Rhetoric vs. reasonableness
In contrast, the three letters critical of his essay in the last HCN read like they were taken straight from a script of political talking points. They bristle with confrontative rhetoric, cliched villainization, inflated outrage, and phony statistics, some of which make it clear the author has no idea what he is talking about.
The exchange reminded me of why I left the mainstream environmental movement to work directly with ranchers in collaborative groups. I'll take the results I can get working with people like Andrews over what political raging can achieve any day.
Dan Dagget
Santa Barbara, California
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