12-09-2014, 04:00 AM
Hawaii is a state in the USA, decided by popular vote of Hawaii residents. The Civil War, in which over a million Americans died and the SE USA was devastated, was fought over the issue of states' rights to secede from the Union. That issue was decided in the negative, and is not open for reassessment on a case by case basis.
That said, native Hawaiians have a legitimate claim to special status here. Some of the activists take it over the top, but when it is humanly possible to defer to their wishes and needs I believe the state, and the cops, should do so. Unfortunately, when anyone threatens public safety in the name of their political beliefs, they cross a red line. When I see a mass burning of EBT cards here, I will worry about the radical Free Hawaii movement. Until then, history is ugly and life is not fair and I will pick up the trash beside Beach Road if no one else will.
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You can't fix Samsara.
That said, native Hawaiians have a legitimate claim to special status here. Some of the activists take it over the top, but when it is humanly possible to defer to their wishes and needs I believe the state, and the cops, should do so. Unfortunately, when anyone threatens public safety in the name of their political beliefs, they cross a red line. When I see a mass burning of EBT cards here, I will worry about the radical Free Hawaii movement. Until then, history is ugly and life is not fair and I will pick up the trash beside Beach Road if no one else will.
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You can't fix Samsara.