Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "History Buffs: Dances with Wolves" video.

  1. While there can be no denying that the indigenous tribes certainly got a raw deal throughout America's westward expansion (and after), you definitely oversimplified the issue of the DAPL protests. For example, how about the horrific environmental damage that the so-called "environmental activists" did to the tribe's land and private properties adjacent thereto? How about the thousands of tons of manufactured waste and even more tonnage of human excrement they failed to clean up? How about the petrol they burned driving hundreds of miles from their elegant homes on the coasts to a land about which they didn't give a flying fart until it became trendy to do so? How about the blatant disrespect they showed to the tribal council, disobedience they offered to the Native cops, and continuous disruption they inflicted upon the ordinary tribesmen who had work to do and lives to live? Did you solicit the opinions of Native Americans, some of whom think the protesters did far more harm than good? Have YOU given up driving, flying, and owning or using anything made from plastic? Have you given up wearing clothing containing synthetics or color? Have you given up eating anything that was grown with the aid of fertilizer, pesticides, tractors, or electricity? I trust you get the point.
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  2. By the way. I do enjoy your content and remain contentedly subscribed. Just had to point out that, as are certain historic events in many of the films you critique, the DAPL issue is far more nuanced than a few minutes of video can possibly convey.
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  3. "the last bit was truly the best coverage of the Dakota pipeline I've come across" -- Then you should check out Based Mama's videos on the topic and get an actual Native American's opinion on the matter that sheds a little perspective on the rather one-sided narrative you've encountered.
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  4. "...it should be featured in news stories all around the world" -- Actually, the issue is far too nuanced for mainstream news to be interested in it. For example, what you mentioned is, in no way, the whole story. It IS, however, the narrative of the "water protectors" who left behind on tribal lands environmental damage equivalent to a respectable oil spill.
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