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Posted on June 3 at 3:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I admire exchronic.
I was enlightened by his words, thank you for sharing. You made the strongest case against racism out of many of these comments. Thank you. It's nice to see that people who have been there leave comments too! You're words on addiction were enlightening as well, they merit the length of your journey.
The committee should extend both arms out to people such as yourself, for I'm sure they'll have a finer tuned eye to what needs to be done. Their accuracy may increase one-hundred fold if they asked someone who has been there, for help.
Posted on May 27 at 9:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The lands were not given to them by the government, they were inherited from their ancestors.
Posted on May 26 at 11:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm so happy the paper is having this contest. Who cares about the money! I'm happy that it may make the website a cleaner, safer place to enjoy ones city, enjoy the kindness of people's views, and most of all TO NEVER BE AFRAID OF POSTING A COMMENT in fear that someone else will belittle you're passionate, kind, sometimes naive views. I'll still spend an average of ten minutes editing my comments for humility, understanding, and kindness, but I will try not to hesitate in leaving a meaningful comment! Thank you!
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Posted on May 8 at 11:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Mrs. Woods. Fifth & fourth grade mixed class, Woodriver Elementary School. I've never had a teacher who believed so much in me, who was ever prouder, and who ever made me feel as special as she did. She retired years ago. Thank you Mrs. Woods, you changed my life.
Posted on April 24 at 10:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
just stop arguing! darnit. let people believe what they believe. and candicane, just stop dashing the hopes of an innocent relative. there are innocent people all over the world, and guilty ones, don't let your anger make you hurt more people for no reason. you were cruel in what you said to his cousin. you are entitled to your beliefs, just remember not to go and hurt more than need be. we cannot tell you that these boys are innocent, and you cannot tell his relatives that he is guilty. you are divided, but there is no point in hating each other! this woman has not been convicted of anything! she is believing out of love, and trust, and her heart. just like you might believe in the same way that these boys are guilty. it is her heart that speaks, and defends her loved one. not cruelty! not racism! LOVE! everyone just stop accusing people of racism! look at you! you're letting hate for what happened to this poor boy make you hate people on principle! just stop! what happened to that boy has caused so much harm to his family, to many families, to the community, and no matter how badly you wish it away, it has created an argument for racism from all angles! that is not honoring the life of John Hartman. just stop throwing stones. and know in your heart, that you believe what you believe out of love, not of hate. and if you believe what you believe out of hate, just think about it. and honestly, i will never ever know if these boys are guilty or not guilty. i don't possess the knowledge that only god can possess. that only the lost possess. i do know that hating anymore is just getting tired. it's painful. it hurts.
Posted on March 30 at 1:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This just plain saddens me. Even if the woman were having a bad day, she would have to have been quite an unlikable person in the first place. I'm sorry to the mother who had to watch her child be treated this way. It's always hardest for the parents to see maltreatment of someone they try so hard to protect. After reading this story, I will try to promote good manners and proper behavior towards others. I will stick up for people more often than I already do. :)
Posted on March 29 at 5:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I was thinking of something. What if he was simply tracking the animal, not hunting it? What if he were making sure the bear left town, and the village would not need to be in fear? So this man is tracking the bear, armed of course, he'd be insane if he wasn't, and he tracks the bear a little too quickly? Or the bear is too slow. He unknowingly walks into the clearing, the bear attacks, and he must shoot it. He was not prepared to shoot the animal, it says so in writing. He shot from the hip, and saved his own life.
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Posted on March 29 at 5:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm from a village. I can walk up to a bear and pet it. I sing with the birds.
It's not a zoo, and I'm not Pocahontas. I am afraid of wild animals. And there is no way I can protect myself if I walk up to an aggressive bear. By accident! (I heard you thinking.) Sure, there are many wives tales remedying the issue (ever hear of flashing a bear?) but if it chose to charge, I cannot run fast enough, I cannot shoot a gun, and god forbid, if it was my child, instead of me.
I'm not sure if its a federal offense, but I believe these men, if charged, might make it out with a not guilty.
I see how you think of it in a humane way.
I think of it in that way also, as well as a Human way.
I'd vote not guilty.
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Posted on March 29 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
These men are consciously undergoing all of your repercussions. I feel for them, because I to, believe that children were at risk. The polar bear that was left alone was left alone because it was so far away from town, I assume. The caribou gut piles, were from a freshly killed caribou, and could possibly have been from hunters hunting a good distance from their village or township. This polar bear killed in Fort Yukon was killed three miles away from town. That is not very far, I've known some young children capable of driving a snowmachine (with deft accuracy I must say :D) and roaming that far away from town. True, they are usually always with an adult, but it is scary to think... Once evident that the polar bear found easy food, no matter if it was the fault of an unsuspecting trapper (whom I'm sure was not trying to attract predators for hunting... and I'm sure because my father was an honorable trapper... and it was so close to town), it was possible that the polar bear might return for other easy food. The town smells of human, dog, cooking, and garbage scents. The garbage is often moved to large barrels for burning, then moved to the town dump. Much of the cooking for the dogs is done outside in a firepit, for it takes a good deal of time to prepare food for dogs, and their is never enough room to do so inside, since there is often large families to cook for as well. The village might have been seen as enticing to an animal that people of knowledge admit is known to be very aggressive, and to even have eaten a human. These villagers think on how, while walking or driving down a dirt road, they'd laugh as the children they love and know, play in the snow and run heedlessly into brush under the euphoria of childhood games. Three miles away... three miles. It is fear for our loved ones that killed this ignorant bear. Not need for stature and glorification, for as many subsistence hunters know, there is no such thing with killing an animal. There is gratification, for sure, because it is food, and enough food for many. I am sure that the people have said thanks for such a gift. A polar bear is an honored animal, yet it is aggressive, and it will fight for its life, as well as for its food. Much of this comment is being repeated from my other comment left on the other article covering this phenomenon. Once again, I thank those who read it, and I thank those who understand, or attempt to understand where I'm coming from. I'm becoming a mother, and to think... what if I lived in this village, and my child ran outside...?
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Posted on June 12 at 1:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm Alaska Native. I am proud of my culture, and its teachings. It's respect for land and elders. For family, life, and friends. I was taught to never complain (though I still do sometimes...), to always contribute (such as during potlucks or potlatches, either cooking or serving food, always serving the elders or infirm first.) Please, edit what you say more fervently, because it seems so many believe that Alaska Natives are simultaneously "chronic inebriates" as is said. I just wanted to let those who don't understand, that not the whole population of Alaska Natives are on the street drinking. Many of these "inebriates" (and lost uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, etc.) are homeless. Many are addicted. Mentally ill. There were hardships in the past (and even present) for Alaska Natives that not many would understand or comprehend or even want to acknowledge. We are a culture in transition. It does not help to look around and see, hear, and sense hostility. Practice understanding, though not necessarily acceptance. It still hurts (for I am a gentle person) when someone accidentally or even purposefully lets me overhear racial slurs leave their mouths in reference to a beaten, and broken group of people who do need help, be it "tough love" or otherwise. I thank those who practiced understanding and clarity in this discussion, for your thoughts can be like a breath of fresh air, coming from a town that has been cruel often (especially in the newsminer comment section... where I have to once again, acknowledge it exists.) Is it wrong for me to try to understand and even defend a broken group of people such as chronic inebriates, yet refuse to understand those that acknowledge racist (sometime extremist) beliefs? I hope not. For I am allowed to be human.
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