Comments on: Tar Sands Blockade: Why are they so frightened of us? (#NoKXL) http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/ A myFDL community diary Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:05:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: goNPA http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-25 goNPA Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:05:10 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-25 350 again protesting at the White House would be useful, but they backed off until "the first day after the election" when Obama supported the XL Pipeline. 350 again protesting at the White House would be useful, but they backed off until “the first day after the election” when Obama supported the XL Pipeline.

]]> By: Benjamin Franklin http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-24 Benjamin Franklin Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:21:56 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-24 <strong>Urgent Update</strong> Call TransCanada: 866-585-7063 or Wood County Sheriff Billy Wansley's : 903-763-2201 and demand safety for activists blockading. Transcanada's heavy machinery is now once again ontop of the treesitters, has even ripped down a safety line Urgent Update
Call TransCanada: 866-585-7063 or Wood County Sheriff Billy Wansley’s : 903-763-2201 and demand safety for activists blockading. Transcanada’s heavy machinery is now once again ontop of the treesitters, has even ripped down a safety line

]]> By: jonerik http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-23 jonerik Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:17:32 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-23 Thank you for showing what courage is about, Benjamen. It's almost comic how the law here used expired pepper spray but it's no laughing matter to use pepper spray, expired or not, or especially tasers on unarmed, peaceful protesters. What you describe is the excessive and malicious use of official force. Is TransCanada immobilized by one piece of equipment being tied up? Thank you for showing what courage is about, Benjamen. It’s almost comic how the law here used expired pepper spray but it’s no laughing matter to use pepper spray, expired or not, or especially tasers on unarmed, peaceful protesters. What you describe is the excessive and malicious use of official force. Is TransCanada immobilized by one piece of equipment being tied up?

]]> By: Benjamin Franklin http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-22 Benjamin Franklin Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:12:46 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-22 Thank you for reposting that call for assistance- TransCanada's machinery has backed off for the nonce, but they've been <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/27/keystone-xl-video_n_1920193.html" rel="nofollow">playing chicken with the protestors</a> for days now. It seems clear to me that the executives have decided to aggressively push, hoping to force us to backdown. As you might guess, it <a href="http://tarsandsblockade.org/7th-action/" rel="nofollow">isn't working</a> Thank you for reposting that call for assistance- TransCanada’s machinery has backed off for the nonce, but they’ve been playing chicken with the protestors for days now. It seems clear to me that the executives have decided to aggressively push, hoping to force us to backdown.

As you might guess, it isn’t working

]]> By: Benjamin Franklin http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-21 Benjamin Franklin Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:08:02 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-21 We've become facebook friends, exchanged numbers & emails, extended couch-surfing rights, etc. It was an intense bonding experience, as you might imagine. We’ve become facebook friends, exchanged numbers & emails, extended couch-surfing rights, etc. It was an intense bonding experience, as you might imagine.

]]> By: timestickingaway http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-20 timestickingaway Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:07:20 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-20 Frankly, I actually haven't demonstrated all that much. But to this day, looking back on the times I did make a stand, I've never regretted one single instance. Meanwhile, remember how popular electric typewriters once were? And also, how many people once smoked cigarettes (IMO still too many, but at one time it seemed as if everybody was born slingin' hot ashes, believe me). Thus, when single internal combustion engines are laughable, nostalgic fodder for ebids and assorted museum show pieces...but then whether this will be achieved with an acceptable minimum of catastrophic damage and expense remains unanswerable (probably not, however). Frankly, I actually haven’t demonstrated all that much. But to this day, looking back on the times I did make a stand, I’ve never regretted one single instance.

Meanwhile, remember how popular electric typewriters once were? And also, how many people once smoked cigarettes (IMO still too many, but at one time it seemed as if everybody was born slingin’ hot ashes, believe me).

Thus, when single internal combustion engines are laughable, nostalgic fodder for ebids and assorted museum show pieces…but then whether this will be achieved with an acceptable minimum of catastrophic damage and expense remains unanswerable (probably not, however).

]]> By: Suzanne http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-19 Suzanne Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:03:24 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-19 forgot to add, tweeted and recommended forgot to add, tweeted and recommended

]]> By: Suzanne http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-18 Suzanne Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:00:37 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-18 thank you benjamin for writing up your experiences to share with us. thank you for standing up. have you had any contact with rain since your arrest? thank you benjamin for writing up your experiences to share with us. thank you for standing up. have you had any contact with rain since your arrest?

]]> By: UCT1 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-17 UCT1 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:20:16 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-17 Are you the B.F. at b-j.com? Whatever, I salute you! The names if your government torturers need to be made public so that their friends, wives and children know what they're doing to people when they go to work. Are you the B.F. at b-j.com? Whatever, I salute you! The names if your government torturers need to be made public so that their friends, wives and children know what they’re doing to people when they go to work.

]]> By: warp9 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/2012/10/01/why-are-they-so-frightened-of-us/#comment-16 warp9 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:05:54 +0000 http://my.firedoglake.com/bfscr/?p=1#comment-16 Thanks Benjamin, for taking a stand for the bio-sphere. Thanks Benjamin, for taking a stand for the bio-sphere.

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