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In reply to the discussion: Hundreds Of Stanford University Graduates Walk Out Of Graduation Ceremony [View all]
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(66,399 posts)1. They did everyone else a favor.
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Hundreds Of Stanford University Graduates Walk Out Of Graduation Ceremony [View all]
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jun 2024
OP
It is the choosing of sides in a conflict that needs something better from our future leaders
elias7
Jun 2024
#77
Elite means the best, most qualified. In this case, academics. Nothing to do with class or anything else.
betsuni
Jun 2024
#94
Reagan wanted "blood in the streets" to stop the protests when he was governor of CA.
Ping Tung
Jun 2024
#74
Nam, civil Rights, Iraq 2, BLM, gun violence ... When US kids mass protest they've communicate
uponit7771
Jun 2024
#9
Seriously: you believe that? You don't think driving the Palestinans out of Palestine, "settling" the West Bank ...
marble falls
Jun 2024
#17
What's going on in Gaza is in part funded by US tax dollars therefore affects America. US kids ....
uponit7771
Jun 2024
#20
True, they tend to have long memories historically...2003 Iraq war and HRC comes to mind
uponit7771
Jun 2024
#92
Right, and why would anyone be outraged about Hamas if they think their leaders are just like Nelson Mandela?
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#16
Anyone who believes Hamas leaders are just like Nelson Mandela is either incredibly ignorant or incredibly evil.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#23
I find support for Hamas to be as evil as supporting Nazis, the KKK, white supremacists, etc.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#50
Agreed, but if comparing Hamas leaders to Nelson Mandela doesn't indicate clear support of Hamas
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#64
Yes. It was: one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, ask Mandela.
betsuni
Jun 2024
#89
Threads that aren't in the 30 pages of "most recently replied to" of a forum or group don't reappear in it
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2024
#90
Perhaps they'll discover that their employers have stricter standards than their school.
brooklynite
Jun 2024
#18
I'm waiting for the walkouts protesting the SCOTUS and Republican's war on women. n/t
Hugin
Jun 2024
#34
I am confident this generation has a heart and is able to to do the right thing. I am confident in their ability ...
marble falls
Jun 2024
#13
If they feel Stanford needed to be protested, why would they accept their diploma?
brooklynite
Jun 2024
#44
Let's analyze this. About 300 students walked out of about 5400 graduating students.
JohnSJ
Jun 2024
#79
Whenever I or my friends would protest in the 60s and early to mid 70s, we protested WAR and HATE.
cayugafalls
Jun 2024
#80