08-17-2019, 04:18 PM
I miss what it was
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There is no going in the direction we would think of as "back".
The good old days are a subjective memory, often a misremembered memory.
but I believe the original story was that the indigenous were not opposed to TMT being built on Canary Island
Yes, and the protestors' grasp of history left out a certain detail. The Spanish killed the original occupants of the Canary Islands leaving little possibility for opposition to anything some centuries later. That's the real deal in oppression and colonization, not "sign here."
...
There is no going in the direction we would think of as "back".
The good old days are a subjective memory, often a misremembered memory.
but I believe the original story was that the indigenous were not opposed to TMT being built on Canary Island
Yes, and the protestors' grasp of history left out a certain detail. The Spanish killed the original occupants of the Canary Islands leaving little possibility for opposition to anything some centuries later. That's the real deal in oppression and colonization, not "sign here."
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