tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post4890946761821188497..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Random FiringsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39869184511173129832009-01-22T06:48:00.000-10:002009-01-22T06:48:00.000-10:00OK, I guess the count is up to one.OK, I guess the count is up to one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76702147071317161102009-01-19T12:46:00.000-10:002009-01-19T12:46:00.000-10:00> How many of these protesters...i repeat, how ...<I>> How many of these protesters...i repeat, how many of these protesters are working, have an education, and not taking hand-outs from the govt. <</I><BR/><BR/>That argument is as old as American colonialism. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a prime justification for the takeover of Native lands was the "good" that American government, education and culture provided the Natives.<BR/><BR/>Nothing was -- and is -- farther from the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-5028117283985054202009-01-19T11:45:00.000-10:002009-01-19T11:45:00.000-10:00wow no oil for kWs...that would be a pretty big de...wow no oil for kWs...that would be a pretty big deal<BR/><BR/>question, RE KIUC...how many oil companies does KIUC use to get its fuel that it burns? just one? two? <BR/><BR/>as for the "How many of these protesters...i repeat, how many of these protesters are working, have an education, and not taking hand-outs from the govt." <BR/><BR/>.... i have seen others criticize niihau alone the same lines (welfare). there is no rule that one can't accept the benefits offered by a government and protest against that government at the same time. our government even offers protections to non-citizens who make their way here illegally. the "they are poor and of low class etc ergo what they say / want is bunk" argument is base, weak, and unamericanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com