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Originally Posted by Jack Daw
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Beliefs have always been dividing people,... ideal society will have eliminated the political beliefs. It is dangerous (global-wise) to even start mixing the politics with the word "belief" (in any form of its meaning). Politics is the "showbusiness for ugly people" with far more devastating effects. It's the means of getting some form of power and is rarely given to those, who deserve it, it is usually given to those, who offer to take it and delude the best.
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If people had truly honorable intentions, and maintain a healthy degree of respect for others and their opinions, even though they may disagree; they ought to be able to engage in a civil discussion of an issue, and this should result in somewhat of a resonable compromise where differences exist. The problems occur when some folks that are downright fanatics, with little in the way of facts to support their arguments, try to force their will on others. Many of the 'enviro wackos' fall into this category. They are totally unresonable, and uncompromising with their
'my way or the highway' else
'we are going to destroy the Earth' mentality. They are the ones that have NO respect for the opinions of others, and therefore can not be compromised with. The other end of the spectrum would be an overbearing agency that declares your 2 acres to be a 'wetland' because it gets flooded every 100 years when a nearby river overflows its banks, yet the other 99 years, it is totally dry. Then when you wish to build a garage or do some other project on your own land, you are fined and barred from doing anything since, by the agency's unresonable definition you are now destroying a 'wetland'. This, again, is disrespectful of the land owner's rights, and is also an unresonable stance totally unsupported by facts. The land is merely an occasional flood plain, and not a wetland. I think some people that run those agencies actually become psychologically obsessed with and enjoy exercising power and influence over others' lives and property to the degree that all reason and sensibility is tossed out the window. That is why I believe the EPA (among other agencies) should be revamped, and also have some checks to becoming an overbearing dictatorial bureaucracy with no manner of grievance redress for an individual that has been unfairly and unreasonably put-upon.
I hope that clears it up. Notice the lack of personal attacks?