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> doesn't look at why the rerouting happened. There are many ways we can look at it. But lets look at it from the perspective of the natives. They would see it

> doesn't look at why the rerouting happened. There are many ways we can look at it. But lets look at it from the perspective of the natives. They would see it as: "The original pipeline was meant to go under Bismark, a 90% white population. The whites complained. The company immediately rerouted it under the natives water supply. The natives protested peacefully. The company and the cops and the army attacked and started hurting people." [1] Can we fault a population that has been historically attacked and pushed out to the fringes for perceiving the narrative that way? What more, when our cops blow off a woman's arm during a peaceful protest? [2] [1] http://www.snopes.com/dapl-routed-through-standing-rock-after-bismarck-residents-said-no/ http://www.snopes.com/dapl-routed-through-standing-rock-afte... [2] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/23/503120449/woman-injured-at-standing-rock-protest-might-lose-arm-family-says http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/23/503120449/...

refurb 10y ago
Wow, that Snopes article is better than most of the reporting I see by mainstream media! WHAT'S FALSE: "Mostly white" residents of Bismarck did not refuse to accept the threat to their water supply, and the project was not subsequently forced upon tribes at Standing Rock because white people rejected the risk.
protomyth 10y ago
"peaceful protest" isn't the word I would use, nor environmentally friendly but I get the narrative Its a lot more complicated than the snopes article would appear much like the history of many other infrastructure projects with some missteps by the pipeline company, the ND Historical Society, and the Oil Board. The Bismarck community did play a part. Most of this is detailed in the local radio and newspapers (Bismarck Tribune & 550 KFYR). Quite a lot of mistakes were made and misunderstandings, but without the outside money, it probably would have been resolved peacefully. The tribes really have to get involved with this stuff earlier and do the paperwork. The state needs to start doing some serious assistance when paperwork is due. DC has got to be of assistance and not sit on the sidelines and hurl inflammatory comments. I'm just hoping all these outside organizations sending professional protestors actually give some money to the tribe to reverse the economic pain of the protest. I doubt they will, but hope springs eternal. As I said, I have friends and relatives on both sides. I'm not hoping for anything more than a peaceful resolution one way or another and economic assistance to the tribe.

refurb 10y ago

Wow, that Snopes article is better than most of the reporting I see by mainstream media! WHAT'S FALSE: "Mostly white" residents of Bismarck did not refuse to accept the threat to their water supply, and the project was not subsequently forced upon tribes at Standing Rock because white people rejected the risk.

protomyth 10y ago

"peaceful protest" isn't the word I would use, nor environmentally friendly but I get the narrative Its a lot more complicated than the snopes article would appear much like the history of many other infrastructure projects with some missteps by the pipeline company, the ND Historical Society, and the Oil Board. The Bismarck community did play a part. Most of this is detailed in the local radio and newspapers (Bismarck Tribune & 550 KFYR). Quite a lot of mistakes were made and misunderstandings, but without the outside money, it probably would have been resolved peacefully. The tribes really have to get involved with this stuff earlier and do the paperwork. The state needs to start doing some serious assistance when paperwork is due. DC has got to be of assistance and not sit on the sidelines and hurl inflammatory comments. I'm just hoping all these outside organizations sending professional protestors actually give some money to the tribe to reverse the economic pain of the protest. I doubt they will, but hope springs eternal. As I said, I have friends and relatives on both sides. I'm not hoping for anything more than a peaceful resolution one way or another and economic assistance to the tribe.