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Mustard
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Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 08:33
nigelswift wrote:
Precisely.
So refering to them as "them" is NOT pointless, as they will confirm.

I've known plenty of people over the years who would define themselves as pagans, and not one of them has had anything to do with the PF. Splitters. ;)
BuckyE
468 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 13:58
faerygirl wrote:


And then again of course, A bit of Banksy in a rundown part of a city sure makes me smile...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy


Exit Through the Gift Shop, anyone?
BuckyE
468 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 14:20
Oh gosh, you Brits make me laugh. The obvious solution to this is simple. Stop being so mamby pamby about "ownership" of these sites. Condemn them through eminent domain, with a good payment to the owners. Fence them off and charge money to visit.

Charge extra for the privilege of leaving an offering at a designated part of the site. Make it clear that such will be cleaned out in 24 or 48 hours, and disposed of reverently. Ahem.

Use the fees gathered to help maintain the site and the salaries of the semi-volunteer staff. Look at what's being done in Sardinia, much of it on a volunteer basis. That's the way to go.

And yep, it'll be "unnatural." Just like when the things were built by a bunch of people who were desperate to fight and control "Nature." You want to see natural? Go to the Paleolithic caves in the Vezere valley. Now those people were into Nature with a capital En.

So stop worrying and get cracking. Take back these sites and return them to their original purpose: enriching the community.

Your American friend,

Bucky Edgett
The Sea Cat
The Sea Cat
3608 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 14:39
Dear Bucky

I don't think you quite understand where it's at for a lot of us who like to connect with ancient places in these Isles. With all due respect, a Walmart approach re. Sacred sites to 'enrich' the local community isn't quite cosmic cricket, old boy. It would result in a loss of a certain frissance, to say the least.

Om Shanti.
Paulus
Paulus
769 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 14:41
BuckyE wrote:
Oh gosh, you Brits make me laugh. The obvious solution to this is simple. Stop being so mamby pamby about "ownership" of these sites. Condemn them through eminent domain, with a good payment to the owners. Fence them off and charge money to visit.

Charge extra for the privilege of leaving an offering at a designated part of the site. Make it clear that such will be cleaned out in 24 or 48 hours, and disposed of reverently. Ahem.

Use the fees gathered to help maintain the site and the salaries of the semi-volunteer staff. Look at what's being done in Sardinia, much of it on a volunteer basis. That's the way to go.

And yep, it'll be "unnatural." Just like when the things were built by a bunch of people who were desperate to fight and control "Nature." You want to see natural? Go to the Paleolithic caves in the Vezere valley. Now those people were into Nature with a capital En.

So stop worrying and get cracking. Take back these sites and return them to their original purpose: enriching the community.

Your American friend,

Bucky Edgett


Oh don't worry Bucky - (& please don't take this personally, as I don't mean it in that way at all)

Those american ideals are coming, and will be applied over here, as day follows night. They're not wanted - they're not needed - but we know the ignorance underlying the american ways will infect everywhere in its dangerous notions of land ownership and privatization. Some of us saw it coming decades ago, jesting about the stupidity of it all and the egos who will rise and make demands, alleging druidism, heritage reactions and other pagan falsehoods to give them the credo to have their own site. And it's happening. Don't worry.

To those who think it aint gonna happen, take off the blindfolds.

The american dream will not stop until it has disneyfied the world to its most shallow denominator, and cut the deep heart and soul of Earth's people who aint been turned onto the one true religion: Capitalism.
The Sea Cat
The Sea Cat
3608 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 14:48
Paulus wrote:
BuckyE wrote:
Oh gosh, you Brits make me laugh. The obvious solution to this is simple. Stop being so mamby pamby about "ownership" of these sites. Condemn them through eminent domain, with a good payment to the owners. Fence them off and charge money to visit.

Charge extra for the privilege of leaving an offering at a designated part of the site. Make it clear that such will be cleaned out in 24 or 48 hours, and disposed of reverently. Ahem.

Use the fees gathered to help maintain the site and the salaries of the semi-volunteer staff. Look at what's being done in Sardinia, much of it on a volunteer basis. That's the way to go.

And yep, it'll be "unnatural." Just like when the things were built by a bunch of people who were desperate to fight and control "Nature." You want to see natural? Go to the Paleolithic caves in the Vezere valley. Now those people were into Nature with a capital En.

So stop worrying and get cracking. Take back these sites and return them to their original purpose: enriching the community.

Your American friend,

Bucky Edgett


Oh don't worry Bucky - (& please don't take this personally, as I don't mean it in that way at all)

Those american ideals are coming, and will be applied over here, as day follows night. They're not wanted - they're not needed - but we know the ignorance underlying the american ways will infect everywhere in its dangerous notions of land ownership and privatization. Some of us saw it coming decades ago, jesting about the stupidity of it all and the egos who will rise and make demands, alleging druidism, heritage reactions and other pagan falsehoods to give them the credo to have their own site. And it's happening. Don't worry.

To those who think it aint gonna happen, take off the blindfolds.

The american dream will not stop until it has disneyfied the world to its most shallow denominator, and cut the deep heart and soul of Earth's people who aint been turned onto the one true religion: Capitalism.


I cannot and will not add to that. Exactly.
revnox
92 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 17:22
Resonox wrote:
revnox wrote:


You never answered Resonox, can I enquire why?

Double check the posts.


Sorry can not find it?
Branwen
824 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 18:30
I see a lot more turning away from the Macdonaldising of the World scenario in Britain. Shows about herbivore smiles, botox lips, wind tunnel faces, and liposucked thighs are a source of disbelief and mockery, and lets not forget Donald Trump isn't getting all his own way.

I'm an optimist though.
revnox
92 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 18:53
Branwen wrote:
I see a lot more turning away from the Macdonaldising of the World scenario in Britain. Shows about herbivore smiles, botox lips, wind tunnel faces, and liposucked thighs are a source of disbelief and mockery, and lets not forget Donald Trump isn't getting all his own way.

I'm an optimist though.


What?
revnox
92 posts

Re: Tidying up offerings
Jun 04, 2010, 18:54
revnox wrote:
Resonox wrote:
revnox wrote:


You never answered Resonox, can I enquire why?

Double check the posts.


Sorry can not find it?


Still cannot find it?
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