Yes. this is a rant, yes there will be cussing and yes, I intend to lay it all out there.
They are using water cannons in 25 degree weather! www.dailykos.com
WHERE THE BLOODY HELL IS THE PARTY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS? WHERE? …
Nowhere, that’s where. Except this guy, who’s “Not a real Democrat because he doesn’t have the D next to his name. Fucking loser, right?”
Uh no.
This is just from the last four days, a small sample of what Bernie’s been tweeting. Bernie was the only, ONLY, candidate to even talk to the Native Americans during the campaign cycle, he’s been out protesting with them and what the fuck has Obama done? “Delayed” the pipeline for “further review”. How about just telling the fuckers, no, it;s treaty land and a stupid idea. Your company has a horrific track record of pipeline spills. Move it. He could tell the Army Corps to do that. Failing that, he could get out there with them. Shine a huge light on the travesty that these states are doing, on the abuse. HE COULD TAKE THE ENTIRE PRESS CORPS TO THE WATER PROTECTORS!
He’s not running for re-election, we’ve already got our asses handed to us, but no. He sits there and let’s the clock run out while more and more people are hit with rubber bullets and water cannons.
You want to know why the Dems got our asses handed to us? BECAUSE OUR POLITICIANS NEVER FIGHT FOR A DAMN THING! They hem and haw, keep their powder dry and lose election after election. Get out there, be as obnoxious as the Republicans, throw their hypocrisy and lies back in their faces and maybe, just maybe, we win some seats back in 2018.
But all of them twiddling their thumbs while Native Americans get the shit kicked out of them again, not speaking out resoundingly, consistently about police violence, not going after the bankers after the housing market crashed, that shit is what makes people want to leave the party. After all, it’s just empty noise and corporate money these days, at least that’s how it looks to me and a whole lot of other people.
Monday, Nov 21, 2016 · 5:23:06 AM +00:00
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Chaoslillith
Found an article on what Hillary said about this: Yeah, nothing.
“The statement from director of coalitions press Xochitl Hinojosa, who oversees Hispanic, black, and women's media for the Clinton campaign, reads in full:
We received a letter today from representatives of the tribes protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. From the beginning of this campaign, Secretary Clinton has been clear that she thinks all voices should be heard and all views considered in federal infrastructure projects. Now, all of the parties involved—including the federal government, the pipeline company and contractors, the state of North Dakota, and the tribes—need to find a path forward that serves the broadest public interest. As that happens, it's important that on the ground in North Dakota, everyone respects demonstrators' rights to protest peacefully, and workers' rights to do their jobs safely.
"What a crock," said Ruth Hopkins, a Dakota-Lakota Sioux writer for Indian Country Today Media Network.
"Hillary Clinton managed to make a statement about the Dakota Pipeline that literally says nothing. Literally," 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben tweeted in response.
"Kind of a BS statement by the Clinton camp on #NoDAPL, frankly," wrote MSNBC host Joy Reid. "The outrage taking place out there cries out for outrage."
So, there you go folks. Bernie on the ground, protesting, speaking out and Hillary triangulating. Sort of like the campaign all over again, and people wonder why she lost to Trump. (rolls eyes)
Monday, Nov 21, 2016 · 2:54:48 PM +00:00
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Chaoslillith
For those of you asking the point of this diary ( I see some questions in the comments) We all know how to take action on Standing Rock, there are plenty of links in the diary I linked to and you can google it. This is a diary showing how completely out of touch the Dem party is with what the people are crying out for, literally.
Does it make you proud that Obama and the majority of the Dem party has been mostly silent about this? Does it make you proud that it is an Indie Senator from Vermont that is the one that is taking up this battle? Do you think, really think, that the people who have been watching this develop over months on social media will just forget that the Dems did nothing to stop this or even get off their asses long enough to go out there and stand with them to get the media attention it deserves?
That is what this diary is about. What does our Dem Party really stand for? Is it the people or the corporations? Because that is what 2016 election was about, that is what 2018 will be about and until there is real progress from the Dems making a united effort to deal with corporate corruption, the climate and the economy, they will keep losing to blustering assholes like Trump or a third party. Wake up Democrats, people are dying on your watch.