tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post8099863329884263609..comments2023-05-25T06:44:40.265-05:00Comments on The Motley Cow: Regner Park turns 75: are parks socialist conspiracies?Mpetersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-23950276551325329242010-08-03T21:15:20.734-05:002010-08-03T21:15:20.734-05:00Kevin, then I will tip my hat to you. I've see...Kevin, then I will tip my hat to you. I've seen many bloggers who complain about everything but don't contribute their time or money to improve things.wbmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271619222697334576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-46099795820406315812010-08-03T17:02:47.627-05:002010-08-03T17:02:47.627-05:00Kevin, maybe you ought to stop donating so much of...Kevin, maybe you ought to stop donating so much of your time and pick up a night shift at DQ. I'm sure the banks that gave you your credit cards would appreciate the cash.DanBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365782450039434389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-54428141249241764102010-08-03T11:40:49.450-05:002010-08-03T11:40:49.450-05:00What? Nice example of a fallacy of Irrelevant con...What? Nice example of a fallacy of Irrelevant conclusion. So, like your question, none of the following is relevant to the points under discussion. ;^) <br /><br />I have worked with the Oz/Wash Land Trust and been an invited speaker for the Kiwanis and Rotary and the United Way... as well as the West Bend Chamber of Commerce Leadership program now that I think about it -- and the annual Milwaukee River Clean up -- but my job doesn't really allow me the kind of time you must have to devote yourself to these service clubs.<br /><br />On the other hand, having a governing body represent my public interests -- like good roads, and schools, and public parks -- makes it possible for me to work full time AND enjoy all of these things.<br /><br />So, yeah. My service club is the United States of America. I pay regular dues and even volunteer my time. But I'm sure the Kiwanis are nice too.Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-70202715625269397742010-08-03T09:54:56.244-05:002010-08-03T09:54:56.244-05:00Mark,
Do you walk your talk and belong to a servi...Mark,<br /><br />Do you walk your talk and belong to a service club?Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-34484347614556694592010-08-03T09:36:20.708-05:002010-08-03T09:36:20.708-05:00I love the Kiwanis and Rotary. Service clubs are ...I love the Kiwanis and Rotary. Service clubs are at their heart progressive, unlike fast food franchises which are exploitive and depend on selling people food that's bad for them.Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-86858744854532022972010-08-03T08:26:22.785-05:002010-08-03T08:26:22.785-05:00wbman,
Yes, I'm a member of Kiwanis.
Is that...wbman,<br /><br />Yes, I'm a member of Kiwanis.<br /><br />Is that verboten in the progressive universe? I get the sense from Prof. Peterson, there is disdain from "progressives" for service clubs...they diminish the need for big government. (Although when it comes to Kewaskum Kiwanis providing direct scholarship money to UWWC year in and year out, watch Prof. Peterson take the word "stoop" out of explaining that community service activity.)<br /><br />How many service organizations do you belong to, OR how manny service hours do you give to the community a week?Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-37055043121829191672010-08-03T01:29:29.146-05:002010-08-03T01:29:29.146-05:00This is a lovely ode to parks, Mr. Peterson. If Ma...This is a lovely ode to parks, Mr. Peterson. If Mayor Zeidler had waited for the Kiwanians to create parks in Milwaukee, there would be a lot less green space for people to enjoy now. Fewer playgrounds, fewer bike paths, fewer places to hear free music on a summer night.<br /><br />I don't know about Regner, but Zeidler's socialism - a system that was rather popular throughout the state at that time - benefited West Bend's neighbor to the south in more ways than we can count, and it was all done responsibly, frugally, and on behalf of ordinary people (those fearful masses). I'd love to see some of that now.Nanette Buleboshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532643753057630067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-50295668269209868282010-08-02T18:59:10.917-05:002010-08-02T18:59:10.917-05:00Kevin, are you a member of Kiwanis, Rotary, Optimi...Kevin, are you a member of Kiwanis, Rotary, Optimists, or any other service organization?wbmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271619222697334576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-16968316526785397652010-08-01T14:40:42.572-05:002010-08-01T14:40:42.572-05:00that's the old Kevin I miss...that's the old Kevin I miss...DanBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365782450039434389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-45600428536111231632010-08-01T10:42:37.766-05:002010-08-01T10:42:37.766-05:00It is nice when the nobility stoops to provide par...It is nice when the nobility stoops to provide parks for the working classes, but even better when the poor pool the community's resources to provide it. That way everyone take personal responsibility and joy in the park, rather than simply be "oh so grateful to our betters."<br /><br />Sewer Socialism as a weak example? I suppose great schools and public health (Milwaukee had the lowest incidence of Spanish Flu infection in the entire US) are pretty weak too. What's the point of promoting the General Welfare when there's no money in it for Dairy Queen owners? ;^)Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-89824970506969583032010-08-01T07:28:50.807-05:002010-08-01T07:28:50.807-05:00In Kewaskum,
Kiwanis got together and bought the ...In Kewaskum,<br /><br />Kiwanis got together and bought the land and established some of the infrastructure for the jewel in the Kewaskum Park system, Kewaskum Kiwanis Park. Kewaskum is also going to be receiving a substantial private land donation to add to the Kiwanis Park.<br /><br />No government socialism was needed to get that park started.<br /><br />If there is not enough civic minded individuals and leadership to get together to establish a park without government money, does the community want or deserve the park? <br /><br />(Last I checked, Kewaskum, at 15% of the population of West Bend, has almost as much park space as West Bend.)<br /><br />West Bend "Sewer Socialism", through government expenditure, seems to do a worse job than civic minded community leaders with vision in getting things done without government in terms of park and open space.<br /><br />If this is your example of big government working for the benefit of all, its a pretty weak example.Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.com