Ramon

OK now you have replied to me even though you vowed never again to do so. Let’s say we’re even now since you are implying that a peaceful protest of WT would turn to violence. In your post you did imply that I would personally commit illegal acts. I never accused YOU of any of the civil disobedience references in previous posts. I merely tried to paint a word picture of how causes that sound so noble can get out of hand when the followers resort to extreme measures. You chose to be paranoid and drag it on and on and on that I was accusing you of awful things. Not so. Lots of what you say is not so.

Furthermore, I am far from delusional. That is another tacky personal slam by you. I am outspoken. I am opinionated. I am conservative. I am passionate. I am a fisherman.
By the way are you? Where do you fish? Why types of fishing do you like best? I have similar opinions when it comes to opposing the Washington Trout lawsuits to about 70% of the people in the fishing community. We simply oppose your movement as an organization towards extremes measures to advance your agenda. I honestly and truly believe that your agenda has less to do with fishing than you imply and more to do with environmental activism which includes fish issues.

As complicated as you may want the opposition to be, it is quite simple. We oppose WT’s extreme agenda to close hatcheries and we especially oppose the lawsuits you file to get your way. We all know that the process of reform is slow and not acceptable but so many groups are working within the system while your group stands on the outside alienating all of us. Your membership and sponsors most likely don’t know your opposition’s position on the lawsuit. They probably, for the most part, applaud the lawsuits as getting one over on an authority figure,WDFW. I suspect most of your members are environmentally concerned and contribute based on the association of WT with the environment more so than fishing.

A protest of your auction sounded less extreme to me than your lawsuit. Peaceful and legal protests are the backbone of the left wing you so proudly ascribe your loyalty to. When the opposition wants to protest, lookout…Oh that’s not fair! We just want to sip our wine and listen to Bern Shanks…Not so simple Ramon. You are raising money for your war chest to file more lawsuits. We aren’t raising any money to oppose you and your extreme tactics but we can protest them. Peacefully and legally.