08-11-2021, 12:53 PM
(08-11-2021, 09:08 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: We all know that this subforum is filled with heated arguments at times. Lots of mudslinging occurs. Politics and religion tend to be a big part of a person's identity and it is because of this that attacks on our ideology and spirituality seem more personal. But all of us are more than just our religion or our political beliefs. For one, there is the football fandom, which being that there are some competing interests with that on the board.
Anyway, I had this reminder, today, thanks to The MeatEater Podcast. They had Tucker Carlson on because he was out in Montana for a fly fishing trip. Now, Tucker was targeted by someone in a fly shop, recently, and that video made the rounds on social media. I, personally, agree with the guy who berated Tucker, although maybe not with his methods. But in hearing him talk with the folks at MeatEater, I couldn't help but feel like I could spend the day swinging wet flies for brook trout with him in the Appalachian Mountains (even if he pronounced Appalachia wrong).
I am honestly still conflicted about all of this because, let's be clear, Tucker spreads a lot of misinformation, but he and I can definitely agree on many things.
Being the kind of person your posts have shown, none of this post surprises me.
(08-11-2021, 12:41 PM)Dill Wrote: LOL I am in MT right now visiting family. Drove through Helena on Sunday.
MT keeps going red in presidential elections, but there are a lot of anti-Trumpers here, including amongst my extended family. There seems to be an age component here, as some of my nephews and nieces worry about elders dwelling in the Fox bubble. They offer hope for the future.
Anyway, I'm not surprised Tucker would be confronted if recognized in MT. Equally possible, though, that some bystander could intervene on his behalf. Myself, I don't know about fishing with him. He's too aware and calculating in his disinformation. I'd have to remind him of the damage he does the nation.
Being the kind of person your posts have shown, none of this post surprises me.
