05-17-2019, 06:04 PM
"It matters significantly since one of the primary arguments against TMT is that it offends native Hawaiian sensibilities about what they perceive as a sacred site (Mauna Kea). The group is probably a core of native Hawaiians with various other-race supporters."
Firstly: The protestors that camped out by the VIS during the previous TMT protest included many people from the mainland that came here simply to protest something. I met many of them as did other MK observatory staff. Many really didn't have much of an idea what they were protesting other than they saw it as an opportunity to protest big business or the US, which of course the TMT isn't.
Andrew Cooper, an engineer at the Keck Observatory, documented his own experience here:
http://darkerview.com/wordpress/?p=15608
Secondly, many native Hawaiians support to the TMT, so to simply lump all of them into one group is disingenuous at best and at worst, another attempt by you to stereotype a group of people to support your own views.
Firstly: The protestors that camped out by the VIS during the previous TMT protest included many people from the mainland that came here simply to protest something. I met many of them as did other MK observatory staff. Many really didn't have much of an idea what they were protesting other than they saw it as an opportunity to protest big business or the US, which of course the TMT isn't.
Andrew Cooper, an engineer at the Keck Observatory, documented his own experience here:
http://darkerview.com/wordpress/?p=15608
Secondly, many native Hawaiians support to the TMT, so to simply lump all of them into one group is disingenuous at best and at worst, another attempt by you to stereotype a group of people to support your own views.