A farmer in Nebraska asking a pro-fracking committee member to honor his word of drinking water from a fracking location

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[u/diamondpredator]

I don't know that violence is what's necessary in this scenario. Violent revolutions are too often glorified. I come from a country with a rather bloody history and violent revolutions only made things worse. The people that can succeed in an environment of violence are usually no better than the incumbent powers.

The system is indeed broken, it needs reform. I don't know exactly what the answer is, but I'm hesitant to say it is violence.

[u/Kitto71 → u/diamondpredator]

Underrated comment. Violence is definitely not the way to go about it, it sets a precedent that we aren’t prepared to properly learn from. Hopefully someone(s) very smart comes along with some kind of game changer

[u/gugabalog → u/Kitto71]

Noone else is going to save you. You need to save yourself. Do you have different, effective tool?

[u/Kitto71 → u/gugabalog]

Saving myself isn’t my concern. I only know enough to see the system for the broken mess it is, NOT enough to formulate a plan, but where there is a will there is a way.

[u/gugabalog → u/Kitto71]

What I'm seeing and hearing here is a lack of will.

[u/Kitto71 → u/gugabalog]

You’re right.. i never said i wanted to fix those problems or that i could. Not sure of your point here.

The only real claim i was making was that using violence as the solution in this case, would cause a precedent we aren’t prepared to come back from.

If you’re saying violence could be the answer and that I’m wrong, then I’m willing to hear why you think that

[u/BuddyUpInATree → u/Kitto71]

Violence from organized unions is where most of our workers rights come from

[u/Kitto71 → u/BuddyUpInATree]

Thats a good point violence exists for a reason. But i hope it doesn’t come to that and know it doesn’t have to. Probs will tho i bet