Re: Will the ‘Never- Trumpers’ Get Their Revenge?
government and environmental laws are to subvert nature in the name of saving it. “I’ve abandoned free market principles to save the free market system,” (George Bush, December, 2008). And this is howwe got $23 TRILLION in debt; government is in charge. – Bill W. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Yow, Bill! Dinosaurs in my backyard! Scary! I like to think of myself as a conservationist, but I’ve got my limits. So I take your point, especially if those dinosaurs are leaving $23 trillion worth of dinosaur poop on my lawn. Re: Bears For bear advice, go read Ben Kilham’s books. He is a bear expert, raises orphan cubs, instructed the Chinese in how to better raise pandas and writes very interesting books. Your advice is inadequate and, in part, wrong. If you are going to publish advice regarding bears, get the best information first, please. I had a close encounter with a black bear in NH. By staying calm, circling way around it, waiting ‘til it climbed a tree to advance, all was uneventful. Granted, brown bears present more of a challenge. Shooting as a solution seems biophobic. – Alexandra M. Steven Longenecker comment: Thanks for the recommendations, Alexandra. But to be clear, the shoot-first potential solution is only good for five days here in Maryland. For the rest of the year, we’re perfectly happy giving way to a black bear. And we avoid grizzlies as much as we can while in Canada or Alaska.
I enjoy the content of American Consequences and I am supportive of most of the conservative agenda. The left and its media allies are only too willing to demonize us for political gain. But fighting fire with fire only builds a bigger fire. Conservatives need to quietly educate people about how the left has sold them out for their vote for generations. We need to lead by example, not by brashness and ego. We need to support people who are constructive about America’s political problems, and supportive of our allies in a dangerous world. Donald Trump is not that person. – Tim D. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Dear Tim, I’m sad to say I agree with you. I wish I thought President Trump was just a guy with a big mouth whose heart was in the right place. But his egotism and his impulsiveness worry me. Also – and I’m not sad to say this – I think one’s political opponents should be treated with respect. I want to convince liberals that their liberalism doesn’t have the liberal effects that they hope for. I don’t want to convict liberals for being liberal. If I’m going to be convincing, I have to be listened to. And, though it may seem paradoxical to the president, the louder you shout, the less anybody listens. Buck Sexton comment: Tim, I appreciate your thoughtful response. That said, I must respectfully disagree. You either stand up to bullies or get bullied. You fight back against an attacker or you get victimized.
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