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What’s happening at Columbia?

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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #141

    Dear Columbia Protestors, et al.... divestment won't work.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/dear-columbia-students-divestment-from-israel-won-t-work/ar-AA1nV4Fa?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=227e276ebb1e4ccbc0f0d7f3d3246d22&ei=79

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #142

      A group of Jewish students has filed a class-action lawsuit against Columbia for failure to provide a "safe learning space."

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #143

        IMG_6249.jpeg

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #144

          We all say, "LOL" with stuff like that.

          But, in this case, I really did.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #145

            A different perspective ...This guy is rooting for the protesters...

            https://theaspenbeat.com/2024/04/29/im-rooting-for-the-protesters/

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • George KG George K

              We all say, "LOL" with stuff like that.

              But, in this case, I really did.

              89th8 Offline
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              89th
              wrote on last edited by
              #146

              @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

              We all say, "LOL" with stuff like that.

              But, in this case, I really did.

              I call that the LLOL (literally laughed out loud)

              What I would pay for a nice mass arrest video, it would be so great.

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              • CopperC Offline
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                Copper
                wrote on last edited by
                #147

                Deport 'em.

                Deport 'em all.

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  Jolly
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #148

                  We're building this pier...And there are plenty of cruise ships...

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    A different perspective ...This guy is rooting for the protesters...

                    https://theaspenbeat.com/2024/04/29/im-rooting-for-the-protesters/

                    MikM Offline
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #149

                    @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    A different perspective ...This guy is rooting for the protesters...

                    https://theaspenbeat.com/2024/04/29/im-rooting-for-the-protesters/

                    He nails it pretty well.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • CopperC Offline
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                      Copper
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #150

                      Here’s why.

                      Because the protests are revealing the rot in American universities.

                      Yup

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #151

                        The absolute BALLS...

                        https://www.campusreform.org/article/no-food-you-hungry-hamas-endorsed-columbia-building-occupiers-beg-administrators-feed/25365

                        A Columbia University protester representing anti-Israel campus occupation protesters asked the institution to provide people occupying Hamilton Hall with food and water.

                        During a press conference on Tuesday, the individual said that Columbia is “obligated to provide food to students who pay for a meal plan here.”

                        ”I guess it’s ultimately a question of what kind of community and obligation Colombia feels it has to its students? Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation or get severely ill even if they disagree with you?,” graduate student Johannah King-Slutzky asked.

                        The protester said that food and water for occupation protesters “is like basic humanitarian aid.”

                        ”We’re asking for, like, could people please have a glass of water?,” the individual said.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • RenaudaR Offline
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                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by Renauda
                          #152

                          Let them dehydrate and starve.

                          Freeze their bank accounts too. When they realize they have lost access to money they’ll come out with their hands up.

                          Elbows up!

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #153

                            No sympathy whatsoever. These kids embody white privilege.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Axtremus
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                              #154

                              https://wapo.st/44n2PRy

                              Very nice graphics to help visualize "how pro-Palestinian college protests have grown."

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                              • George KG Offline
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                                George K
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #155

                                Perhaps the Washington Post could have labeled it "How anti-Israeli college protests have grown."

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • JollyJ Offline
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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #156

                                  If these were Hitler Youth protesting Jews, wonder how long it would take to shut this down?

                                  Better yet, label them January 6 protesters...At least then we'd have the bulk of the FBI working all camera shots and social media available...

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    Perhaps the Washington Post could have labeled it "How anti-Israeli college protests have grown."

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                                    LuFins Dad
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                                    #157

                                    @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                    Perhaps the Washington Post could have labeled it "How anti-Israeli college protests have grown."

                                    Isn’t Pro-Palestinian worse than Anti-Israel? I mean, by definition Pro-Palestinian is anti-Israel, then add on pro-inbreeding, pro-spousal rape, pro-killing gays, pro-patriarchal societies, pro-raping and killing civilians…

                                    I mean, being ProPalestine means being for some really sick shit.

                                    The Brad

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                                    • JollyJ Jolly

                                      If these were Hitler Youth protesting Jews, wonder how long it would take to shut this down?

                                      Better yet, label them January 6 protesters...At least then we'd have the bulk of the FBI working all camera shots and social media available...

                                      LuFins DadL Offline
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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #158

                                      @Jolly said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                      If these were Hitler Youth protesting Jews, wonder how long it would take to shut this down?

                                      Better yet, label them January 6 protesters...At least then we'd have the bulk of the FBI working all camera shots and social media available...

                                      This is Hitler Youth protesting Jews…

                                      The Brad

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                                      • George KG Offline
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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #159

                                        Umm, considering the breadth of these "protests" why isn't the FBI looking at this coordination as a RICO violation?

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                          @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                          Perhaps the Washington Post could have labeled it "How anti-Israeli college protests have grown."

                                          Isn’t Pro-Palestinian worse than Anti-Israel? I mean, by definition Pro-Palestinian is anti-Israel, then add on pro-inbreeding, pro-spousal rape, pro-killing gays, pro-patriarchal societies, pro-raping and killing civilians…

                                          I mean, being ProPalestine means being for some really sick shit.

                                          AxtremusA Offline
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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #160

                                          @LuFins-Dad said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                                          Isn’t Pro-Palestinian worse than Anti-Israel? I mean, by definition Pro-Palestinian is anti-Israel, then add on pro-inbreeding, pro-spousal rape, pro-killing gays, pro-patriarchal societies, pro-raping and killing civilians…

                                          I mean, being ProPalestine means being for some really sick shit.

                                          That's an important question. I have read articles critical of these campus protests use the term "pro-Hamas", which seems like a strawman switcharoo. Not many articles actually report what exactly the protesters protest against. It's possible that different individual protesters protests against different things. (I also haven't look into this detail, frankly I haven't follow this campus protest stuff all that closely.)

                                          They way you approach this, equating "pro-Palestine" with "pro-[a bunch of other things you do not approve of]," supposedly the same can be applied to "pro-Israel"; e.g., "pro-taking/occupation of land by force," "pro-bombing hospitals," "pro-bombing civilians," "pro-mass displacement of civilians," etc. An approach conducive to neither truth, peace, nor understanding.

                                          As it is, I am not even sure "pro-Palestine" is an accurate characterization of these campus protests, but I do not object to you using that term for the simple reason that you were responding to the WaPo article that uses that term.

                                          Maybe some news org will get around to sampling and tabulating the many different things that the protesters are protesting against and create some nice graphics to help visualize the issues being protested.

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