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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I wasn't mocking them. I was pointing out that the Ocala Forest, right near us, has had horrible situations because of that abject poverty, and that it has been considered commonplace. And for people living HERE in The Villages, so close to the Ocala Forest, to mock the same situations at Burning Man, that we already have "in our own back yard" so to speak, speaks loudly of the ignorance and fear of other that I mention often.

Out of sight, out of mind. Every time there's a story about it here, they say "oh no there's homeless people filthying up our forest get rid of them!!!" for a day, and then they promptly forget about the existence of the problem. And then a story about Burning Man shows up and they go on about how people love being filthy with no plumbing or food - as if they didn't know that the concern they're pretending to have, is going on right here. All they care about when it's here, is how to get rid of the people. Not how to solve the problem.

Also, don't be so quick to regale us with the glories of the Ocala Forest. Embry-Riddle is still going through with clearing acreage to build their satellite aeronautics school campus and landing strip. So much for the beauty and peacefulness of one of Florida's most beautiful natural preserves.

Excess population growth CAUSES problems.