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things got crazy at USC today (Los Angeles) (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 24 OP
We're in for a long hot summer. pfitz59 Apr 24 #1
This is exactly what I fear. bamagal62 Apr 24 #2
I think some protest is genuine, AND some Is "pot stiring", Unfortunately!!! electric_blue68 Apr 24 #4
Yes, probably some. bamagal62 Apr 24 #5
Totally understandable! I haven't followed every protest so far bc... electric_blue68 Apr 24 #7
Why does UT Austin not seem right? LeftInTX Apr 25 #9
Youth Organizations thru social media womanofthehills Apr 24 #6
Right. H2O Man Apr 24 #8
I suspect they've been stirring this up all along. Think. Again. Apr 24 #3

pfitz59

(10,390 posts)
1. We're in for a long hot summer.
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:07 PM
Apr 24

Beware 5th columnists stirring up riots. Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Steve Miller and other scum are likely hatching plans.

bamagal62

(3,269 posts)
2. This is exactly what I fear.
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:09 PM
Apr 24

I mentioned this to my husband today. It all seems “planned” to me. Maybe I’m wrong. But, something seems off.

bamagal62

(3,269 posts)
5. Yes, probably some.
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:53 PM
Apr 24

But, it all seems like it was planned. Maybe a few were legit. But, Im just trying to get my head around it. Something seems fishy to me. The UT Austin doesn’t seem right. I honestly don’t believe this many college kids are that engaged. I’m not sure what to think. I find it all confusing and it causes me to question what’s happening.

electric_blue68

(14,933 posts)
7. Totally understandable! I haven't followed every protest so far bc...
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 09:57 PM
Apr 24

As an NYC'r who when I was doing certain things in the '80s, '90s, early "00s in particular visiting certain stores, and places would often go past Columbia U. I've even been inside in their Big Courtyard once, maaaaybe twice.
So that's the one I've been following mostly.
I'll have to check out what you were looking at. 👍

LeftInTX

(25,551 posts)
9. Why does UT Austin not seem right?
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 02:17 AM
Apr 25

It's a huge campus. UT is one reason Abbott already had those riot police in place. Everyone is always protesting in Austin. It's a big protest town with a liberal student body and super conservative state government. It makes for perfect confrontations. UT students are always running over to the capitol to protest because the Texas legislature is ALWAYS up to no good.

We've had alot of protests in San Antonio. I recognize a few of the people from when I was in Indivisible etc. They had a protest at UTSA today. The Party for Socialism and Liberation is pretty active here.

Tons of Gonzo journalists are sending footage of the carnage in Gaza and it's pulling on everyone's heartstrings.

Plus there is this:
Anti-Israel NGOs threaten to 'seize' campuses across USA to 'force' BDS
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is designated as a terrorist organization by numerous countries and international organizations, including the US, EU, Canada, and Israel.

Sanctioned anti-Israel groups hold Columbia University event as students suspended

Holloway said on March 28 that the investigator had been hired following the Resistance 101 event, which featured speakers from Within Our Lifetime, Masar Badil (the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement) and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Network. Masar Badil and Samidoun are alleged to be connected to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist group.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-798038

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-795533

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was founded in 1967. It's been around for a long time.

womanofthehills

(8,761 posts)
6. Youth Organizations thru social media
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:05 PM
Apr 24

are connected and can garner up big crowds within an hour. I remember they did that at Grand Central station. They put out a social media call & NYers rushed over to Grand Central.

Our small NM town can do the same thing on a smaller scale -we have a group called “Resistiendo” - to fight off big corporations wanting to make our area a utility corridor. We have a bank account & a lawyer.
We can get a huge response in a day if need be.

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