National Parks

[Medusa]

I think that it was the comment about the expanding role of our federal government that blue was talking about. IMO, he may have felt that it made it sound like a political statement rather than referring to the beauty of our national parks.

[Karen]

The Dog House is the place for upsetting things, political discussion, and scary things. We should be able to talk about a variety of topics without people being concerned about personal attacks. Even when people disagree with each others' viewpoints, they should do so politely. The thing we all have in common here is that we treasure our pets, and that is the one thing that unites us.

I do think we should all be able to play together nicely.

[lizbud]

The Dog House is the place for upsetting things, political discussion, and scary things. We should be able to talk about a variety of topics without people being concerned about personal attacks. Even when people disagree with each others' viewpoints, they should do so politely. The thing we all have in common here is that we treasure our pets, and that is the one thing that unites us.

AMEN !!!

It can be very hard not to respond in kind when you (anyone) are
slammed with every post you make ,no matter what the topic.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I think that it was the comment about the expanding role of our federal government that blue was talking about. IMO, he may have felt that it made it sound like a political statement rather than referring to the beauty of our national parks.

And what if it was a political statement? I posted in the Dog House AGAIN...because in seeing the parks I realized that our government DOES some things very well. By the very use of the word "government" it is political.

I am not allowed to post a thought that involves politics without being denigated?

I will be eager to see "Mission Accomplished" posted again! But not hopeful.

[Medusa]

Pomtzu's point, ES, and mine, too, is that if you were merely posting about the beauty of the national parks, then it probably wasn't DH worthy. That phrase of which we speak may have seemed incendiary to blue. However, to answer your question, no, you shouldn't be denigrated when posting a thought about politics. And the same is true of everyone else as well.

[catland]

I am not allowed to post a thought that involves politics without being denigated?

geez ES -"denigated" - now you are making me use the dictionary before I can post a reply.

I've definately been away from PT too long if you are now being considered a "Troll".


I happen to love state and national parks. We go camping quite often at the state parks up by Mt. Hood. The wonder of our national parks is that they are accessible to all of us - in prior times such wonders would have been off limits to the majority and reserved for the elite.

The parks are indeed a wonderful example of when a government of the people can actually do something that really benefits all the people, and not just the select few.

Our state government has its problems too, but one of the things they did years ago was to delclare that all of the Oregon beaches belonged to the public, and that you could not "own" the beach and ocean and prevent access to others. Pretty cool, huh?

[Puckstop31]

Our state government has its problems too, but one of the things they did years ago was to delclare that all of the Oregon beaches belonged to the public, and that you could not "own" the beach and ocean and prevent access to others. Pretty cool, huh?

So if I OWN beachfront property in Oregon, I have to let anybody on MY property?

LOL.

Does anybody really understand what Liberty REALLY means anymore?

[Puckstop31]

ES. Dr. Goebbels would have been proud of your propoganda. Granted, I do understand what you were trying to do. Problem is, we are not the morons you assume we are.... Our history... LEARN it. Learn who our founders were. Learn what this country was really founded on, what made this country the power it WAS. When you really open your eyes, you will see why we are the way we are these days....

In my eyes, all you did with post #1 in the first thread was prove, again, how fond you are of authortarian figures... As long as they do what you think is OK.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hey Folks ~

Anybody notice a few posts in this topic have gone *missing* ??

MINE being one of them.

Sorta changes the overall theme and feel of the thread.

[sasvermont]

Maybe this will re-thread, the thread. Why wouldn't you like National Parks?

Anyone else have some photos from trips to National Parks - ones they are willing to share here?


I also love our State Parks here in Vermont.

[Puckstop31]

Maybe this will re-thread, the thread. Why wouldn't you like National Parks?

That is the controversy, I think. Some people doubt that this thread(s) were REALLY about National Parks.

[Puckstop31]

Hey Folks ~

Anybody notice a few posts in this topic have gone *missing* ??

MINE being one of them.

Sorta changes the overall theme and feel of the thread.

Its a free country, but a private board. Mods, any comment?

[Karen]

Its a free country, but a private board. Mods, any comment?

Phred, your post, and others, were in a different thread which Edwina's Secretary started, then deleted. This is a new thread, with the same title.

[Grace]

Hey Folks ~

Anybody notice a few posts in this topic have gone *missing* ??

MINE being one of them.

Sorta changes the overall theme and feel of the thread.

Phred, I think she deleted the original National Park topic, and then started this one. The other one got sort of out of hand - I think

[Edwina's Secretary]

Hey Folks ~

Anybody notice a few posts in this topic have gone *missing* ??

MINE being one of them.

Sorta changes the overall theme and feel of the thread.

I started a thread about my reaction upon seeing a couple of national parks.

That caused some people to post nasty things and insult me, etc.

That takes the fun out of posting photos or much of anything else.

So I deleted the thread.

Mission accomplished I guess.

Same thing happened with the sewing machine thread.

Sorry Phred. It disappoints me too but that seems to be how things go these days.