[at-l] OT: People, Nature and "Development"

[RoksnRoots at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/31/2006 12:12:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dfaddleton at gmail.com writes:

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Philosophical presupositions deserve a philosophical board, not an AT hiking
list . . . they're off topic here . . .
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         Not really. I think it was "Rabe" who said this is entirely 
"on-topic" for the AT. That's why I keep emphasizing MacKaye. He clearly meant for the 
AT to be a place where consciousness of this exact thing was a main part of 
its existence. I believe if MacKaye ever thought his creation would end up 
being reduced to "this is off-topic on a hiking list" he would have quit the 
project and formed a wilderness society - Hey wait! err, that's exactly what he 
did...

          Bless those who aren't afraid to see the AT as it was meant. That 
is, a place to form a border excluding that rationalization. Where nature comes 
first - no excuses or calls for off-topic. If people are going to ravage 
nature, it's important not to put the reflexive civil view to it. It's appropriate 
to call it what it is. Just like if people are going to try to reduce the AT 
to a "hiking list" or lunch chat board.







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