This is excellent, and I hope everyone reads it.
march to Native drums ~
’til colonized beatings end ~
spark truth’s blazing fire ~
wishes won’t sop up spilled oil ~
words do not pay for the dead
~
(Inspired by the words of Chief Joseph, “Words do not pay for my dead people”, and the Native Nations March on Washington, D.C., today.)
#NativeNationsRise #IndigenousRising #NoDAPL
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Unfortunately
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Yes it is. 😩
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“wishes won’t sop up spilled oil”…what a wonderful example of how SO much can be said in just a few words!
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Yes, it is.
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DAPL, Keystone… And so now they want a pipeline under the Hudson as well, and I hear the Missouri… Hope nobody gets thirsty any time soon.
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Excellent point!
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We don’t need water to live? I mean it is not at all essential to sustain life forms. It is OK to destroy natural resources on this planet, our home. Obviously it is unnecessary to protect the environment and all that sustains life.
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Yes, isn’t it frightening how easily some would damage the environment for the sake of greed?
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Very frightening.
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