This was inevitable as they say... It's a real problem when old sayings come back to bite you. File this under " Sometimes the TRUTH HURTS!!The New Canal Integrity Website is not being received well, in the ranks of the Facebook Group formally known as Stop the Canal Clear-Cut. In fact that starts at the top, with the group's Co-Founder, who blasted the NYS Canal Corporation only hours after seeing their new web DOMAIN dedicated to all things about Canal Integrity & Safety.
Of course you will NOT find anyone, including Ms. Agte, talking about that Royalton Sinkhole Failure on an Embankment just west of Middleport, from that same new website. That's because it's pretty bad news, and basically a death blow to the statements from this Facebook group, claiming nothing is "wrong" with the embankments. They call it fear-mongering. And you won't see any mention of safety, in this rant, or the comments that follow.
You can view that Embankment sinkhole failure video here:https://youtu.be/-5_-FpApNm8Take a look at what Agte's Facebook has to say about the new Canal Website -
https://www.nyscanalintegrity.org/
And just to be clear... this is nothing new from members of this group, who can't seem to figure out they are being led by a pair of Facebook users who are simply Denialist. They have used all the "tricks" and of course, prey on other's who want to form their Facebook Denialist Group... this time targeting Public Safety and the Erie Canal.
You read and decide, you are all smart people.
Afterall, you ended up here, at this Forum,seeking the truth about Canal Embankment Safety
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism
https://energytransition.org/2017/10/what-do-deniers-get-out-of-their-denial/What else can be said... it's Facebook. Not the best place to find Truth.
And maybe, just maybe, some in that Facebook group might read this and finally figure out who they are following, and why what these leaders are saying, just doesn't make sense anymore.