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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 189611" data-attributes="member: 9521">Oh come on, Rick. The US does a lot of good things, as do many other countries. But no matter what you do there is always a blowback. The best example I can think of is the Glenn Canyon dam in North Arizona. My grandfather and many other relatives were very involved in making that dam. The dam was put there to both provide water to the people and cheap electricity. It seemed like a noble thing to do and my grandfather was proud of it. But look at what it cost. The canyons the flooded were absolutely beautiful with the most amazing red rock formations and intricate arroyos that would easily match some of the best national parks this country has to offer. In addition, a whole host of native American villages that dated back to the days of the Anasazi were lost for good and who knows what species that were native to those canyons only were lost.So my point is this - no matter how deeply you believe your actions are right and justified, there is always going to be blowback in one form or another. That is the way the world seems to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 189611, member: 9521"] Oh come on, Rick. The US does a lot of good things, as do many other countries. But no matter what you do there is always a blowback. The best example I can think of is the Glenn Canyon dam in North Arizona. My grandfather and many other relatives were very involved in making that dam. The dam was put there to both provide water to the people and cheap electricity. It seemed like a noble thing to do and my grandfather was proud of it. But look at what it cost. The canyons the flooded were absolutely beautiful with the most amazing red rock formations and intricate arroyos that would easily match some of the best national parks this country has to offer. In addition, a whole host of native American villages that dated back to the days of the Anasazi were lost for good and who knows what species that were native to those canyons only were lost. So my point is this - no matter how deeply you believe your actions are right and justified, there is always going to be blowback in one form or another. That is the way the world seems to be. [/QUOTE]

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