Allowing animal cruelty in hunting is a new low
Re: “Banned hunting techniques revived,” June 10 news story
One may question how much lower can this present government stoop? The small article in Wednesday’s Denver Post may give many people yet another glimpse into the inhumane and deplorable policy change regarding hunting on federal land, primarily at this point in Alaska.
According to the article’s information, the president, Donald Trump Jr., the Safari Club International, Alaskan state leaders, and hunting advocates have succeeded in reversing the Obama-era restrictions on barbaric hunting methods. Two of the many cruel methods listed in the article are “using spotlights to blind and shoot hibernating black bears and their cubs in dens, and gunning down swimming caribou from motorboats.” Maybe we don’t need to question how much lower some human beings can go.
Linnea Wilkinson, Aurora
What change will really take
During the past three months the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, its subsequent impact on the economy, and now the civil rights protests, has exposed the need for our country to address a broad spectrum of societal issues. To name just a few: health care, poverty, racial injustice, education, infrastucture, and law enforcement. The U.S. is the richest and most powerful nation in the world. Thus, in principle we have all the resources to remedy many of these issues. For example, it shouldn’t be necessary to make a choice between improving law enforcement and supporting community-based programs to deal with problems such as drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness. We should be able to do both.
Of course, there is one over-riding obstacle: taxes. In order to implement major fixes to the system, more tax dollars will be essential. And raising taxes is anathema to the American public, most notably among many who are most able to afford it. In addition, an elected official who advocates raising taxes is most likely commiting political suicide.
So, while the fervor and dedication of the protests resonates with our country’s ideals, the hope for more than band-aid fixes seems in doubt. Then again, maybe this really is a transformative period that both the government and the American public will embrace.
Vic Viola, Golden
Conspiracy opinions, not theories
Conspiracies are taking on more and more legitimacy these days, partly due to the weight of the title given to them by many of us, including those in the media. I would like to propose that everyone stop referring to the opinions and claims of conspiracy adherents as conspiracy theories. A theory is “A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.” A theory is not someone’s opinion. Instead, we should properly refer to these ideas as conspiracy opinions. Let’s not give them dignity or equality with well researched, evidence-backed theories. It’s worth a try at least.
Jim Cronin, Parker
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