Amen to that.  I was thinkin' the same thing.

It just makes sense that some projects should be approved and others not, dependent upon circumstances.   A dogmatic "yes to everything" is no better than a dogmatic "no to everything" approach.   

The left-leaning politicians seem to be extremely selective when  purporting to speak of the indigenous' perspectives on development.  They are, in essence, engaging in selective "cultural appropriation" of some indigenous perspectives to advance their own political agenda.