(05-14-2024, 02:25 PM)Blaine91555 Wrote: No, I don't need to think that. You simply do not chant "from the river to the sea" unless you agree with Hamas and its primary goals. The Palestinians chose Hamas as their government with their eyes open. The irony of it all is Hamas also wants to eliminate the Western World. Even the young people protesting for them. I doubt that irony is lost on them.
Students can say what they want and you can't blame the entire student and anti-war movement for what women of them say and do.
(05-14-2024, 02:45 PM)FlyersFan Wrote: Don't need to think about it at all. It's obvious. They are useful idiots. They are being used by terrorists and by people on the other side of the world who would gladly chop off their heads and rape their dead bodies. The dumbest group ... the 'queers for Palestine'. Being queer in Gaza is illegal and will get you legally murdered.
You say so but many others will disagree with you. Students are identifying with the weak and the oppressed. That's all they ve done.
(05-14-2024, 04:27 PM)putnam6 Wrote:
It's funny I want to believe you but you offer no evidence except YOUR OPINION
First I'll just spout out my opinions too
An estimated 2500 arrests nationwide from over 140 universities and colleges this means each university protest had an average of 17.8 people arrested. Wow, Liberta! Liberta! Liberta! That may be a lot for Australia but for the US it's minuscule and has loss waht little momentum it had
This brings up another pertinent point, respectfully it doesn't matter if Australia or any other country protests, ONLY the US support is crucial to Israel. No matter how much the current administration wants to placate the pro-Palestinian because of the election, it can not convince Israel to back off Rafah, end the elimination of Hamas, or forget the hostages still held in Gaza.
Nor should it...
for more perspective here today's protest in New York, kinda of small and insignificant, and an article pointing out my continued assertion that these protests aren't like the 60s protests, even with the few commonalities. But first...
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/opi...r-BB1mmu0C
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/b3jBOhLon9Q...77XwqH71fU]
Here we offer out opinion just as everyone else. You do the same.
I know it's only the US support to Israel that counts because it's the US arming Israel and giving them access to information and billions of dollars. No other countries will do this or willing to even if they could.
(05-15-2024, 01:53 PM)putnam6 Wrote: Perhaps you need to think about changing your opinion if the story below is even partially true. From the beginning, Ive said I don't mind protests as long as they are organic home grown and the college protests especially need to come from the students and faculties, all the protests outside the universities have been small peaceful and non-disruptive. This is not the case on campus most if not all have large percentages of outside actors and agitators, and we are hearing now of foreign involvement. Respectfully thats completely unacceptable if a foreign country sponsors this in any way shape or form. It means these protests aren't just like the 60s and 70s. Furthermore, we have the increasing possibility that China is playing a major role here. If true, and Im still checking it is a huge and ominous development, as try and bring back the momentum.
I understand Australia is perfectly fine with China sticking it's nose "down under" but that's not the case at all here in the US.
This would be like America organizing and paying for protesters in China in the early days of COVID.
https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1790727047553097970
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My opinion on the protests hasn't changed and won't change because of some discussions on the internet but thanks for sharing yours.
