I was unaware of the Make America Beautiful Again Executive Order because we're barred from every hearing anything positive this administration does. I was upset when I heard about the proposed sell-offs and honestly questions if I could align with a Republican Party that doesn't value our remaining public land, but seeing this corrective gives me hope. Our land is essential to our character--to lose it is to lose the last of the frontier soul and without that we are not America.
Bravo great essay. I think the comment about the American psyche to be the best part. It is the sort of thing I keep trying to convey to my fellow Fantasy serial authors ; to capture the American psyche, to write a great epic for Americans one must include exploration and frontier crossing.
Sorry for the odd comment really liked this essay!
> But recently, there have been proposals to sell off public lands for a quick revenue boost. In true Faustian fashion, the proposal trades endless future possibilities for monetary gain.
What's the point if having "endless future possibilities", if we're unwilling to ever realize those possibilities?
I was unaware of the Make America Beautiful Again Executive Order because we're barred from every hearing anything positive this administration does. I was upset when I heard about the proposed sell-offs and honestly questions if I could align with a Republican Party that doesn't value our remaining public land, but seeing this corrective gives me hope. Our land is essential to our character--to lose it is to lose the last of the frontier soul and without that we are not America.
Bravo great essay. I think the comment about the American psyche to be the best part. It is the sort of thing I keep trying to convey to my fellow Fantasy serial authors ; to capture the American psyche, to write a great epic for Americans one must include exploration and frontier crossing.
Sorry for the odd comment really liked this essay!
This same pursuit for profit is occurring at breakneck speed in Australia. I wish we had a similar Bill here.
> But recently, there have been proposals to sell off public lands for a quick revenue boost. In true Faustian fashion, the proposal trades endless future possibilities for monetary gain.
What's the point if having "endless future possibilities", if we're unwilling to ever realize those possibilities?