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Is protesting against a NY State Erie Canal Embankment Safety
Program a good idea?
DIR By: Doug K
Date: January 3, 2022, 11:30 am
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Now you read the title of this post, and it might seem like the
answer is an obvious "NO!"
But it all depends on which side of the "protest" you are on...
doesn't it?
And of course, everyone in our Country has the right to
"protest", or at least they think they do. And most times the
protest is about fairness, equality, or human rights... but
sometimes the protests are for "nefarious" reasons.
But sometimes the groups & people protesting may NOT understand
that they are actually fighting on the "wrong side" of the
argument.
And YES there is a wrong side to the protest if the SAFETY of
the PUBLIC is the matter at hand.
But to really understand the issue of "protesting" it's
important to look at how and why protest groups work... and that
means selecting the right "color".
Here's an interesting article on the "Colors" of protest, and
why certain activist groups chose the colors they rally under.
The image below captures a few of the highlights, read the full
article by using the link provided
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HTML https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/red-yellow-blue-green-the-colors-of-protests/4697859.html
And everyone is well aware of the "history" of our own internal
"protests" in this Country, the United States of America. The
strife between people here is well documented and surprisingly
supports exactly what was written in the first article...
"colors matter" when it comes to protest.
[attachimg=2]
And the issues & division in America is STILL centered on the
choice of COLOR... Red vs Blue. You would think that those who
are smart enough would see the pattern where the people on the
"wrong side" in the past US Protests were wearing "RED" not
Blue.
In fact those who were NOT wearing Blue in the first US Civil
War, were also the ones flying the Confederate Flag, and we are
told lived in predominately "red states". they wore Gray, and
Red, and Yellow... as they did NOT represent the Union of this
Country, who stood for the Blue.
Even those in the "last US Civil War" that happened about 1 year
ago with the Insurrection at the US Capital, flew the
Confederate Flag during their protest. They wore lots of RED
hats, and waved signs to support their "king", who lost his bid
for "reelection" as US president.
The picture below is a reminder of that day... January 6, 2021
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Of course there are many who may disagree with these FACTS.
Those folks usually call the people who stormed the US Capital
by a different name... "patriots".
Because DENIAL is the best tool to avoid the TRUTH!
And today there is a new protest going on, one that has a social
media group choosing to fight against a public safety. They have
chosen RED SIGNS and YELLOW SHIRTS as a way to show their
support for their leaders & cause. And this social media group
has taken the spread of false information to a whole new level.
Those leaders of this new protest movement simply use DENIAL of
the entire safety problem (with unsafe Canal Embankments) as
their main message, and also a good measure of misinformation,
by trying to turn a public safety conversation to one focused on
"environmental issues".
The group and leader have denied both the structural science of
earthen dams and common sense reasoning in their pursuit to
protest a necessary change that will improve the safety of the
Erie Canal, and all communities it passes through.
You can see the "colors" this protest group has chosen to use
below
[attachimg=4]
Seems to me, that this social media group is following right in
the footsteps of another past protest...
Following a "leader" that was guiding followers down the wrong
path, with the wrong message...
And no matter what anyone else tried to tell them, they refused
to listen...
Because they were the ones who were "right"... everyone else was
wrong.
Can you see any notable difference between the colors of these
two protest groups?
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#Post#: 1928--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is protesting against ANY Canal Embankment Safety Program a
good idea?
DIR By: Doug K
Date: January 3, 2022, 11:42 am
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Again, you would think the answer to the Title of this POST is a
big NO, but it is not.
Seems that many misguided social media users are more apt to
protest public safety issues, without a care in the world about
who bears the brunt of their decision to "turn a blind eye" to
the safety of their neighbors.
Canal Tree Clearing in England gets Protested
HTML https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/maintaining-our-waterways/vegetation-management/trees-by-our-waterways
Lamberton Canal Trees get cleared under Public Protest
HTML https://dandrcanal.org/31-latest-news/130-ash-and-ailanthus-tree-removal
HTML https://christoplummer.com/2019/02/26/surprised-by-canal-side-brush-and-tree-clearing-in-lambertville/
Florida Canal Embankments get cleared under public protest
HTML https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-reg-clearing-canal-storms-06292018-story.html
And of course our own Rochester area has a Facebook Group that
would rather see dangerous trees survive along the canal than
have canal neighbors & communities stay safe from unsound
earthen embankments.
HTML https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/residents-rally-against-plan-to-cut-down-trees-erie-canal/6208956/
HTML https://buffalonews.com/news/local/state-canal-corp-wants-to-hear-from-residents-on-tree-cutting-policy/article_f82c7118-076b-11ec-a27f-e3ad1862b24f.html
Do yourself a favor, if you live anywhere near the Erie Canal...
listens to the EXPERTS who OWN the property and are saying they
have unsafe earthen dams. They will work to FIX that problem and
are willing to listen to any neighbor that has suggestions on
how to do that.
They are NOT listening to anyone who still wants to DENY the
elephant in the room...
The Erie Canal System has become UNSAFE, and needs to be
repaired, before it becomes an "environmental disaster
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