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Achilleaze

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11. They are on unceded treaty land

Reply to rdking647 (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:06 PM

Oct 2016

And since the government has broken or violated every single frikking legally binding treaty they have sworn with native nations, they ought to occupy it to PROTECT the water and the people.

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How Far Will North Dakota Go to Get This Pipeline? [View all] G_j Oct 2016 OP

How far will they go to put it near the Indian Resewrvation instead of near white towns? Coyotl Oct 2016 #1

Reminds me of the brutal tactics of CA police against Okies and unionists pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #2

Or this: tblue37 Oct 2016 #3

Big Oil owns this state, now. Oil is a curse. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #4

Big oil is definitely underestimating who they are up against womanofthehills Oct 2016 #5

Also, North Dakota is one of the states with the fewest regulations for the oil companies womanofthehills Oct 2016 #6

yes G_j Oct 2016 #9

i dont know if i would call it peacefull rdking647 Oct 2016 #7

They are Protectors. Deal with it. Calling them "protestors" is repeating BS oil co. (R) spin Achilleaze Oct 2016 #8

they are on private property. rdking647 Oct 2016 #10

They are on unceded treaty land Achilleaze Oct 2016 #11

Kick G_j Oct 2016 #12