From coast to coast, demonstrators are sparring over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting death toll, and the number of arrests at campuses nationwide is approaching 1,000.
I can’t wait for the surprise Pikachu on their faces when the university takes action. If they think actions should have consequences for others, why shouldn’t it apply to them as well?
There will be no surprised Pikachu faces because anyone out there protesting values innocent human lives more than a suspension, expulsion, or unjust criminal charges unto them.
I mean, does it really make a difference? I agree that more things like this should be protested. But even if you think they’re hypocrites that doesn’t mean they’re wrong now. Put it this way: if they had protested the Saudis, would this protest be totally cool with you?
And obviously the answer is because their university and government are backing and funding this one. If you can’t see the difference in relevance to the average American you have a serious problem.
I can’t speak for the universities, but by many standards the involvement of the US military was a lot larger.
Asides from supplying weapons and intelligence, they were participating in the naval blockade and flying air tankers to help the genocide. 380k dead, that’s 10 times as much as what’s reported from Gaza.
And sure, it was bad, but I think the above poster as well as myself want to make the point that it’s quite arbitrary to take such risks to protest this conflict in particular. I assume most of the protestors have been Kony’d into thinking that this conflict is somehow very special and worth risking their future for.
That said, I think they should be free to do so peacefully and the fucks who are doxxing them should swing
Nah, I expect people are dumb enough to think the first amendment protects them from private institutions and consequences. I’ve seen enough people over the years that have proven me right and were then surprised by the consequences of their own actions.
It takes federal funds so it does apply, it’s already been ruled on in like 1968. They aren’t traditional public forums, they’re limited ones but civil disobedience is literally the cornerstone of American peaceful protest.
I can’t wait for the surprise Pikachu on their faces when the university takes action. If they think actions should have consequences for others, why shouldn’t it apply to them as well?
There will be no surprised Pikachu faces because anyone out there protesting values innocent human lives more than a suspension, expulsion, or unjust criminal charges unto them.
I think you might not get protesting.
If that’s really true, why weren’t they protesting when the saudis were bombing the hell out of Yemen?
Whatabout whatabout whatabout.
Jfc read a list before trying to argue with people. You’re embarrassing yourself.
I mean, does it really make a difference? I agree that more things like this should be protested. But even if you think they’re hypocrites that doesn’t mean they’re wrong now. Put it this way: if they had protested the Saudis, would this protest be totally cool with you?
And obviously the answer is because their university and government are backing and funding this one. If you can’t see the difference in relevance to the average American you have a serious problem.
Their government and (probably) university were backing the other one as well
But obviously not to the same extent. And I’m sure we can agree that that was a bad thing to do
I can’t speak for the universities, but by many standards the involvement of the US military was a lot larger.
Asides from supplying weapons and intelligence, they were participating in the naval blockade and flying air tankers to help the genocide. 380k dead, that’s 10 times as much as what’s reported from Gaza.
And sure, it was bad, but I think the above poster as well as myself want to make the point that it’s quite arbitrary to take such risks to protest this conflict in particular. I assume most of the protestors have been Kony’d into thinking that this conflict is somehow very special and worth risking their future for.
That said, I think they should be free to do so peacefully and the fucks who are doxxing them should swing
Is your position that US support for Israel is the same as for the Saudis?
Of course not
In Yemen they were practically throwing the bombs themselves
Fueled by propaganda using this as a wedge issue to get Trump elected.
You pointed at another bad thing and somehow that means that we shouldn’t care about this bad thing?
The US doesn’t finance Saudis bombing Yemen.
They sell them the bombs don’t they?
You presume that everyone acts selfishly and ignorantly like you do.
Nah, I expect people are dumb enough to think the first amendment protects them from private institutions and consequences. I’ve seen enough people over the years that have proven me right and were then surprised by the consequences of their own actions.
It takes federal funds so it does apply, it’s already been ruled on in like 1968. They aren’t traditional public forums, they’re limited ones but civil disobedience is literally the cornerstone of American peaceful protest.