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You think these people are just out there suffering, getting arrested, and freezing because they are after a "payout"? And you really believe that these folks are suffering because they think there is money waiting for them?
Seriously? You've obviously never taken a stand for something you believe in before.
Well we know the majority of the Standing Rock tribe don't actually support the protest... which leaves the question of what people are actually fighting for? It's not for the tribe or their water, the tribe knows their water source is changing and this is going to be a non-issue.
Many people's argument is about the oil. The argument that we "all use it" and therefore are hypocrites for protesting against it is because we have a forced dependency on oil. That argument is a non starter. People want alternative energy sources, but our government has to be behind the push to invest in this technology. Leaving it to the "private market" only means one thing: The status quo will remain in place and any attempts to challenge conventional fossil fuels in the "private market" will be squashed by the most wealthy industry in the history of the world.
These people protesting this pipeline across their land and under their water are all in favor of alternative energy sources, you can bet on that. But our Republican led government is fairly clear they are prostitutes of the fossil fuel industry.
And the same people how they crazy that the oil companies are raking the market when the price skyrockets.
Well we know the majority of the Standing Rock tribe don't actually support the protest... which leaves the question of what people are actually fighting for? It's not for the tribe or their water, the tribe knows their water source is changing and this is going to be a non-issue.
As I've watched this situation play out from day 1 on my local news it has opened my eyes to media bias in a whole new way. I'm fairly liberal but I've always been wary of The Huffington Post, this entire situation was kind of the nail in the coffin for me in regards to their journalistic integrity.
None of the outlets covering this have contacted our Federal Office of Reclamation about the Fort Yates water intake changing. None of them have published the photos or videos showing protesters breaking the law violently (and they do exist). None of them are talking about how the Standing Rock tribal council isn't even supporting the protest.
very true ...
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