tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post2730503534739856803..comments2021-06-10T07:38:42.928-07:00Comments on Pat Martin For New Hampshire: Please don't throw the Charrette Study outPat Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349378970011195335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post-46473820386781267532014-04-03T23:33:25.711-07:002014-04-03T23:33:25.711-07:00Finally, all this talk about refusing Federal fund...Finally, all this talk about refusing Federal funding.... Here's the problem: that is my money too. You are refusing to accept money from a source we all contributed to via our federal tax dollars. So, in effect, you are denying me access to my own money. I don't think that is right either. Change the tax code so we don't pay any federal taxes and it won't be an issue, but as long as we pay in, we should have a chance to compete for funds for our own community. Pat Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349378970011195335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post-65264238353565549522014-04-03T00:42:51.016-07:002014-04-03T00:42:51.016-07:00And, may I say, at least some of the SOT members o...And, may I say, at least some of the SOT members or people representing themselves as SOT members have resorted to the kind of intimidation that makes the average concerned citizen very nervous and afraid. I think most of you don't realize how it comes across, but you should think about it unless you only want "your" people participating in local government.<br />Pat Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349378970011195335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post-1902610665275020462014-04-03T00:38:29.363-07:002014-04-03T00:38:29.363-07:00This whole argument about the RPCs and removing lo...This whole argument about the RPCs and removing local control is fantasy. I'm pretty sure I heard someone at the meeting last night say something about "plants" in our community who are "blending in," but are secretly agents of the UN Agenda 21 conspiracy. It can be checked in the minutes. I want to caution you that while the sudden participation of SOT in our community can be a positive, this kind of talk and divisiveness is not. This is how McCarthyism spread. This is the basis of the witch hunts and every pogrom and social evil the world has ever known. Most of the time it starts with dictatorial demands to remove books or suppress the discussion of certain topics....and, the ever popular demonizing of certain people for their beliefs, race or class. In Rwanda in 1994, people of the Hutu class (not race or tribe, but a kind of class identity) took machetes to the Tutsis in a bloodbath. The local radio stations had talk radio shows that were urging the Hutus on by calling the Tutsis "cockroaches." I am sure the Hutus were all telling each other that they were "taking their country back" as they hacked their neighbors (including women and children) to death. Sadly, as human beings, we tend to get kind of enthusiastic about that kind of crowd rage and power. So, will I thank the SOT for publicly vilifying me as a "liberal" (and yes, I am a proud Democrat and liberal, but it is like waving a red flag in Rindge to call someone out for it) and an "outsider," when I am not only a Rindge resident of over 15 years, but am a veteran of the USAF and the NH Air National Guard? No. I will NOT thank them for that. Am I glad to see people interested in local governance, yes, I am. But, do not ask me to thank them for spreading lies and misinformation. As far as looking up the history of the RPCs...do you believe everything you read on the Internet? There's a lot of crazy stuff out there and you have to be very careful what you buy into. I could direct you to sites that insist astrology is real and offer compelling proof...do you "buy it" based on the fancy webpage? Pat Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349378970011195335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post-22863590117649724112014-04-03T00:16:33.507-07:002014-04-03T00:16:33.507-07:00I will repeat the answer I offered you on my previ...I will repeat the answer I offered you on my previous post: "So, the basis of your argument is that enough people did not participate in the Charrette to make it valid? How did you arrive at that conclusion? Seriously. What is the proper number for involvement to make it valid? What if "enough" people (for you) won't volunteer? No more planning? It is a logical fallacy. It sounds like a good argument, but you have no reference point to offer. This is NOT a valid argument for "throwing out" the charrette. I realize when you are the person who didn't participate, it feels like 0% involvement, but it wasn't. "Pat Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349378970011195335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235220712655017711.post-32383257980595058852014-04-02T18:51:36.481-07:002014-04-02T18:51:36.481-07:00Apparently not enough people attended the Charrett...Apparently not enough people attended the Charrettes to make them valid.. more people voted against what went on there. And besides, Rindge's fate should not be decided by HUD money, with influence from special interest groups and pay to play players like Plan NH. The RPCs have turned into agents for centralization and removal of local control and this must not happen.<br /><br />SOT are heroes and you will thank them someday.<br />For now, learn more about where this process began, it was not with the 'community'.<br />Webmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435344640060831537noreply@blogger.com