Feds call for water cutbacks ‘to avoid a catastrophic collapse’ of Colorado River

[Harry Dresden]

in 1970 there was 19.9 million there......now 39 mil......and 15 mil of that 20 mil people growth was probably in S.Cal....

 

[Harry Dresden]

They didn't work well as slaves; blacks made awful slaves. They ran away and became Maroons in the Caribbean, after slavery here they were content to live as subsistence farmers. They sabotaged livestock and equipment, the whole thing just never did work out. They just never had a European-type work ethic, presumably because of the fruitful condition of African food supplies where they could live a very basic life without much work at all. This is a deep cultural difference which persists to this day and underlies our current troubles.

what is a "maroon"?.....

 

[Osiris-ODS]

Why was this moved to the environment forum?? My OP was about the Biden administration's policy of refusing to enforce existing federal immigration law.

 

[Osiris-ODS]

what is a "maroon"?.....

I guess you never watched Looney Toons. It's Bugs Bunny's catch phrase.

Edit: Nevermind, just read the post you quoted. I had made an assumption based on your post.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Clark County uses around only 2% of the water from Lake Mead. We are not the problem. The California agriculture industry is the main water hog.

and they dont get touched in this new restrictions bill the dipshits just passed......

 

[Harry Dresden]

I guess you never watched Looney Toons. It's Bugs Bunny's catch phrase.

Edit: Nevermind, just read the post you quoted. I had made an assumption based on your post.

that was a while ago.....but yea i took them in....

 

[marvin martian]

Feds call for water cutbacks 'to avoid a catastrophic collapse' of Colorado River

The Department of the Interior has called for water cutbacks amid a 23-year drought made worse by high heat and low precipitation brought on by climate change.

www.cnbc.com

But by all means, let's keep importing millions of illegal immigrants into the southwest each year to consume more and more water.

They're not credible on this issue (or most others, for that matter).

 

[Harry Dresden]

Lol I was gonna say. Anyway, Maroons (capital "M") are groups in the Caribbean who are descendents of escaped slaves.

aww ok....thanks...i thought it was a misspell.....

 

[OldFlame]

Clark County uses around only 2% of the water from Lake Mead. We are not the problem. The California agriculture industry is the main water hog.

Well hell, just shut them down, solves all kinds of problems, doesn't it?

 

[OldFlame]

If only anyone on this forum held a conservative view you might have a point.

You wouldn't know what conservative meant if it bit you in the ass.

 

[Circe]

what is a "maroon"?.....

Runaway blacks in the Caribbean who banded together in the mountains of Jamaica. They were called Maroons --- I think they gave themselves that name, but I'm not sure. Reading about sugar slavery and also the diaries of planters and overseers of that time is absolutely fascinating. Though hair-raising. We simply cannot imagine.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You wouldn't know what conservative meant if it bit you in the ass.

Damn shame you lack the basic intellect to understand irony.

 

[Lesh]

You wouldn't know what conservative meant if it bit you in the ass.

Did you think it meant

"Loyal to Trump"?

 

[OldFlame]

Damn shame you lack the basic intellect to understand irony.

Yeah, you go with that Sparky. Actually, a bit disappointed, was kind of a lame comeback.

 

[OldFlame]

Did you think it meant

"Loyal to Trump"?

No, but you do. It's what you've been trained to do, I honestly don't blame you, you're just a useful idiot, a victim.

 

[Lesh]

They didn't work well as slaves; blacks made awful slaves. They ran away and became Maroons in the Caribbean, after slavery here they were content to live as subsistence farmers. They sabotaged livestock and equipment, the whole thing just never did work out. They just never had a European-type work ethic, presumably because of the fruitful condition of African food supplies where they could live a very basic life without much work at all. This is a deep cultural difference which persists to this day and underlies our current troubles.

Where did you get that claptrap about Africa from?

And they didn't learn a work ethic from SLAVERY???

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Yeah, you go with that Sparky. Actually, a bit disappointed, was kind of a lame comeback.

I am sure for you it was. You lack the IQ to get the irony of a Trump worshiper thinking they are a Conservative.

 

[OldFlame]

I am sure for you it was. You lack the IQ to get the irony of a Trump worshiper thinking they are a Conservative.

Anything you say re: Trump is just bloviated hot air, you're not rational on the topic, you're incapable of logic when that name is brought up. One of the worst cases of TDS I've seen on here really.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Anything you say re: Trump is just bloviated hot air, you're not rational on the topic, you're incapable of logic when that name is brought up. One of the worst cases of TDS I've seen on here really.

This from the guy that thinks brown people are sucking the water out of the west while agriculture growing in the desert has nothing to do with it at all.

Speaking of not being rational...go look in a mirror.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Well hell, just shut them down, solves all kinds of problems, doesn't it?

What's your solution?