As FOX News transforms Bundy into a latter-day Thomas Jefferson, a - TopicsExpress



          

As FOX News transforms Bundy into a latter-day Thomas Jefferson, a few points should be reiterated. First, the cattle that graze the 18,000 [land area] BLM leases destroy western ecosystems already made fragile by drought (Jefferson the farmer would have objected). Second, the animals most capable of restoring those grasslands to health—species arranged in a complex web of predator/prey relationships—have been wiped clean from the western slate so cattle can treat the West as a literal stomping ground. Third, the most threatening invasive species in this drama are two-legged Bundy-types who think their personal rights include treating the American West as their birthright. — James McWilliams, journalist and professor of Agricultural History at Texas State University. See more at james-mcwilliams/
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:29:11 +0000

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