>>10920888>How does /sci/ feel about nativist and/or religious protests against scientific projects like the TMT?I think it's bogus. It's a lashing out against progress made by what's seen as a foreign community that recognizes a value in the location that had hitherto gone unnoticed and unused, and the protestors realize that they previous generations of 'native' leaders sold the use of the land for far too little based on promises that never materialized.
>Should science trump all other factors or should social issues have high priority?Social issues should be considered, duh. Neither should be given priority. They need to be weighed. In this case, they were. Like those who wave the Rebel flag though, the battle is over, the other side won, but the losers can't let it go because "muh pride".
