{"id":19086,"date":"2012-01-23T11:37:56","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T16:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=19086"},"modified":"2012-03-07T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T22:27:39","slug":"we-have-only-just-begun-to-fight-wind-turbine-syndrome-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2012\/we-have-only-just-begun-to-fight-wind-turbine-syndrome-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"“We have only just begun to fight” (Wind Turbine Syndrome victims)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note<\/em>: \u00a0This note was written today by Sue Hobart of Falmouth (MA)<\/span>\u00a0and circulated to a number of her friends.<\/p>\n

Clearly, government officials and corporate wind energy shills are very happy with the effects of this Big Wind scam, which has shattered many lives in so many circumstances—mine among them.<\/p>\n

Yet they cover their asses, with no remorse.<\/p>\n

I cannot go to the Falmouth (MA) Board of Health meetings, or any more meetings. \u00a0It’s completely futile and draining all the good that’s left from this poor, wrecked life of mine.<\/p>\n

The “hate” this has instilled into my soul is going to take a long time to exorcise. \u00a0It no longer matters if they leave the turbines on of shut them off. \u00a0This life is broken.<\/p>\n

How many more do they get to break before the big lawsuits begin?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Somehow (thank God!) it reached a woman named Karen Bessey Pease, in Maine . . .<\/span><\/span>
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hi Sue,<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know me (probably most of you here don\u2019t) but I\u2019m a fellow wind warrior from up in Maine. \u00a0There are a couple of Maine acoustics experts who happen to be friends of mine, so I know quite a bit about your \u2018story\u2019.<\/p>\n

Please, sweetheart\u2014don\u2019t give up hope. \u00a0I\u2019ve watched as many have reached \u2018burn out\u2019 and a break from the fight is critical. \u00a0That\u2019s why soldiers have \u2018leave\u2019. \u00a0No one can battle non-stop. \u00a0We all need respite and down-time in which to rejuvenate.<\/p>\n

But know this\u2014there are legions gearing up all around the world who are in your corner. \u00a0People who feel just like you feel, and who\u2019ve decided they aren\u2019t going to take it anymore.<\/p>\n

They aren\u2019t willing to be guinea pigs, or collateral damage. They will not allow themselves to be taken advantage of. They won\u2019t sacrifice their health or quality of life or their ethics for something which is based on lies and supported by a few in power who falsely believe that the ignorant masses will continue to be malleable and docile.<\/p>\n

Please take a break from this and pay attention to YOU and to what gives you happiness and peace. \u00a0But then . . . please come back. \u00a0Come back with more \u2018pissed off\u2019 than \u2018dejected\u2019. \u00a0The \u2018pissed off\u2019 will win the day. \u00a0I truly believe that.<\/p>\n

Every autumn, on warm days, hornets alight on the southern exterior face of my old homestead. \u00a0Just like the Japanese beetles do . . . but those \u2018ladybugs\u2019 are seen as benign. \u00a0The hornets, on the other hand, inspire fear. \u00a0They seem powerful. Lethal.<\/p>\n

One September afternoon, when my daughter Josie-Earl was in first grade, she got off the school bus and ran towards the front door. \u00a0Before she reached her destination I heard her let out a wail, and she darted off the porch and ran back to the cherry tree, which stood in the middle of the front lawn.<\/p>\n

I opened the door to see what the matter was. \u00a0Tired from a long day at school, and crying, she told me she didn\u2019t dare come inside because of all the hornets buzzing around. \u00a0There were a lot, for sure. \u00a0But they were (mostly) benign . . . and she couldn\u2019t stay outside until dark, when the hornets returned to their homes. \u00a0So . . .<\/p>\n

I went outside and sat under the tree with her. \u00a0I told Josie that I\u2019d been afraid of a lot of things in my life. \u00a0But I\u2019d also learned that bullies\u2014bullies such as abusive ex-husbands and hornets\u2014fed off fear. \u00a0And the only thing that takes away a bully\u2019s power is to NOT be afraid\u2014or at least, to not show your fear. \u00a0To NOT let them \u2018control the scene\u2019. \u00a0To stand up to them! Show them they won\u2019t\u2014canNOT\u2014win. \u00a0And I told Josie that God or Mother Nature or whoever was in charge of such things, gave us adrenalin for a reason. \u00a0I told her that a blood-curdling scream worked wonders at pumping us full of piss-and-vinegar and that I bet that\u2014if she screamed at the top of her lungs\u2014she\u2019d find the courage to run right through that bunch of mean old hornets and straight through the kitchen door (where a yummy after-school snack awaited).<\/p>\n

Like a couple of idiots (there\u2019s a reason we live in the middle of the woods) we inhaled a lungful of moxie and exhaled a couple of bellows designed to make the maddest of hornets quiver in fear. \u00a0Holding her hand, we ran\u2014screaming\u2014up onto the porch and into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Before we reached our destination, Josie was giggling. \u00a0She not only felt infused with courage and satisfaction at conquering her fear . . . she felt quite foolish. \u00a0Which is okay. \u00a0We have to be able to laugh at ourselves, so it doesn\u2019t hurt so much when others laugh at us.<\/p>\n

I guess my point is\u2014there is power in fear. \u00a0Fear grows anger, and anger grows courage. \u00a0No one can charge into battle without courage, but it is rooted in being afraid and in being mad. \u00a0When there are injustices\u2014we are empowered. \u00a0And those with the most power are those who win wars.<\/p>\n

Please take a well-deserved break, but don\u2019t feel defeated. \u00a0There are bucket-loads of us here who have your back. \u00a0We\u2019re here for you and won\u2019t quit until we\u2019ve brought empathy and common sense back into the picture.<\/p>\n

Take care, Sue. \u00a0And thank you for having the courage to speak out.<\/p>\n

Kaz<\/p>\n

\"\"Kaz Pease<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our frigate takes fire,
\nThe other asks if we demand quarter?
\nIf our colors are struck and the fighting done?<\/p>\n

Now I laugh content, for I hear the voice of my little captain,
\nWe have not struck, he composedly cries, we have just begun our part of the fighting.<\/p>\n

Only three guns are in use,
\nOne is directed by the captain himself against the enemy\u2019s mainmast,
\nTwo well serv\u2019d with grape and canister silence his musketry and clear his decks.<\/p>\n

—Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: \u00a0This note was written today by Sue Hobart of Falmouth (MA)\u00a0and circulated to a number of her friends. Clearly, government officials and corporate wind energy shills are very happy with the effects of this Big Wind scam, which has shattered many lives in so many circumstances—mine among them. Yet they cover their asses, with no remorse. I cannot go to the Falmouth (MA) Board of Health meetings, or any more meetings. \u00a0It’s completely futile and draining all the good that’s left from this poor, wrecked life of mine. The “hate” this has instilled into my soul is going to take a long time to exorcise. \u00a0It no longer matters if they leave the turbines on of shut them off. \u00a0This life is broken. How many more do they get to break before the big lawsuits begin? Somehow (thank God!) it reached a woman named Karen Bessey Pease, in Maine . . . . Hi Sue, You don\u2019t know me (probably most of you here don\u2019t) but I\u2019m a fellow wind warrior from up in Maine. \u00a0There are a couple of Maine acoustics experts who happen to be friends of mine, so I know quite a bit about your \u2018story\u2019. Please, sweetheart\u2014don\u2019t give up hope. \u00a0I\u2019ve watched as many have reached \u2018burn out\u2019 and a break from the fight is critical. \u00a0That\u2019s why soldiers have \u2018leave\u2019. \u00a0No one can battle non-stop. \u00a0We all need respite and down-time in which to rejuvenate. But know this\u2014there are legions gearing up all around the world who are in your corner. \u00a0People who feel just like you feel, and who\u2019ve decided they aren\u2019t going to take it anymore. They aren\u2019t willing to be guinea pigs, or collateral damage. They will not allow themselves to be taken advantage of. They won\u2019t sacrifice their healthRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[171],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}