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To the Editor:
Apparently, the symbol chosen to commemorate Vermont’s 250 years was created in a vacuum!
For the most part, Vermont was built by the hard work and determination of family farmers.
But today these family farms are all but extinct. Could it be the last 50 years of central planning, diminished the mood for celebration?
There is a distinction to be made here, a trend that must be pointed out and it began with the advent of top down governance.
This distinction seems to separate the first 200 years, as a time of building & harvest. From the last 50 years, as a period of dismantling control. Is it even possible to celebrate a turning point, that has taken us from self-sufficiency to dependency?
During our first 200 years we celebrated the fruits of our labor with annual agricultural fairs.
Now there is little or no fruit to harvest and even the tradition of celebration is threatened by the likes of an arbitrary 3-acre rule, which could possibly shut down the Vermont State Agricultural Fair in Rutland.
Something changed 50 years ago!
Now we seem confused about what to celebrate!
Lynn Edmunds
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Honest response: we now worship sodomy and the perverse, over the one true God. This state took a fall when “pride” went mainstream. We just had to be the first, to pave they way for everyone else. Let’s be clear, they are all still human beings, whom deserve respect and need repentance. With that being said, certain things should not be supported in direct violation to the bible. The road of good intentions lead to destruction.
Personally I blame Goddard, and certainly other counter culture institutions of “learning”. (indoctrination) Their graduates are, and have been integrated into our local schools to spread the teachings of their lefty idols. Until these Socialist/Communist have been weeded out of the school system they will continue to infect the malleable minds of every student that they can infect.
Being born here and seeing the state developments, I blame two aspects, Phil Hoff (from MA) and the interstate arteries, making VT accessible as major factors. VT was too laid back to realize what’s happening. Then came Dean, Dr. from NY and more downhill governors followed by their sheepople. The creeping crud swallowed VT. Not utopia anymore.
Pushed further by the overbuilding of residential properties around ski areas which allowed for State court decisions that NY and CT residents can vote in Vermont because they are property owners albeit part time residents, not to mention Federal Court decision that college students are residents for voting purposes.
To Ron-
Your comment seems to have opened the mental box to be interested in compiling a document with knowledge from various commenters such as yourself. This document could exist for now and future questions as to why Vermont’s now failure as defined by the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the 85 Federal Papers by people that possessed far greater intelligence that anybody in government today. Then if the WHY question is asked about VT, refer to it having a link. Also it can be printed and disbursed at voting times.
What happened in Vermont is the same as what happened all around New England. Summed up in one word: Greed.
Remember that song “they paved paradise, put up a parking lot?” Some say it was for progress and opportunity. What actually manifested is a bloated, out of control power structure of regulations – all with attached fees, taxation on nearly every item, on the building it dwells within, and the land. Total control of it all. Also, note it is all centralized and all monopolized by corporations, State and regional heirarchy. What was sold as great ideas were to benefit the few and destroy the rest.
Death, by thousands upon thousands of paper cuts – aka legislation, lawfare warfare, obstruction, extortion, collusion, corruption, conspiracies to commit fraud. The only difference now is they got it all locked up their way, don’t hide it anymore, and you will comply and obey or else. What, pray tell, are the people going to do about it? The Constitution lays it out. Yet, no one will apply it, let alone uphold it or protect it – most don’t even know what it says. For that, the power brokers took it all apart and took it down – piece-by-piece – for over 100 years. The Republic was dismantled and no one seemed to notice and no one seemed to care – now it is too late and trillions of dollars short.
1962 song by Malvina Reynolds entitled, “Little Boxes”. It sounds exactly like what has happened over the last 60+ years.