Re: Fishermans Rally; Wash DC March 21, 2012
In stealing the words of pastor/activist Martin Niemoller who wrote about the heavy burden of guilt felt by many Germans after the holocaust, allow me to offer this…
When they came for the commercial fishermen,
I remained silent;
I was not a commercial fisherman.
When they locked up shares of red snapper,
I remained silent;
I was not a red snapper fisherman.
When they went after the party & charter boat operators,
I did not speak out;
I was not a for-hire captain.
When they closed off Pacific waters, Stellwagen & Biscayne Bay,
I remained silent;
I didn’t fish there.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out
On 3-21-12, we're all fishermen...united we can stand, divided we fall.[/QUOTE]
Perfect quote. I remember this quote and I thought of it just before I read your response.
And I can't tell you how many times someone said it doesn't matter. It does matter! You have to get involved. These anti-fishermmen HATE us. They cannot stand that someone is fishing on their Ocean. Or walking in their woods or climbing their mountain or canoeing on their river.
Did you read the part about the ENGO lobbists pretending to be fishermen? Telling congress that they oppose measures that would allow us more fishing oppertunities? That's not made up --I've seen it.
Do your best to get to this march however you can.
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