Protests

Poor administration often gets poor results. Brown University, Northwestern University in Illinois, the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, Rutgers University at New Brunswick in New Jersey and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis all brokered agreements with students; no more protests.
 
I live across the street from Purdue's N.W. Indiana extension campus. It's a BIG school, and they teach mainly engineering and nursing there. About 40% of the students are foreign, they look like Pakistanis to me. Up till now there have be zero protests on or off the campus. Today is commencement, and it's gonna be held outside. Beautiful sunny day, I hope nobody shows up to screw it up for them.

3:30 update: Commencement went off without a hitch or interference.
 
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The Lincoln Memorial was utterly desecrated during the Vietnam protests.

It wasn't right then ... isn't right now.
While I look upon history and find agreement with some of the protest against the Vietnam war, the conduct was abhorrent and misguided.
The matters of degree are unimportant.
This current batch is far more misguided than their historical counterparts. This is probably the lowest level of involvement in the conflict we've ever had in this decades long saga. Best thing is just let it run it's course and stand at the ready to deal with spill over if it occurs.
 
I find it interesting that some of the people who believe in restarting the draft are the same people who were anti mandate.

The draft is the ultimate mandate. Put your life on hold, put on this uniform, obey these orders, up to and including giving your life following them.

I am not against requiring service to the country, in fact I support it, but believe it should include EVERYONE. Last time college students, women, the rich claiming such things as "bone spurs" while golfing, bowling and playing tennis were differed . All of THAT WRONG. Why should someone going to college get a pass and some roughneck drilling for oil or working in a steel mill not? What is equal about drafting men and not women? Why were the rich more able to avoid service than the poor?

Either everyone or no one.

I've said this before - The American Revolution was fought with volunteers.
 
The frat guys protecting the flag gives me hope that all is not lost. I agree with the comments that we have a large number of soft, spoiled, naive people in the US today.

The sad thing is that they are providing a platform for people that see them for what they are. Useful Idiots.

One other note, I have lived in Ohio all my life and was a kid when the Kent State shootings occurred. I really studied that event and considering what the NG guys had been through leading up to the tragedy gives a lot of insight into why they fired once cornered by the angry mob against the ball diamond back stop. The riots had been going on for weeks all across Ohio and the guard was worn down, overwhelmed and scared. A bad combination.
 
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The frat guys protecting the flag gives me hope that all is not lost. I agree with the comments that we have a large number of soft, spoiled, naive people in the US today.

The sad thing is that they are providing a platform for people that see them for what they are. Useful Idiots.

One other note, I have lived in Ohio all my life and was a kid when the Kent State shootings occurred. I really studied that event and considering what the NG guys had been through leading up to the tragedy gives a lot of insight into why they fired once cornered by the angry mob against the ball diamond back stop. The riots had been going on for weeks all across Ohio and the guard was worn down, overwhelmed and scared. A bad combination.

The UNC frat guys are actually students. I doubt that the vast majority of the insurrectionists are students at UNC. Some maybe, but not the majority. Many are paid agitators who go from place to place causing problems.
 
Protesting in safety in the United States demonstrates a lack of resolve. Go protest in Israel and really show how committed you are. And it may be amusing to watch.
 
Protesting in safety in the United States demonstrates a lack of resolve. Go protest in Israel and really show how committed you are. And it may be amusing to watch.

There are huge protests against Israeli government actions and Netanyahu by Israelis routinely.

Thousands protest in Israel demanding elections and a Gaza hostage release deal

Thousands protested on Saturday against the Israeli government of Prime Minister Netanyahu, demanding a deal to release the hostages being held in Gaza. Protesters again called for new elections, criticizing the government's handling of the war against Hamas and hostage release negotiations.
Published 2:29 PM MDT, April 20, 2024

Thousands protest in Israel demanding elections and a Gaza hostage release deal | AP News
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas militants and to hold early elections.
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu | AP News
 
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The VSP took care of business at the UVA. No complaints this time from the Charlottesville progressive community but they only love LE when it suits their agenda. These mountain college towns are so culturally different from the areas where they are located.
 
One of Columbia University's "Professional Agitators" is Heir to a Fortune Living in $3.5 Million Brooklyn Home.

James Carlson, one of the primary agitators in the recent Columbia's riots, turns out to be a millionaire's heir with a long history of violent protests.

Do the words "spoiled" or "privileged" apply here?
 

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