[Mr. K]

Here is the info everyone needs to spread about the Dakota Access “water protectors”

The oil companies used to pay the Indians a ‘tax’ to drive across their lands shipping oil by truck.

The original oil pipeline would have crossed their lands, at a much cheaper shipping cost to the oil companies, and much more oil would flow.

But the Indians demanded they still receive the same amount of money (per barrel) as if that oil was shipped by truck.

This would have amounted to a huge increase in ‘tax’ payments to the Indians, since much more oil would flow through the pipeline.

The oil companies made a counter-offer, which the Indians rejected.

So they moved the oil pipeline line off the Indian land, increasing the cost to build it.

Then the Indians demanded THEY STILL GET PAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...or they would shut down construction

And here we are.

They first said it would disturb ancient burial ground, which turned out to be a lie. Then they said it was crossing Indian land without their permission. THAT turned out to be a lie.

So they settled on “water protectors” even thought there are many pipelines that already cross that river, and this one would be built even safer.

It is ALL ABOUT $$$ and nothing else.

If the oil companies were to offer them the money again they would take it and shut up- which would prove the point- it is about the money and not “protecting the water”

[taildragger]

Do you have a source for that? Love to post it on social media?

[Ancesthntr]

“It is ALL ABOUT $$$ and nothing else.”

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It almost always is. Thanks for pointing out these lying hypocrites.

The adults are back in charge, saying “No!” to the childish grifters of our society, who kill jobs and otherwise make the rest of us miserable if they don’t get their way. Its about time!

[diamond6]

That is very interesting!