You got me wrong here. I agree that politics should not enter into the realm of politics. This is my point, as clearly this pipeline is being built because of political maneuvering with corporate interest and money. I advocate for the sovereignty of the commission and I assert that any correspondence between government and corporations with environmental administrations should be prohibited. This pipeline was voted down twice, the only reason is survived is because Christie stacked the commission. This isn't trivial to the situation. To address this pipeline we have to address the politics that have failed the protection of the reserve.
Not really. The guy signed an executive order to start completion of the keystone and Dakota Access pipelines blocked by Obama's administration pretty much the day he assumed office. Trump doesn't care about the environment. He had put emphasis on returning to widespread coal burning. Trump only cares about himself.
Thanks Boyd, like Bob said there was no apology necessary. I just wanted to clarify my post. I have and still travel all over this country and it's impossible for a conversation not turn to politics at some point. Some of the conversations I had actually changed my outlook on some things and I'd like to think I influenced some opinions as well.I'm sorry, my post sounded too personal and that wasn't my intention. Let me try again…
If forum members enjoy the "no politics" aspect of this site, then just don't participate in discussions of politics. I remember the days of the "politcs forum" very well and virtually every thread ended badly. Since I know how passionately many long-time site members feel about political issues, it's especially remarkable that they have shown such restraint over the past year.
Now I do understand that you were not engaging in a political "discussion", your post was actually a political meta-discussion (a discussion about discussing politics). Unfortunately, I think both roads lead to the same end.
The pipeline is certainly fair game to discuss here and I don't want to be the "thought police". Post whatever you like (as long as it isn't spam, abuse or illegal). But when I see things headed in a direction that could spell trouble, I'll point it out because it's easier to prevent a train wreck than to clean up after one.
