Open season?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="open">open</span> <span word="season">season</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="philanderers">philanderers</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="adulterers">adulterers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="hypocrites">hypocrites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ridicule">ridicule</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sermonize">sermonize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, “<span word="open">open</span> <span word="season">season</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lambasting">lambasting</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relentlessness">relentlessness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="open">open</span> <span word="season">season</span>”, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foxes">foxes</span>, <span word="bears">bears</span>, <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="closes">closes</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recuperate">recuperate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reproduce">reproduce</span>, <span word="multiply">multiply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enlightened">enlightened</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p>
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