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grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 02:01 AM Jun 2017

The College Witch Hunt Began With Jews

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The outrages at Mizzou, DePaul and Evergreen have their roots in the anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish bullying and harassment that has taken place in schools throughout the country, particularly at colleges that have chapters of Students for Justice and Palestine (SJP) and the Muslim Brotherhood-founded Muslim Student Association (MSA).

School presidents and administrators have allowed these organizations to cause far too much trouble for far too long. The behavior of anti-Zionist activists and the unwillingness of school administrators to act has degraded the intellectual and educational atmosphere on college campuses. Things have gotten so bad that a lawsuit was filed against San Francisco State University over the anti-Jewish animus that has manifested itself at the school since 1968.

Higher education, as a whole, is paying the price for the failure to confront the misdeeds of groups like SJP and MSA. The intimidation of students and faculty at Mizzou, DePaul and Evergreen State College is merely an expansion of the mistreatment endured by Jews on colleges throughout the country. Once it became evident that Jews could be treated badly without consequence, it was only a matter of time before ideologues enlarged their target base.

The bullies will not give up without a fight. Like any millennial movement faced with defeat, the social justice warriors who have made life so difficult for Jews (and others) on college campuses over the past few years will likely double down on their craziness when they get back to school this upcoming fall. We can expect their tone to be a confrontational one, as they try to maintain their ability to disrupt the intellectual growth of their fellow students and silence opposing ideological voices, who just now have started to find their voice.

https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/21/the-college-witch-hunt-began-with-jews/

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The College Witch Hunt Began With Jews (Original Post) grossproffit Jun 2017 OP
And this is why I will consider all political friendships EllieBC Jun 2017 #1
Exactly! Behind the Aegis Jun 2017 #3
When will humans evolve? gordianot Jun 2017 #2

EllieBC

(3,014 posts)
1. And this is why I will consider all political friendships
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 02:38 AM
Jun 2017

to be temporary. Our "allies" are usually only in it because we are somehow useful to them and then if we dare mention that we might not be fond of their Israel hatred they turn sour pretty quickly.

Behind the Aegis

(53,956 posts)
3. Exactly!
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:06 AM
Jun 2017

They also seem to be able to identify anti-Semitism when it comes from the right, but if it comes from our side....well, then suddenly we get some " 'splaining' " as to why it ISN'T.

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