At that point, tempers flare and often violent confrontation begins which either leads to changes in the central government policies or a total revolution sometime in the future.
Remember this statistic . . . it only takes 7% of the population to wage a successful revolution if they are committed. The have's are only about 5% of the population and the remaining 88% of the population don't have their way of life changed dramatically irrespective of who is in power.
Jeff Head and others counseled the Klamath people to not incite a violent confrontation. However, that course of action destroyed the livlihoods of how many families in the Klamath region and even today, the situation has not been fully resolved.
Two questions for you to think about.
Will the farmers ever regain their economic losses from the policies imposed by the government and the lawsuits foistered upon the region by the environmentalists?
If someone had dynamited the headgates, would the community been better or worse off than it is now?
The people in Grant County are drawing a line in the sand. Whether they have the backbone to fight for the line is still an open question. But the environmentalists and the central government people must be aware that people's limits are quickly being reached.
Worse. No gates, no storage, no lake, no late season water at all.
I've thought about little else but those two questions for about 10 years now.
"Will the farmers ever regain their economic losses from the policies imposed by the government and the lawsuits foistered upon the region by the environmentalists?"
NO.
If someone had dynamited the headgates, would the community been better or worse off than it is now?
WORSE.
But, don't forget. This isn't over yet. And I don't have a crystal ball.
I read your statement again. It's STILL dumb. Next time, come join us and then give an opinion.....WHO is it that we destroyed?