Sunday, March 5, 2017
mo money mo problems
Recently the United States has been going through many different shifts in power. One of these shifts was the announcement of the continuation of the Dakota Pipeline. Previously this construction had be halted by the Obama Administration before the new president took office. The consensus has been greatly divided on what to do with this situation. On one hand, a whole people (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) claim that the construction of this pipeline would damage the environment and water that they survive on. On the other hand, the president and many large companies argue that the construction would not harm anyone and in fact would bring in thousands of jobs and boost the economy. This website was made specifically to convince the country that the pipeline is a great idea and that the Sioux people are just greatly misinformed. Who are we to trust? Especially since the president himself and many other wealthy men are prepared to make a big sum from the construction of this pipeline. Banks are among some of the largest investors in the building of the pipeline, including the well known Wells Fargo. Trump himself stand to benefit from the pipeline as he has many people who advise and work for him that are investors in the project. He has already sold his shares to company that stands to build it but that does not completely cut his ties to it. Should we yield and hope for these jobs at the risk of the destruction of a sacred environment?
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Hey Quetzaly, whenever I have heard about this issue, it seems very complicated. I understand why the protesters are concerned, but I am curious to hear the argument for why people think that the pipeline will be beneficial. From what I have heard, part of the reason people want the pipeline built is to create a more efficient way to transport oil than by truck or other less efficient means of transport. It is hard for me to see which side is "right" because I see pros and cons for both so far.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that I appreciate your blog titles so much. And I have the same questions about his judgements as well. The amount of jobs is nothing to the damage it will do.
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