How the Young can change America!

Some of my favorite days were when I was in college. I loved learning about history, I loved learning about political science, and I loved being able to share a different point of view. I attended Western State College right here in Gunnison, CO. and it is a very liberal school. But I don't have a problem with that. As a matter of fact, I loved that too.





But, here is the rub. I was amazed at the lack of knowledge and sense in the people professing the left so loudly. I remember a fellow student in my class who said "Hunters destroy the environment..." and I almost fell out of my chair. I kept quiet, allowing him to continue. He also said "Republicans do not care about the environment...", "Four wheel drive vehicles should be banned and destroyed...", and my favorite "All guns should be seized and destroyed!". At this point I asked the teacher if I could respond. She smiled and said "Sure".





I asked the other student if he had heard of Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, or other sportsman's clubs. He said "Sure" and I posed the question to him "Who are those people?". He was unable to answer. I explained to him they were hunters. Not just hunters, but hunters who do more to maintain the environment and natural habitat then almost all environmentalists on the left. He rolled his eyes at me until I reminded him he said that hunters destroy the environment. At this he just stared at me. To his disgust, another student spoke up about how she hunted and she also was a member of Ducks Unlimited. She told us all about the projects they had done. His response was " Maybe more hunters need to be like you and donate to the environment.". Again, I had to respond. "Have you ever heard of a habitat stamp?" and he said "No.". At this point me and another student explained what these were, and what they went for. He finally gave up on this statement of his.





So, I had to address something else he said. I started by asking him "Who started the National Parks?" He couldn't answer. I told him Ulysses S. Grant was the president who signed into law Yellowstone National Park. I also explained a republican named Theodore Roosevelt added greatly to the National Parks. I then asked him his question again. Do you really think republicans do not care about the environment? To this I got no answer.