Chris, great article (as always)! Gotta wonder how those people square the holes in their thought and actions. Such a strange form of "CALLING" while trying to play a religious card. Perhaps the SMELL has blinded them from remembering the golden rule...."do on to others as you would have them do unto you"?
What we have here is a clash of fundamental world views and a competition of freedoms. Between those for whom primary nature has not been known for generations and those who possess a sense of place in the natural world. It confounds the latter what the former are willing to sacrifice for unimpeded rights of toxic leakage and trespass on vast industrial scales.
I hope some of these politicians, lost to wild values, are praying for some direction guided by land ethics to stray them from whistling past the tomb of Aldo Leopold. And to consider what the "world's best stewards" should be doing for the waters, the land, the air and the wild. To put a counterweight of conscience on the balance so heavily weighted to unlimited freedom at whatever costs. And to consider everyone's right to a clean, healthy, spiritually uplifting, resilient and sustainable environment. To consider why they deny us this freedom by their freedom to trespass upon us, by the hollowness of the commandments they claim to follow.
Best line - Big Ag has cloaked itself with the phony righteousness of Iowa farmers like Jared Walz, an industrial wolf dressing itself up in moth-eaten lamb’s wool, so they can pull the rug over your eyes while befouling our air, water and land
Terrific column. Clear and forceful. These glaring conflicts of interest of legislators are appalling. But if Clarence Thomas won't recuse himself from cases involving his wife, I guess they have a green light to advocate and vote on issues involving family members.
Spot on!
Amen, amen.
Thank you again and again Chris Jones.
Your great sense of humor, your quick witted intelligence, your boundless knowledge, your commitment to speaking out
Make you a unique Iowa treasure.
Chris, great article (as always)! Gotta wonder how those people square the holes in their thought and actions. Such a strange form of "CALLING" while trying to play a religious card. Perhaps the SMELL has blinded them from remembering the golden rule...."do on to others as you would have them do unto you"?
What can I do to help? I'm out of the state through the end of March, but I am retired and have a little time I can contribute.
What we have here is a clash of fundamental world views and a competition of freedoms. Between those for whom primary nature has not been known for generations and those who possess a sense of place in the natural world. It confounds the latter what the former are willing to sacrifice for unimpeded rights of toxic leakage and trespass on vast industrial scales.
I hope some of these politicians, lost to wild values, are praying for some direction guided by land ethics to stray them from whistling past the tomb of Aldo Leopold. And to consider what the "world's best stewards" should be doing for the waters, the land, the air and the wild. To put a counterweight of conscience on the balance so heavily weighted to unlimited freedom at whatever costs. And to consider everyone's right to a clean, healthy, spiritually uplifting, resilient and sustainable environment. To consider why they deny us this freedom by their freedom to trespass upon us, by the hollowness of the commandments they claim to follow.
Best line - Big Ag has cloaked itself with the phony righteousness of Iowa farmers like Jared Walz, an industrial wolf dressing itself up in moth-eaten lamb’s wool, so they can pull the rug over your eyes while befouling our air, water and land
Thank you!
Terrific column. Clear and forceful. These glaring conflicts of interest of legislators are appalling. But if Clarence Thomas won't recuse himself from cases involving his wife, I guess they have a green light to advocate and vote on issues involving family members.
"Sovereign is he who decides on the exception."