[Magdalen] Something we should probably all be praying about (LONG)

[Rick Mashburn]

I agree with you completely, Jay. I don't know the whole story yet...but
what I do know doesn't sound right. Definitely needs more coverage!

Peace, Rick

On Sep 6, 2016 8:33 AM, "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> The so-called "mainstream media" is pretty much ignoring this story. I
> don't know whether they don't consider it important, whether they are
> afraid of offending Big Oil, or what. About the only outlets that are
> covering it are NPR and some of the progressive ones such as the Lawrence
> O'Donnell show on MSNBC and various shows that are available online. It is,
> however, getting fairly extensive publicity via Facebook and Twitter.
>
> I'm speaking of the Native American protest of the pipeline across Indian
> land in North Dakota. This is important on a number of fronts, not only
> because it is peaceful (strictly enforced rules in the camps against
> alcohol, drugs and firearms) but because of the cooperation among tribes on
> a scale not seen before, and because of what they are  protesting. This is
> a good account of what is going on there;
> http://www.outsideonline.com/2111206/whats-happening-standing-rock
>
> "Security forces" in the pay of the oil company attacked the protesters
> Saturday with dogs and pepper spray while police stood by watching. Several
> protesters were injured and had to be taken to hospitals. The Standing Rock
> Sioux Nation has a hearing scheduled for a restraining order against the
> oil company in Federal Appeals Court, but of course the Labor Day holiday
> got in the way of that, and meanwhile the oil company bulldozed ancestral
> graves on Indian land. Yes, you heard that...on the reservation. And the
> Corps of Engineers has admitted there is no "right of eminent domain" to
> that land.
>
> Here in Virginia people are protesting against a pipeline that would take
> private farmland and also go through national forests and national parks,
> and pretty much for the same reasons.....pipelines have been proven unsafe.
> They break frequently and pollute the land and most importantly, the WATER.
> Sneer at Wikipedia if you want, but it's invaluable for this kind of
> thing--here's a list of pipeline accidents *just since 2000*:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_
> the_United_States_in_the_21st_century
>
> Nobody wants their water source polluted, and least of all in the
> water-poor areas of North Dakota and on the reservations. That's the main
> thing our Native brothers and sisters are protesting and we should ALL be
> protesting. The other is that once again, treaties are disregarded and here
> comes someone to take their land, this time a big corporation.
>
> There are some hard questions here, people. Why do big corporations get to
> run over the rights of people to clean water and clean air and unpolluted
> land? Why are they allowed to take land that was given to people *by the
> government*, supposedly "in perpetuity"? Why are peaceful protests ignored
> by the media? Why are "private security forces" allowed to attack peaceful
> protesters?
>
> Oh, and by the way, the protests in Virginia don't get any coverage either.
>
> <rant mode off>
>
> Jay, getting off the soapbox but feeling very strongly about this one thing
> today
>