Perine is a beast , and seems like a genuinely nice guy . <| sep |> What the fuck is gatekeeping and how is dude doing it twice at once <| sep |> I would judge these things according to whether they achieve their objectives or not . The length of the standoff was because there was no rush on the police ' s end . If the same thing was attempted somewhere ' important ' then it would have been over much quicker and move violently . The jury is out at Standing Rock since it isn ' t over , but I think the non violent protest is part of a deliberate strategy to garner public support which it definitely did so it ' s a bit more complicated than saying that they ' d be better off if they were armed . <| sep |> I live not in the US , but I greet our American bros and sis in the faith . # Happy Thanksgiving !