Had an interesting encounter on the comments pages of the DP yesterday. Full article is here. My comment is just one among many at the bottom of the article. What is most interesting to me is how wolves seem to be a proxy for so much else in this world. It’s not surprising, I guess, given how wolves have factored into our collective imagination down the years in fairy tales and such.
But wolves are on the ballot here in Colorado next week. So of course there’s a lot of partisan back and forth, not just on the initiative to re-introduce wolves in this state, but also in the Feds’ actions to – well, let’s be honest here – stir the pot in advance of next Tuesday’s vote.
The last comment I read was “Facts scare you?” But it turns out that this particular comment was directed at another commentator, not at me. Two people, apparently with deep feelings about wolves, were arguing about something that happened back in the Nixon administration, fercryinoutloud. Go figure. Anyway, you be the judge…
Gray wolves stripped of endangered species protections by Trump administration
Bottom line, as I said in my comment: I got no dog in this fight. Well, except for the fact that my last name is “Wolf,” of course. But I don’t take it personally. And neither should you. Because facts don’t scare me. And neither do wolves.
