07-13-2019, 03:58 PM
Jim,
"Tom, I think your thoughts on this matter are coming from a good place, yet I can’t help but point out the irony of a Brit suggesting limitations on public protest to an American - surely you jest."
I understand the irony. However, the message I'm trying to get over is from all the current observatories, not just me, and some of them are run by the US! Seriously, I hope there are pro-TMT rallies, just not on the mountain near the anti-TMT protesters because there is potential for something bad to happen which will make life difficult for everyone, including those who work on the mountain. And if you remember the previous protests, groups from elsewhere became involved and they might not share the same values as the non-violent local protesters.
"Tom, I think your thoughts on this matter are coming from a good place, yet I can’t help but point out the irony of a Brit suggesting limitations on public protest to an American - surely you jest."
I understand the irony. However, the message I'm trying to get over is from all the current observatories, not just me, and some of them are run by the US! Seriously, I hope there are pro-TMT rallies, just not on the mountain near the anti-TMT protesters because there is potential for something bad to happen which will make life difficult for everyone, including those who work on the mountain. And if you remember the previous protests, groups from elsewhere became involved and they might not share the same values as the non-violent local protesters.