Seriously, at least the sparring between Henri de Marne (with whom I mostly agree) and Tea Party extraordinaire Olin Potter stems from philosophical disagreement that is tethered - albeit thinly - to the laws of physics, economic theory and politics. Jarosinski, on the other hand, just spews nonsense.

His unique and unbalanced notions of monetary policy, history and mathematics might be written off as the quaint murmurings of a local eccentric.

But watching Jarosinski leading the toxic mob of hecklers and slanderers at a recent Waitsfield Select Board public meeting reminded me that giving a platform to some people only elevates the risk to local officials and the community at large while doing nothing to resolve matters of serious public interest.

H. Motes
Waitsfield

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