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Posted by: CSRAJim at Wed Mar 31 00:21:37 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CSRAJim ]  
   

Brad,



>>"Look at it from a biologist’s point of view? You’re kidding! I believe that the “experts” at FWS, USGS, et al ARE BIOLOGISTS! Less restrictive measures were proposed? Like ROC’s? Hey here’s an idea, why not look at it from a free citizen’s point of view without the government and their NGO partners telling us what we can and can’t have? "



>>NOW who's being the idealist?



I’ve always been an idealist as opposed to believing in materialism…Somehow life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness always stuck with me…I wonder why?



>>The private sector didn't police themselves, now it's being done for us. I agree-it sucks. I don't want ANYONE telling me what I can and can't work with! It, quite frankly, pisses me off!



So instead of treating the “idiots” like "idoits" (and I fully support this), they treat us all that way. Sounds like sound, “peer reviewed” logic to me…



>>I'd much rather we'd been more careful over the years and all this had never come up. There are things we could have done voluntarily 10-20 years ago which would have headed off all or most of this current situation. But those few of us who spoke up were ignored or, sometimes, shouted down. I recall some pretty big names in the industry calling for voluntary import restrictions, and controls on breeding and selling the giants. Went over like a lead balloon.



If you did more research, you’d know why…I’ll leave it there.



>>Too late now.



As things stand now…I’ll leave you with this for the night…”I fear that all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve…” Admiral Yamamoto following the news of Tora, Tora, Tora. I don’t like having things shoved down my throat and apparently, there are many others like me…I am an idealist after all. Ha! Ha!



Have a good one,

Jim.


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CSRAJim


   

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