tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post3745596194945945243..comments2023-06-27T08:39:54.324-07:00Comments on Pension Vocabulary : Momentary Victory at Standing Rock!John Dillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10516552420300264491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post-43485080465462943912016-12-11T09:45:26.647-08:002016-12-11T09:45:26.647-08:00I am afraid Trump will reverse Obamas decision. I...I am afraid Trump will reverse Obamas decision. I think Obama knows it, too. I think he issued the order because he did not want protesters to end up injured by frostbite or hypothermia. The tribal members from North Dakota know what to watch out for, but protestors from other areas could get serious frostbite before realizing it and lose toes or fingers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post-84696548915659923882016-12-04T17:23:48.311-08:002016-12-04T17:23:48.311-08:00My wife and I stood with 120 others earlier today ...My wife and I stood with 120 others earlier today at a busy intersection holding signs and waving at motorists to show our support for the Native Americans in North Dakota at Standing Rock.<br />Later today, the "victory" was announced. Here is a little background.<br />It is true the letter of the laws those corporations wrote were being followed. The pipeline had been redrawn around Bismarck, a very white Republican city. The present boundaries did not cross Native American reservations due to broken treaties and reconfigured boundaries. As non-whites who are practicing non-Christian prayers and beliefs, Injuns are expendable. White corporate lawyers have paid state legislators for pipeline access in state after state. <br />Illinois legislators were bought. Florida legislators were bought. Other states sold out the safety of its citizens by legislators in both political parties. Florida's Sabal Pipeline endangers the water supplies of cities and communities (Orlando, Daytona, Tampa, etc.) across Florida. Titusville (20 miles from me) has a major pumping station under construction. Fracking and pipeline pumping stations rarely catch fire; they explode and also poison water, land and air branched along their pumping feed lines. <br />Corporations are treating the USA like a third world nation used to rape their minerals and wealth with no heed to the damages done. The Keystone Pipeline was "blocked" as we were all set up for a bunch of interconnected state level pipelines. Under Bush, Obama and the future Supreme Court the laws were re-written and will be approved and followed. The North Dakota Pipeline WILL meet some of the demands of the Standing Rock tribes as we face the realpolitik of state level pipelines destroying our water supplies. The pipelines will continue. <br />I, however, refuse to be a willing victim. Alone, if need be, I will yell and point to the not-so-subtle truth until my cremated ashes are blown away by the winds of time.Ken Previtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513924091013990654noreply@blogger.com