01-14-2020, 04:09 AM
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Originally posted by Lanipuna_Gardens
On one hand, Hawaiians moan about "no jobs" or "kids moving to vegas" and on the other hand, they moan about "TMT bad". What gives? Is this all just grandstanding in order to get a bigger piece of the pie or are they really shooting themselves in the foot? These protectors seem confused!!
It's called eco/ethno-extortion - every major project in the state is a target for our professional protestors. They don't much care what the project is, they feel compelled to "resist" - it gives them social stature (of sorts) among their cohort ("if you can stop a major project, you must be powerfull") and if they can humble the "big shots" to the point of getting paid off to leave the the project alone, it's all gravy. Unfortunately, our feckless political class lives in terror of the activist faction and so the tactic continues to be successful no matter the cost to the community.