r/Eugene • u/Turbulent-Law7722 • Dec 01 '24

Petition to save Tv Butte in Oakridge! Activism

If we let this project happen, local tourism will go down which will take away jobs and harm our economy, on top of the environment. Here’s hoping I can post the link in the comments?

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u/Proud_Cauliflower400 Dec 01 '24

Okay. Cool story. Way to go on providing any kinds of links or evidence as to how or why.

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u/happilyretired23 Dec 01 '24 edited Dec 01 '24

Personally I think the best bet for evidence is the Lane County Planning page on the project. There (if you have the time and energy) you can read ~~hundreds~~ thousands of pages of arguments for and against the quarry. One good place to start (if you don't instinctively distrust everything produced by a government employee) is the Staff Memo weighing up the initial arguments.

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u/Proud_Cauliflower400 Dec 01 '24

I don't distrust or not distrust. I am just continually let down by folks who post basic shit without posting supporting evidence. Like the basics we learned in high-school to provide supporting evidence to our opposition to whatever we're protesting against.

If you post something in opposition to something common sense dictates you might want to post supporting evidence. It's not that hard to do, in fact your kind of owe it to everyone you're asking to support your point of veiw.

When and in what world have we lost the ability or understanding of providing supporting factual evidence to showcase our sides?

Has America really become this incompetent?

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u/541dose Dec 01 '24

yes...many people in this country chose intentionally to disregard facts due to ignorance and inbred hatred. It's called delusion.

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u/poisonApple6782 Dec 01 '24

And it's so very sad

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u/happilyretired23 Dec 02 '24

Sorry...I reread my comment and it reads like the "distrust" part was directed at you. It wasn't. I've just been burned too many times by people attacking me due to whatever link I was posting being from The Government.

And yeah...I like to see evidence too. Hence I provide it when I can :)