[mou] A response to the post of Bernard P. Friel

[Bernard P. Friel]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
    There is an excellent editorial in the Wednesday October 8th edition of
the Highland Villager on the Constitutional amendment that does an excellent
in depth analysis.

Bernie Friel

-- 
Bernard P. Friel
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            http://www.wampy.com/bn2  Songbirds

            http://www.agpix.com/bernardpfriel

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            http://www.digitalrailroad.net/bernardfriel



From: Eric Harrold <gentilis03 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <gentilis03 at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 08:41:03 -0700 (PDT)
To: Tom Bell <tnejbell at comcast.net>, MOU net <mou-net at moumn.org>, "Bernard
P. Friel" <wampy at att.net>
Subject: A response to the post of Bernard P. Friel

Folks,
 
Being that an opportunity presented itself, let me ask a question that has
puzzled me for some time. I've been a member of birding forums in North
Carolina and Virginia. Political discussions as they pertain to bird
conservation are frowned upon by some folks who would no doubt describe
themselves as birders. Can someone please provide answers to a couple of
questions actually, that I just don't seem to understand, even over many
years. 
 
1) If birders don't take political initiative, who will for many issues such
as habitat conservation/preservation that are critical to sustainable
populations of certain species? The one group that has done a tremendous
amount for conservation, hunters, often get derided on internet forums and
in birding publications. It seems a whole lot of birders are out of touch on
how conservation is achieved and its inherent political aspect.
 
2) How does noncommunication and the ignorance it promotes help anything? We
can conveniently avoid political discussions altogether to the end of being
polite, but other than this, I don't know what it can accomplish. What forum
or setting would be more appropriate for discussing the politics of avian
conservation than a birding forum?
 
Sincerely,
 
Eric Harrold

--- On Sat, 10/4/08, Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net> wrote:
> From: Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [mou] vote November 4, for constitutional amendment
> To: "Tom Bell" <tnejbell at comcast.net>, "MOU net" <mou-net at moumn.org>
> Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 6:39 PM
> 
> Please explain to me how you can initiate expression of an opinion on a
> subject on MOU net, as you did, and simultaneously caution against initiating
> an expression of opinion on the same subject? Is it your intent to limit the
> expression of opinion to a particular view ...the one you expressed?
> -- 
> Bernard P. Friel
> Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com <http://www.wampy.com/>   ;
>             http://www.wampy.com/bn   Owl Gallery
>             http://www.wampy.com/bn2  Songbirds
> 
>             http://www.agpix.com/bernardpfriel
> 
>             http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113
>          
>             http://www.digitalrailroad.net/bernardfriel
> 
> 
>  


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