As we seem to come from similar backgrounds and are of a similar age I'll break my normal rule about arguing in the hopes of some understanding.
Democrats don't really indulge in propaganda.  Most of us would reject it in favor of fact based reality and the party knows it would be impossible to change the minds of Conservatives with it let alone with the fact most commonly spread for public consumption.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forest_Service
Kootenai was formed in August 1906, one year after the Forest Service was formed so yes it's been a significant length of Lincoln County history similar Deschutes County where I'm from.
For most of that time the Forest Service sold off cuts without thought to damage.  We the People forced some common sense to the process.  And I knew plenty of people who tagged individual trees, only to return after the logging to discover a whole lot more missing.