10-10-2014, 02:07 AM
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Originally posted by steve1
Mauna Kea is a sacred mountain to many people here and continued desecration is just a constant reminder that they are a conquered people. Not all native Hawaiians see things the same but people with strong convictions deserve respect to own their thoughts and beliefs. This does not mean the TMT should or will be killed, but there is no reason to insult other peoples' cultures, particularly when they are hosting occupation by other cultures.
Just for a moment assume that there were some sort of technologically advanced project that would bring money and high paying jobs to some site that is sacred or religiously significant to YOU, but would require desecration of your belief system. What if a project like the Hadron Supercollider came to the US of A but they had to excavate Arlington cemetery to build it there because of geographic concerns?
Think any military families would be concerned? Would you dismiss their concerns as just being ignorant supporters of an antiquated warrior culture?
Oh please! Native Hawaiians enjoy more rights and freedoms then anytime in their history. I would love to see what would have happen if the protestors did this during Kamehameha's reign, there would be several less protestors.
Not only do Native Hawaiians get cultural and religious freedom (something they never had in the Kingdom of Hawaii), they get to selectively disregard rules and laws that the rest of the state have to follow.
Where were the protestors when the roads were built? or the first couple telescopes built. This cultural revival appears to be more recent and more militant.