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Not all the Standing Rock Sioux are protesting the pipeline

Oct 31, 2016 03:25

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota (CNN)
Ask around and you'll hear stories of pipeline protesters who've traveled great distances. They've come from Japan, Russia and Germany. Australia, Israel and Serbia. And, of course, there are the allies, not exclusively Native American or indigenous, who've flocked here from all corners of the US.

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spiritoftherain October 31 2016, 16:03:50 UTC

Not surprised at all. Small towns can make for small minds, and familiarity breeds contempt. For people living day to day in the area, it's an inconvenience to them. We have the comfort of distance.

soleiltropiques October 31 2016, 19:53:26 UTC

Yeah, I'm honestly not surprised there are people who disagree. I mean -there are ALWAYS people who disagree with any protest. I really don't think that proves anything, quite honestly ( ... )

amw November 1 2016, 22:52:25 UTC

This is also unsurprising to me. Let's be honest, protestors are a fucking pain in the ass to people who just want to live their lives. Of course, that's kind of the point. Protest is designed to disrupt regular people's lives just enough so that it will focus their attention on issues that they might otherwise ignore. Many people will find it annoying, and may even lose compassion for the cause as a result, but the gamble that activists take is that more people will discover and get behind the message than will be turned against it ( ... )