03-03-2017, 04:30 AM
Opihikao:
A very significant portion of the testimony of the protesters has been utterly ridiculous. I wouldn't be doing right by you if I didn't stand up to you on that point. I suppose if they succeed in stopping the TMT there will be a win in there somewhere for Native Hawaiians just because they were able to throw their weight around for once but the cost will otherwise be staggering. The image that I have of Sovereignty activists and Native Hawaiians in general as noble and worthy underdogs has already taken a blow from which it is unlikely to ever recover. Given that I have been a lifelong bleeding heart liberal that took some doing.
A very significant portion of the testimony of the protesters has been utterly ridiculous. I wouldn't be doing right by you if I didn't stand up to you on that point. I suppose if they succeed in stopping the TMT there will be a win in there somewhere for Native Hawaiians just because they were able to throw their weight around for once but the cost will otherwise be staggering. The image that I have of Sovereignty activists and Native Hawaiians in general as noble and worthy underdogs has already taken a blow from which it is unlikely to ever recover. Given that I have been a lifelong bleeding heart liberal that took some doing.