What’s happening at Columbia?

[George K]

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

We, as a society - and at the moment - especially the left, have the lost - if it was ever had - the concept of "peaceful protest."

DNC convention in Chicago's gonna be fun.

[Mik]

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

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

Iowahawk:

What would you like to bet there are 800 kids that would love to go to school at Columbia?

Columbia could become the next Hillendale! Winning!

[Mik]

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

Echoes of something which, for me, Antifa was not a participant.

I have zero tolerance for the inflamed rabble be it right libertarian conservative or leftist rabid socialist/anarchist, pro Palestine or anti Palestine, anti-this cause or pro-that cause that does not disperse when ordered and disrupts the peace through mischief and vandalism.

Amen. The right of protest is not absolute.

[kluurs]

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

Amen. The right of protest is not absolute.

Yes, if one is attempting to influence opinion, committing acts that undermine both the integrity of the messenger and the credibility of the message seems foolish.

[LuFins Dad]

There’s protest, then there is extortion and physical intimidation. Guess where we are?

[kluurs]

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[Axtremus]

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

Want to protest? Do so peacefully and in a designated spot away from the graduation ceremonies.

January 6 would have turned out very differently had all the protestors did so peacefully and in a designated spot away from the joint session of Congress.

[Mik]

Of course. Do you have a point you’d like to make? No one here has defended the actions of the people who invaded the Capitol.

[Doctor Phibes]

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

Of course. Do you have a point you’d like to make? No one here has defended the actions of the people who invaded the Capitol.

Simply tourists taking selfies.

[Renauda]

Wholesome doofus tourists no less.

[Jolly]

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

Of course. Do you have a point you’d like to make? No one here has defended the actions of the people who invaded the Capitol.

He has no point.

And he knows it.

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

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

Of course. Do you have a point you’d like to make? No one here has defended the actions of the people who invaded the Capitol.

Simply tourists taking selfies.

That’s characterizing the participants, not defending their actions.

[Renauda]

@Mik

Some would hold that the taking of selfies is merely a euphemism for some other less innocuous activity that was concurrent or subsequent to their wholesomeness of character and presence.

I would probably be one of those who holds that contention.

[George K]

Mayor Adams says there's nothing he can do, unless requested.

[Jolly]

Balderdash.

[George K]

Remember all the people who were arrested for demonstrating in front of Kavanaugh's and Barrett's homes?

[Jolly]

Follow the money...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13340815/far-left-groups-funding-columbia-student-palestine-protest.html

[Jolly]

Is the Columbia protest just another example of Global Intifada?

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/04/22/the_intifada_comes_to_america_now_what_150827.html

[LuFins Dad]

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

Mayor Adams says there's nothing he can do, unless requested.

I find it surprising to learn that you can commit crimes on private property in NY and the police can’t do anything because it’s private property…

[George K]

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

I find it surprising to learn that you can commit crimes on private property in NY and the police can’t do anything because it’s private property…

Noticed that, did you?

The person who retweeted that commented, "Nonsense."