It goes something like this 1 . Something something citizens exercising 2 nd amendment rights . 2 . Response but those people should have showed up at council meetings , they ' re blocking progress , Yadda Yadda 3 . That might be true , but right now , conditions have changed , those people may have felt incredibly alienated by their local government which is a major complaint across the country , and this has become enough of an issue that it should be halted while negotiations and outreach and discussion takes place . If the pipeline should continue , it can be placed temporarily on hold . If it turns out that it shouldn ' t , then the government and those companies are crushing the will of u . s . citizens . 4 a . They ' re not locals ! Response they ' re Americans , we ' re all locals . 4 b . Something something hippie . Response they ' re Americans , you don ' t get to claim that you ' re being ostracized if you do the same thing to others . It negates your position claiming to be the unheard white majority . 4 c . Fuck native AmericansResponse fuck you , you ' re lucky they ' re not exercising their 2 nd Amendment rights . In fact , maybe every single person in the country who is a us citizen ought to . The first of these can be reasoned with . They are your neighbors . The last one is your enemy , treat them accordingly . To speak only to that last one first in any conversation forces the first to side with the last . It ' s hard work , but if you feel a sense of community with those protesters , you owe it to them to keep trying , even when it seems futile because i guarantee that last group will not give up trying to turn people to their side .