"Environmental blather?" Funny that, coming from someone subscribed to a WILDLIFE LISTSERV. Irene in Southside ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. Michael Stinson" <cms@xxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County Could this list possibly return to being a bird reporting list and get away from narrow-minded environmentalist blather, and especially the sanctimonious comments about the size of people's families? Is there a moderator for this list? Mike Stinson Dillwyn, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "IE Ries" <featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:23 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County > Jeanette, > > That's always been my position: people who insist on having more than one > child, THAT is being selfish, and not the choice to have none, have only > one, or to adopt, or whatever. As I was telling another list member the > other day, nothing irritates me more than when someone pays lip service > about the need for responsible human population management, but then > IMMEDIATELY follows it up with, "Oh but people will never go along with > that." Too bad, as humans are going to learn the lesson the hard way if > they don't do it willingly now, today. > > So, I applaud those like you who respect and encourage the truly selfless > position, promoting and defending it - you're an asset to the planet! > > Regards, > > Irene in Southside > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peters, Jeanette" <jeanette.peters@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:07 PM > Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County > > > I hope that we are, however slowly, growing out of the "Thou Shalt > Breed" mentality. There is still a lot of pressure --especially on > women-- to have kids or more than one kid, regardless of our personal > inclinations. It takes a strong person who knows her own mind to stand > up against the societal messages that say we are made whole only by > having a baby (or two, or three, or...). If we want to see rational > population maintenance, the first step is validating lifestyles that > include one or no children, at least of the biological variety. Instead > of condemning the child-free or parents of one child as "selfish," we as > a society need to start accepting --and dare I day, thanking-- people > who make these decisions. They make everyone else's lives richer in the > long-term (better student/teacher ratios, less traffic congestion), and > leave more habitat for our non-human neighbors. > > Best regards, > Jeanette Peters > > -----Original Message----- > From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim > Blowers > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:51 PM > To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County > > Indeed, population growth is the biggest one of them all, underlying all > the others. If population continues without stop to increase > exponentially, NO resource is renewable, not wind or solar or anything > else, for eventually we will demand more out of it than it will give. > > Jim Blowers > > -----Original Message----- > From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > vtsec11@xxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, 2005 May 31 21:42 > To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Highland County > > > > Right on Irene! Well said. Until we pull our heads out of the sand to > tackle human population problems and our short term, money is everything > attitudes.....we will continue to be in free fall. Greg Moser You are > subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field. 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