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How shark attacks are pitting US conservatives against liberals
NewStatesmanAmerica ^ | Sept. 6, 2019 | Louis Amis

Posted on 09/14/2019 11:19:36 AM PDT by Capt. Tom

In Cape Cod, right-wing demagogues are using the politics of fear to demand a mass cull of sharks and seals. ..snip.. It turned out that the aftermath also fit the pattern of 9/11, demonstrating once again how statistically low-risk but viscerally alarming threats – especially when those threats come from perceived foreign elements or new arrivals – are ripe for demagoguery. Two days after Medici’s death, Howie Carr, a talk-radio host in nearby Boston, took time out from railing against the “Mueller witch-hunt” to warn of “the growing menace” on Cape Cod, being abetted by “environmental extremists.” a Cape radio host, Patrick Desmarais, could veer between his circumspect attitude to gun control in the wake of massacres in Texas and Ohio, and his unshakeable certainty on the shark question. “I’m a cull-the-seals-and-sharks guy,” he told his listeners. .snip..

The guest on both shows was County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr., a right-wing Republican who rode Donald Trump’s coat-tails into office in traditionally liberal Cape Cod, despite having once served federal prison time for mailing death-threats to George H.W. Bush. ..snip..

Meanwhile, the group is united in their view of “the environmental extremists,” whom they perceive to be pushing a “pro-shark agenda” behind closed doors, loyal only to their research and fundraising. Their anger focuses on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, a local non-profit taking advantage of the unprecedented opportunities to observe and tag sharks in shallow water. The Conservancy’s public safety message, often blithely delivered, is that responsible humans have no choice but to surrender the habitat, to what Kartsounis called “a Jurassic state.” ..snip..

Trump himself, according to his own tweets and the testimony of Stormy Daniels, also seems to have long harboured an intense personal animosity towards sharks.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 2020election; capecod; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; louisamis; massachusetts; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; patrickdesmarais; presstitutes; ronaldbeatyjr; seals; sharks; smearmachine
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To: Capt. Tom

Which ammendment pertains to GW Sharks?


41 posted on 09/14/2019 7:14:37 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: Pelham

Rachael Carson is probably begging for ice water right now.


42 posted on 09/14/2019 11:46:26 PM PDT by Salamander (I May Be Lonely But I'm Never Alone...And The Nights May Pass Me By...But I Never Cry...)
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To: Rebelbase

They’re gonna need a bigger boat for Mooch’s ass.


43 posted on 09/14/2019 11:47:28 PM PDT by Salamander (I May Be Lonely But I'm Never Alone...And The Nights May Pass Me By...But I Never Cry...)
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To: Capt. Tom
...is that responsible humans have no choice but to surrender the habitat, to what Kartsounis called “a Jurassic state.” ..snip.. ...

Under concepts like that, Man would have never gained a foothold....

44 posted on 09/15/2019 3:05:21 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: dsrtsage
Sounds like the shark attacks are causee by politicians blowing seals

Great White Politicians need their sails trimmed. "Snip..." "Snip..." "Snip"....

45 posted on 09/15/2019 3:16:43 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Capt. Tom
"Trump himself, according to his own tweets and the testimony of Stormy Daniels, also seems to have long harboured an intense personal animosity towards sharks."

I think Trump was probably referring to "Lawyers." But, then again, that would be an insult to sharks everywhere.. :)

46 posted on 09/15/2019 3:27:34 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: trebb
...is that responsible humans have no choice but to surrender the habitat, to what Kartsounis called “a Jurassic state.” ..snip.. …

Under concepts like that, Man would have never gained a foothold....

These opposed opinions are the reason the problem won't get solved.
Mitigation is what the towns are looking for.

Some of the public meetings have gotten so heated, including death threats, some of the Cape Cod towns don't have public hearings anymore and they pay consultants to come up with suggetions.
This fall a hired group will present suggestions for next season. -tom

47 posted on 09/15/2019 7:20:42 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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48 posted on 09/15/2019 8:58:06 AM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: unread
think Trump was probably referring to "Lawyers." But, then again, that would be an insult to sharks everywhere.. :)

I am sure these landsharks are figuring out how to sue the towns or State for victims of a shark attack.

The prospect of a monetary reward is a great motivator for us Americans. - Tom

49 posted on 09/15/2019 10:05:35 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Redwood71

“...swim in clean water.”
Ever heard of a bull shark.


I said “clean water”, not “fresh water”. :)

Like a quality swimming pool...or maybe a hot tub.


50 posted on 09/15/2019 9:44:07 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

“....or maybe a hot tub.”

Hope no idiot producer sees this or there will be a new movie out trying for some type of special effects award about a shark in hot tubs. Better get the copyright first and make some buck on it.

rwood


51 posted on 09/16/2019 7:37:41 AM PDT by Redwood71
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To: Redwood71; lepton
I worked with a person who after seeing "Jaws" told me he used to think about shark attacks when he would take a shower at home.

When a person has an irrational fear of something like sharks, dogs, cats, snakes etc. they can work themselves into unfounded fears. - Tom

52 posted on 09/16/2019 12:25:44 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Capt. Tom

Gee...When you take a shower you’re supposed to think about the Hitchcock movie - Psycho!

or the Mel Brooks film - High Anxiety!


53 posted on 09/16/2019 12:34:20 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily
Gee...When you take a shower you’re supposed to think about the Hitchcock movie - Psycho!

When you are my age you worry about slipping in the showier, or slipping on the bathroom floor when you get out.
Be careful!- Tom

54 posted on 09/16/2019 2:10:02 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Capt. Tom

That’s when you think about John Glen!


55 posted on 09/16/2019 2:54:29 PM PDT by Reily
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To: ProtectOurFreedom; Capt. Tom

My point as well. Same battle, different predator.


56 posted on 09/18/2019 2:53:11 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: Mariner

Wolves are not a necessity. We did great without them for years. You’re drinking the liberal koolaid.


57 posted on 09/18/2019 2:56:15 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: Mariner

Oh and a balance of nature is a myth. There is no balance.


58 posted on 09/18/2019 2:57:25 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: MarMema; TMN78247; Makana; 1Old Pro; Roccus; Justa; Faith65; rlmorel; Red Badger; JPJones; ...
Leftover swells from Hurricane Umberto will be coming into the easterly beaches of Cape Cod , Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet Truro, today and tomorrow.

I am not a surfer, but would think this would be a good time to be surfing there.
However, considering it is September. I expect many won't go surfing yet because they will be more worried about themselves being caught by a big one ,than catching the big one. - Tom

59 posted on 09/19/2019 10:13:26 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Capt. Tom

Never surfed, did used to use the slider boards on the beaches around Dennis as a kid.


60 posted on 09/19/2019 10:30:26 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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