New Posts For Thread: Redneck A-holes with gunshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_gunsThe killing of wolves goes on and on in the American West.www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/31/us-us...And they're not just being killed, but they're being tortured as well.www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/04/04What's the matter with people? What isWe agree on this one, solf. I really think more people should just settle for living in town. Heck, it's better for them in the long run. That way, there's no need to embark on a 45 minute journey, just because you realize upon getting back home to yhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520551307#520551307We agree on this one, solf. I really think more people should just settle for living in town. Heck, it's better for them in the long run. That way, there's no need to embark on a 45 minute journey, just because you realize upon getting back home to yThu, 07 Jun 2012 09:20:22 -0500I'm no fan of subdivisions or country estates, either, and for the same reason: They ruin land that should have been left wild.In fact, if we're out driving, I just hate it when I see the bulldozers chopping up some beautiful green field to start anohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520538901#520538901I'm no fan of subdivisions or country estates, either, and for the same reason: They ruin land that should have been left wild.In fact, if we're out driving, I just hate it when I see the bulldozers chopping up some beautiful green field to start anoWed, 06 Jun 2012 22:37:06 -0500Animals don't live where they want, Solf, they live according to their adaptations, and whether the landscape can provide their basic needs -- food, cover, water, adequate space, and so on.The issue of human/wildlife interface is more complex than eihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520524465#520524465Animals don't live where they want, Solf, they live according to their adaptations, and whether the landscape can provide their basic needs -- food, cover, water, adequate space, and so on.The issue of human/wildlife interface is more complex than eiWed, 06 Jun 2012 13:53:02 -0500Ah, but Mouse, you see, you refer to the humans as having 'allowed' the animals to come back. And that sort of attitude is what I'm talking about.Nobody thinks that people who live in the boondocks are a-holes or anything like that. As I've said, ohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520502601#520502601Ah, but Mouse, you see, you refer to the humans as having 'allowed' the animals to come back. And that sort of attitude is what I'm talking about.Nobody thinks that people who live in the boondocks are a-holes or anything like that. As I've said, oTue, 05 Jun 2012 18:16:01 -0500Solf, you keep forgetting -- in this area, the large predators were either reintroduced (wolves) or allowed to repopulate and come back (grizzlies, cougars.)Most of us living here now, were here before any of that took place. We had the good graces thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520502121#520502121Solf, you keep forgetting -- in this area, the large predators were either reintroduced (wolves) or allowed to repopulate and come back (grizzlies, cougars.)Most of us living here now, were here before any of that took place. We had the good graces tTue, 05 Jun 2012 17:55:32 -0500Well, our family did live in the countryside for four years, found we didn't like it, and subsequently moved back to the city. So, my feeling is that if you are worried about dangers posed by predators, you shouldn't be living so close to them. Afterhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520501823#520501823Well, our family did live in the countryside for four years, found we didn't like it, and subsequently moved back to the city. So, my feeling is that if you are worried about dangers posed by predators, you shouldn't be living so close to them. AfterTue, 05 Jun 2012 17:44:43 -0500Wolves, cougars and grizzlies?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520497175#520497175Wolves, cougars and grizzlies?Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:48:19 -0500Until you've done it, perhaps you should quit trying to second-guess and pass judgement on those of us who do. What is this "until you've done it" crap? I was born and raised in the countryside with the animals.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520496915#520496915Until you've done it, perhaps you should quit trying to second-guess and pass judgement on those of us who do. What is this "until you've done it" crap? I was born and raised in the countryside with the animals.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:43:35 -0500Nice strawman. And it's not about a lack of respect for animals, nature or anything else. If I did not love and respect nature and wildlife, I would not live here in the middle of it. That would be like trying to live in Jamaica if one could not stanhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520495861#520495861Nice strawman. And it's not about a lack of respect for animals, nature or anything else. If I did not love and respect nature and wildlife, I would not live here in the middle of it. That would be like trying to live in Jamaica if one could not stanTue, 05 Jun 2012 15:23:30 -0500And adults also realize the real world doesn't work like a Disney cartoon in which the animals talk, sing and dance, and people can just join in, with hugs and good feelings all around.This is your usual Mickey Mouse interpretation of what is being shttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29043095/Redneck_A-holes_with_guns?post_id=520495583#520495583And adults also realize the real world doesn't work like a Disney cartoon in which the animals talk, sing and dance, and people can just join in, with hugs and good feelings all around.This is your usual Mickey Mouse interpretation of what is being sTue, 05 Jun 2012 15:18:03 -0500