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walkingman

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32. IMO, the media is targeting the disrupters for their own purposes even when

Mon Apr 29, 2024, 11:16 AM

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the vast majority of students are peacefully protesting. It gets the public attention and distorts the reality of what is really happening around the nation.
I personally like it when students protest to try and correct our injustices.

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The Young People Will Win [View all] Goddessartist Apr 29 OP

He;s entitled to his opinion... brooklynite Apr 29 #1

Genocide Goddessartist Apr 29 #4

But apparently not horrific terrorism. Happy Hoosier Apr 29 #8

They are protesting horrific terrorism, Goddessartist Apr 29 #10

But not by Hamas. Interesting. Happy Hoosier Apr 29 #13

Protesting is time consuming... Think. Again. Apr 30 #101

I'm sorry...it was out of fashion when? CincyDem Apr 30 #106

Confusion all around, eh? Too many 'wars,' whom to charge? elleng May 2 #152

Sorry but it's frustrating that Hamas always gets a pass. jimfields33 Apr 29 #26

Sorry but Goddessartist Apr 29 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Apr 29 #33

Telling someone they are wrong is not the same as "silencing" them... Happy Hoosier Apr 29 #55

Post removed Post removed Apr 29 #57

We're supposed to read your mind? Happy Hoosier Apr 29 #58

To borrow a phrase enid602 Apr 29 #76

Nobody is trying to silence the message But Pres Cha Apr 29 #79

So why are US Jewish college kids being threatened on campus? They have nothing to do with any emulatorloo Apr 29 #34

No one despises Israelis? What a load of hooey. Happy Hoosier Apr 29 #54

and they don't want to acknowledge what is financing some of this JohnSJ Apr 29 #75

He is not representative of the students, that is very clear. AloeVera Apr 30 #81

How is it "very clear" that he is not representative of the students? N/T lapucelle Apr 30 #93

It's not clear to me. Happy Hoosier Apr 30 #98

And I was pointing out AloeVera Apr 30 #138

He just said the quiet part out loud The Mouth Apr 30 #148

All I can say is I agree with you and Brenda Apr 29 #67

As Helen Thomas Goddessartist Apr 29 #71

Interesting person to consider a good friend AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #127

She was an icon Goddessartist Apr 30 #128

So you think she was right when she said Jews need to go home to Poland and Germany? AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #131

No. Goddessartist Apr 30 #136

I wonder who "They" is that distorted her remarks by reporting them accurately AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #137

For what it's worth, Goddessartist Apr 30 #139

Telling Jews to go back to the countries where 6 million were slaughtered is criticizing Israel? AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #140

She was talking Goddessartist Apr 30 #141

That doesn't mean she wasn't an antisemite AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #142

I see you're so sure Goddessartist Apr 30 #143

I can only judge her by her statements AZSkiffyGeek Apr 30 #146

Helen Thomas was a hateful antisemite. madaboutharry May 2 #153

Wow, just wow. sheshe2 Apr 29 #74

What "lies" are you talking about, Brenda? i see no one Cha Apr 29 #80

Unbelievable. sheshe2 Apr 30 #149

Thanks Brenda! Goddessartist May 2 #150

It's Brought up Because Hamas Caused the Whole Damn Thing.. Cha Apr 29 #72

Seems like always TheCynic56 Apr 30 #105

Exactly! TheCynic56 Apr 30 #107

The No. 1 issue for me is preserving our democracy. BannonsLiver Apr 29 #14

Whatever the law prescribes for the categories I mentioned. brooklynite Apr 29 #16

That is a very good point...Rec Demsrule86 Apr 29 #24

whataboutism... BlueInID Apr 29 #37

"the eruption of violence in October set them off." brooklynite Apr 29 #40

Nope BlueInID Apr 29 #46

"an inevitable response to decades of oppression of Palestinians" brooklynite Apr 29 #50

These are extremely inforemd young adults. BlueInID Apr 29 #60

"These are extremely inforemd young adults." Jedi Guy Apr 29 #68

Please explain the history and difference between Revisionist and Labor Zionism. PufPuf23 Apr 29 #66

Gaza TheCynic56 Apr 30 #112

And where are the protests against Egypt being held? brooklynite Apr 30 #114

Whataboutism again! TheCynic56 Apr 30 #133

It's sad that only one nation can be protested at a time... brooklynite Apr 30 #134

I wouldn't say they see them as deplorable sarisataka Apr 29 #51

Hey hey, come on now. It's just aspirational. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 29 #69

Stop Depresssing the Vote for Pres Biden.. WE get Cha Apr 29 #78

Well, then, they're fucking morons, and hypocritical. GaYellowDawg Apr 30 #130

if they don't think there's any difference between the parties then they're just dumb NoRethugFriends Apr 29 #62

People tend to protest the genocide they see occurring today before their own eyes. AloeVera Apr 30 #82

'Rashly chose civil disobedience...' Goddessartist Apr 30 #95

Because the energy is not about genocide, it's about the alleged genociders. CincyDem Apr 30 #111

ICJ "didn't decide claim of genocide was plausible" nor "that there's a plausible case of genocide" emulatorloo Apr 29 #35

Again, as I've said before, Goddessartist Apr 30 #94

I am reporting on the FACTS of how the ICJ ruled. If you have a problem with their ruling emulatorloo Apr 30 #132

President of IJC confirms that it did not decide that SA's claim of genocide was plausible. lapucelle Apr 29 #70

Of course not. AloeVera Apr 29 #77

The question before the ICJ was whether or not to grant SA's interim demands lapucelle Apr 30 #91

To be technical, they're not protesting genocide AkFemDem Apr 30 #116

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Apr 29 #2

Does this include the young paid protesters? gab13by13 Apr 29 #3

"Paid" is a slur about the vast majority of protesters. PufPuf23 Apr 29 #64

Protests helped end the Vietnam War, bolster the Civil Rights Movement, and end South Africa's apartheid. Lonestarblue Apr 29 #5

The war continued for another 8 years...Nixon was elected twice. Demsrule86 Apr 29 #19

America suffers badly from short-term memory loss. America also suffers from shiny-object syndrom Hekate Apr 29 #63

Like yelling this? Goddessartist Apr 30 #113

They don't feel threatened. They are threatened on a daily basis. That is wrong. Demsrule86 Apr 29 #20

Comparing apples and bananas NoRethugFriends Apr 29 #6

Oranges. Apples and Oranges. Voltaire2 Apr 29 #7

I'll stick with bananas NoRethugFriends Apr 29 #61

So Israel will be destroyed edhopper Apr 29 #9

How obtuse Goddessartist Apr 29 #11

It's what edhopper Apr 29 #29

So the protesters in Seattle chanting "We don't want no Jewish state, we want back to '48"... Jedi Guy Apr 29 #39

Ah, another one that likes to equate Goddessartist Apr 30 #97

Again, not buying what you're selling. Jedi Guy Apr 30 #100

You do you Goddessartist Apr 30 #109

"You do you and accuse everyone of defending Hamas." Jedi Guy Apr 30 #117

They are Goddessartist Apr 30 #120

You will, I hope, forgive me if I'm not moved by an appeal to the majority fallacy. Jedi Guy Apr 30 #121

These are Goddessartist Apr 30 #122

While I appreciate the Star Wars framing, it's still a non sequitur. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 30 #124

What do you call it then? Goddessartist Apr 30 #126

I call it war. Hamas fucked around and found out. Jedi Guy Apr 30 #129

Not obtuse at all when things are spoken in plain English Hekate Apr 29 #65

That's the goal. Hamas is pretty open about it. comradebillyboy Apr 29 #17

No, a two state solution with NATO or UN forces there is the only answer. Demsrule86 Apr 29 #23

Two country solution is best. It gives Israel the ability to worry about themselves. jimfields33 Apr 29 #27

Israel wants GAZA...did you hear Jared about putting up hotels there? Demsrule86 Apr 29 #38

Israel is slowly but aggressively taking the West Bank. nt PufPuf23 Apr 29 #43

It needs to go back to the old West Bank border. Can't create a pock-marked state. LeftInTX Apr 29 #49

I know. It is disgraceful. Demsrule86 Apr 29 #53

Jared can still get hotel. He'll just pay the Palestinians. jimfields33 Apr 29 #47

Jared is Jewish. There is no way that will happen. And it will take time for stabilty. Demsrule86 Apr 29 #52

And there are massive natural gas deposits Bettie Apr 30 #108

the biggest flaw in polling is how they count young voters. mopinko Apr 29 #12

That guy can't seem to win though. nt LexVegas Apr 29 #15

Well I am reminded that Nixon won in 68 and 72 with a war that we were fighting Demsrule86 Apr 29 #18

College kids didn't end the Vietnam War. Ex Lurker Apr 29 #21

That is what I said...perhaps I didn't make it clear. Protesting the war did nothing. Nixon Demsrule86 Apr 29 #22

That simply is not true. The protests made a difference. Big Blue Marble Apr 30 #87

And consider Boomers were the largest generation ever...what if they had voted for Demsrule86 Apr 29 #25

College Students MoonlightHillFarm Apr 29 #31

By 1972 the voting age was 18 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 30 #115

huh? Mondale didn't run for president until the 80's Voltaire2 Apr 29 #44

Kent State happened in 1970. There will still protests in the early 70's... Demsrule86 Apr 29 #56

Americans under 21 first voted 50 years ago. It didn't go as expected. Celerity Apr 30 #86

well, widespread draft resistance played a huge role in ending our direct intervention. Voltaire2 Apr 29 #42

Unfortunately a hell of a lot more than middle America jimfields33 Apr 29 #48

Correct. So clearly 'middle America' didn't Voltaire2 Apr 29 #59

1968 ended with Republicans controlling the White House for the next 20 out ot 24 years MistakenLamb Apr 30 #89

There are no winners bdamomma Apr 29 #30

IMO, the media is targeting the disrupters for their own purposes even when walkingman Apr 29 #32

They are doing the right thing Goddessartist Apr 29 #36

We are there in spirit, dear Goddessartist. AloeVera Apr 30 #85

Yes. The few disruptors are happily amplified and the rest, who are peaceful, are ignored. AloeVera Apr 30 #84

Not even just ignored. Big Blue Marble Apr 30 #88

I stand corrected. AloeVera Apr 30 #92

Do you have any evidence for your claims? lapucelle Apr 30 #96

Having once been a young person during the Vietnam War, I have some experience in the matter. elocs Apr 29 #41

For the most part, I agree. Kath2 Apr 29 #45

The Dems Will WIN OUR Election.. Thank Goodness!! Cha Apr 29 #73

Message From a Gazan to Campus Protesters: You're Hurting the Palestinian Cause Cha Apr 30 #83

The civil rights movement was non-violent, not cursing, screaming, name-calling, threats. betsuni Apr 30 #90

The Young People Will Win. Passages Apr 30 #99

They will. Goddessartist Apr 30 #118

UT at Austin Passages Apr 30 #102

If they sound as delusional and uninformed as some on Nixie Apr 30 #103

So proud of these young people and the faculty standing with them. Nanjeanne Apr 30 #104

We are as well, Goddessartist Apr 30 #119

Although many don't want to admit it - there are so many Holocaust scholars, survivors, families who stand with students Nanjeanne Apr 30 #123

Thank you so much! Goddessartist Apr 30 #144

I understand. I periodically have to leave DU to regain some balance. Peace. Nanjeanne Apr 30 #145

He's not waxing poetic about all the young people in history who didn't win though... AkFemDem Apr 30 #110

No, they won't. The young people will not win. GaYellowDawg Apr 30 #125

I'm hoping this will motivate them to vote. However, I wouldn't bet the farm. walkingman Apr 30 #135

Eh? JustAnotherGen Apr 30 #147

Where are the hostages? RandySF May 2 #151