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Friends of mine have been up there on their own, or donating money and goods. Blaming "paid protesters" is self-deception. What does it benefit you to believe t
by beat 10y ago
Friends of mine have been up there on their own, or donating money and goods. Blaming "paid protesters" is self-deception. What does it benefit you to believe that people aren't doing this because they believe in it?
- protomyth 10y agoOh, I believe some of them believe in it, as I said I have relatives there. On the other hand, there are paid organizers from various groups here. One doesn't change the other. Plus, I'm just sick of articles like this that just lie and don't check facts. I expect better of the BBC.
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoI've heard a lot of rumblings from the right about Soros etc being behind any real protest activity on the left. In particular with the DAPL, I'm left wondering what he would have to gain from supporting said protest at all, let alone the suggestion that the protest is entirely manufactured to begin with to further his interests.
- adamsea 10y agoThe rightness of the cause can be discussed independently of the funding behind those taking action. Plus, "paid organizers from various groups" sounds weird, you mean, like, maybe the Sierra Club sent someone there to help the protests because the Sierra Club cares about the environment? Or do you mean, like, the evil George Soros sent his UN minions there to help advance the New World Order?
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoI'd love to hear more from this person, but it appears upon receiving any real skepticism of their claims they've gone silent.
- euyyn 10y ago"Paid organizers from various groups" sounds to me like "people that work full time for NGOs that protect the environment". Which is very different from "people who don't care about the issue at all, and wouldn't be protesting there if not for the paycheck".