06-02-2015, 02:58 AM
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Originally posted by imagtek
No culture has a monopoly on the sacred, not even Hawaiian culture. Some people believe that building the largest and most technologically advanced telescope in human history on Maunakea is a sacred act that is no less protected than going there to make a pile of stones and chant. Supporters of TMT also have rights to pursue their vision of the sacred as they see it. Maunakea, as a truely sacred space, stands outside human definitions and boundaries in space and time. There is room there for many approaches to the sacred to co-exist in harmony. To treat this as a winner-take-all political contest is to trample like cattle what is claimed as being protected.
Perhaps not, imagtek, but shouldn't the Hawaiian culture receive some special consideration in light of it being the one that originated here and for whom Mauna Kea may hold special significance, whereas in discussions of Jerusalem Hawaiian culture would not be a stake holder.
I'm still searching to find the complete argument explained in a straightforward way that describes why Hawaiians believe TMT should not be built. I am very happy to listen and consider these points as well as learn what I can in the process. Currently, however, it appears (in my ignorance?) that protestors are attempting to leverage blockading TMT in order to achieve other goals.
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