Dear HCN,
Despite Jon Marvel’s
insistence that he is a lover of the land, his objective is not to
improve the landscape in the West, but to play a game in which his
unwillingness to entertain a holistic view of the issues endlessly
entertains him. His agenda apparently dates back to the days he
lived in his family’s cabin, recreating, and the neighbor’s cows
offended him. How elitist to reside in a community where a 7,000
square-foot home is not considered a trophy and then to attack the
folks who have valuable knowledge and a perspective that could
benefit what should be his larger objective – that is, to support a
healthy landscape.
Why is it acceptable to
recreate in nature, but to work in it automatically causes those of
Marvel’s persuasion to think degradation has
occurred?
Mary Ann
Sharon
Dillon,
Montana
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Jon Marvel, elitist.
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