get through school, but once I was unleashed on society, I had to figure out how to get my own equipment. I have been fortunate in that my employer will purchase the tools I need to get the job done and not because the law says so, they feel obligated to provide those tools as they do for any of their employees. Of course that is one advantage of working for the government agency I do, they really believe in their employees. Growing up though my folks pretty much figured I could manage despite the gray hairs I gave them from time to time. I think of course the other side of the issue is having support from your family and many don't have that or well intentioned family does the wrong things. I'm sure regardless, you are all the better for your experiences. I have seen the issue from both sides and agree the system is far from perfect and yes it obviously has produced some very successful folks. Well okay they gave them the tools for the most part, I'm not sure how to say it exactly, but maybe despite the issues, it's not a total failure if that makes any sense. On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:00 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote:
> The biggest way in which the sighted have power over the blind is just > that; they teach the blind to pity themselves, to be dependent on the > sighted and not upon themselves. Thank you for the kind words, by the > way; I only hope I can earn them. :) I fall far short of my ideals in > this respect, and am not too proud to admit it. I don't really like > *ANY* organization, I'm sort of an anarchist and quite apolitical-- > some might even say asocial--because I've never found an organization > or group I could trust not to try and make my mind up for me or decide > how I should be. This applies all across the board. I don't like > blind people in groups much for just the reasons you cite. When I > catch myself whining, I briskly slap myself and get on with life, > because the quickest way we lose our power is by appearing pitiable. > I am a firm advocate of solutions through superior strength (but not > peace through superior firepower :) ), and that's how I try to > practice. Some day, I hope to be strong enough to solve all my > problems myself without the need to go at someone else's pace or kiss > someone's ass or play anyone's games buy my own. Wish me luck getting > there. :) > > > Mark BurningHawk Baxter > > Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > My home page: > http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
