03-04-2010, 10:44 AM
Kathy, I advocated having Peregrine attend the meeting. Here's the argument, in a nutshell, against having her there: no time for it. A SPACE fan might make the case that having her there would completely delegitimize any opposition. But it's not us versus them!
When Graham says he actually wants to hear opposing viewpoints, he's telling the truth. SPACE doesn't need to have another situation like this 10 years down the line. They need to have everyone's input. Come to the meeting!
Maybe it's an off-chance, unlikely event, but we're predicting foaming-at-the-mouth if Peregrine shows up; and bam, there's 20 minutes of everyone's time wasted. It's happened before. And who's going to escort her? No one in Bellyacres wants to get anywhere near her, otherwise they'll be accused of assault. It happened to her husband. There's a very, very good reason there's a no-trespass order against her.
Instead, she was invited to submit written testimony.
Look, I'm not on the SPACE board. There's a board! With members scattered throughout Puna. It isn't just Graham. It's not a dictatorship! There's a membership. It's a large group! I'm not a spokesperson, I'm just The Guy with enough time on his hands to post on this topic. And I'm a supporter, yes. I'm a neighbor, directly across the street from SPACE.
I'm joined at the hip with Peregrine: my daughter is dating her son! We're neighbors, and our kids do what neighbor's kids do. It's perfectly okay! It's a bit weird meeting her on the street, though. She won't even turn her head. Her kids aren't playing with my kids anymore. This is a sad thing. And I don't think I can fix it.
When Graham says he actually wants to hear opposing viewpoints, he's telling the truth. SPACE doesn't need to have another situation like this 10 years down the line. They need to have everyone's input. Come to the meeting!
Maybe it's an off-chance, unlikely event, but we're predicting foaming-at-the-mouth if Peregrine shows up; and bam, there's 20 minutes of everyone's time wasted. It's happened before. And who's going to escort her? No one in Bellyacres wants to get anywhere near her, otherwise they'll be accused of assault. It happened to her husband. There's a very, very good reason there's a no-trespass order against her.
Instead, she was invited to submit written testimony.
Look, I'm not on the SPACE board. There's a board! With members scattered throughout Puna. It isn't just Graham. It's not a dictatorship! There's a membership. It's a large group! I'm not a spokesperson, I'm just The Guy with enough time on his hands to post on this topic. And I'm a supporter, yes. I'm a neighbor, directly across the street from SPACE.
I'm joined at the hip with Peregrine: my daughter is dating her son! We're neighbors, and our kids do what neighbor's kids do. It's perfectly okay! It's a bit weird meeting her on the street, though. She won't even turn her head. Her kids aren't playing with my kids anymore. This is a sad thing. And I don't think I can fix it.