11-27-2016, 07:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-27-2016, 07:49 PM by Eric the Green.)
The outdoor life is wonderful. I'm not so much of an outdoor person, but I enjoy it when I get the chance. I respect farmers. Asking permission to use their land is respectful. I know some of us "hippies" didn't always respect private property. It was an attitude that seemed right at the time. It wouldn't fit too well for most of us nowadays, most-likely. Respecting country people is not hard for us. Outdoor, farm and country life is cool, and it feeds the people. Our disagreement with you is not about that. It's how you're voting, and why, that concerns many of us.
I don't see why being an outdoorsman or a farmer means you have to disrespect city people or the value of intellect. These days, it's the intellectuals who become the techies that boost the economy. And there's no need for country people to disrespect the intellectual life in general, or the quest for deeper understanding of life and society.
My philosophy teacher once told me that a true human being or a "real man" is the one who can examine his or her life. A famous philosopher once said, the unexamined life is not worth living. Nothing that is human, is alien to me; said another famous philosopher. These truths hold whether you live in a city or the country. People everywhere can lead authentic lives and seek understanding.
You guys might not like it that we are interested in the politics of protecting the environment, although we don't live off of it. Folks like us, however, don't understand why if you like being in the outdoors, you don't want to see the outdoors preserved.
I don't see why being an outdoorsman or a farmer means you have to disrespect city people or the value of intellect. These days, it's the intellectuals who become the techies that boost the economy. And there's no need for country people to disrespect the intellectual life in general, or the quest for deeper understanding of life and society.
My philosophy teacher once told me that a true human being or a "real man" is the one who can examine his or her life. A famous philosopher once said, the unexamined life is not worth living. Nothing that is human, is alien to me; said another famous philosopher. These truths hold whether you live in a city or the country. People everywhere can lead authentic lives and seek understanding.
You guys might not like it that we are interested in the politics of protecting the environment, although we don't live off of it. Folks like us, however, don't understand why if you like being in the outdoors, you don't want to see the outdoors preserved.