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Robby Raccoon

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I've read the disputes between archaeologists, and people like those on this site. They both have strong arguments.
 

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The arguments from the freedom-hating leftists may appear strong, but in reality are just specious justifications for their attacks against anyone who isn't an intolerably boring, mindless drone. Be very wary of the cultural Marxists. If left unchallenged, they won't stop until they've trampled upon all that you hold dear. They've already succeeded at intertwining the wholesale genocide of millions of Native Americans with the act of picking up an arrowhead in the minds of many. "White Guilt" is a very valuable weapon in the liberal arsenal, and it's lead to the implementation of many obnoxiously restrictive policies such as those involving even handling broken utilitarian artifacts in some states.
 

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MuddyMO said:
Morally wrong on preserves, monuments, state parks. These places were put in place to protect and preserve. But if you find these relics elsewhere, then yippee!

Agreed, most of us who will find and dig these relics have an interest in preserving history!

Oh, I agree. Anybody is an idiot to try to remove items from those areas, but wait until your state declares that they own and control everything in state waterways, and declares everything in those waterways is in its original archaeological context, then see how all you divers feel when you surface to face a game warden with an agenda. Or worse, when they raid your house at 5 in the morning with a dozen officers armed with submachine guns, cleaning out your entire collection (not just the bottle or arrowhead that you found diving and sold to an undercover good ol' boy), pull your wife out of the shower and hold her hostage in her own house for a day, take your computer, cell phone, camera, SD cards, etc. And they will crawl through the attic and under the house to make sure they don't miss a shred of evidence to build their case against you. And it won't be just a ticket and a fine, but more like a felony charge for each item that you rescued from being lost or destroyed forever. Don't think it can't happen in your state. All this has already happened in Georgia and Florida, wrecking the lives of some really good people. Oh yeah, they are supposed to catalog every item seized, and give a receipt. HA! Good luck on that one, and getting your collection back if you are acquitted. "Oh, those items seem to have been misplaced." Incidently, many of the officers collect artifacts too!
 

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