07-24-2019, 03:58 PM
Yes, thanks, Tom. I feel for you guys. I still can barely believe these self-important folks are being allowed to run the show. What a world, what a world. I’m melting, I’m melting.
One thing that gets me is the media. There’s the biased stuff on YouTube and social media (much of which I am thankfully unable to see), but the Hawaii news, the national news (even PBS and NPR) seem to have this equivalency thing. Where each side is due equal consideration, and usually in the most general way.
I think there is some term for the idea, but can’t remember it. Like no matter what the confrontation, each side has equal weight in their concerns.
Nowhere is it said how absolutely idiotic it is to protest a telescope. Nowhere is it said how disingenuous the protestors have been throughout the whole process. Nowhere is it said how misguided the group is to make the TMT the symbol for their “oppression”. Very little about the legal process and Supreme Court go ahead. Seems always, Native Hawaiians object (or feel, or say) that the TMT would desecrate (somehow hurt or be bad) and Never have I seen or read that it is a _minority_ of Native Hawaiians.
Just the sacred BS. And that Mauna Kea is the best place for the telescope according to astronomers.
Like it’s all even handed, 50/50 on the whole idea.
What is there to “negotiate”?
Is someone actually asking the fringe protestors, “What can we do for you so that you don’t block the road?” Really?
I really can’t imagine how it must be for the observatory workers, watching, living inside this completely silly crisis.
Kirt
One thing that gets me is the media. There’s the biased stuff on YouTube and social media (much of which I am thankfully unable to see), but the Hawaii news, the national news (even PBS and NPR) seem to have this equivalency thing. Where each side is due equal consideration, and usually in the most general way.
I think there is some term for the idea, but can’t remember it. Like no matter what the confrontation, each side has equal weight in their concerns.
Nowhere is it said how absolutely idiotic it is to protest a telescope. Nowhere is it said how disingenuous the protestors have been throughout the whole process. Nowhere is it said how misguided the group is to make the TMT the symbol for their “oppression”. Very little about the legal process and Supreme Court go ahead. Seems always, Native Hawaiians object (or feel, or say) that the TMT would desecrate (somehow hurt or be bad) and Never have I seen or read that it is a _minority_ of Native Hawaiians.
Just the sacred BS. And that Mauna Kea is the best place for the telescope according to astronomers.
Like it’s all even handed, 50/50 on the whole idea.
What is there to “negotiate”?
Is someone actually asking the fringe protestors, “What can we do for you so that you don’t block the road?” Really?
I really can’t imagine how it must be for the observatory workers, watching, living inside this completely silly crisis.
Kirt