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.
(Excerpt) Read more at newstatesman.com ...
Which ammendment pertains to GW Sharks?
Rachael Carson is probably begging for ice water right now.
They’re gonna need a bigger boat for Mooch’s ass.
Under concepts like that, Man would have never gained a foothold....
Great White Politicians need their sails trimmed. "Snip..." "Snip..." "Snip"....
I think Trump was probably referring to "Lawyers." But, then again, that would be an insult to sharks everywhere.. :)
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
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
“...swim in clean water.”
Ever heard of a bull shark.
Like a quality swimming pool...or maybe a hot tub.
“....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
When a person has an irrational fear of something like sharks, dogs, cats, snakes etc. they can work themselves into unfounded fears. - Tom
Gee...When you take a shower you’re supposed to think about the Hitchcock movie - Psycho!
or the Mel Brooks film - High Anxiety!
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
That’s when you think about John Glen!
My point as well. Same battle, different predator.
Wolves are not a necessity. We did great without them for years. You’re drinking the liberal koolaid.
Oh and a balance of nature is a myth. There is no balance.
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
Never surfed, did used to use the slider boards on the beaches around Dennis as a kid.
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