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getagrip_already

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29. Walking out is harmless....

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2024, 09:06 AM

Jun 17

And as long as it was done hate-free, I don't have a problem with it. It's a classic form of protest.

No harm, no foul.

Now if they were yelling some hate filled vile on the way out, like death to xxx, then f 'em. But I'm not hearing that (I didn't follow the link).

Unless something has changed, they don't actually hand out diplomas at graduation. They hand out generic scrolls of congratulation, or even blank scrolls. They are props.

The real frameaable diplomas come weeks later.

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Hundreds Of Stanford University Graduates Walk Out Of Graduation Ceremony [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 17 OP

They did everyone else a favor. RandySF Jun 17 #1

Agreed DFW Jun 17 #2

Post removed Post removed Jun 17 #40

I'm proud of them. TomDaisy Jun 17 #38

Apparently even a silent protest Bettie Jun 17 #63

It is the choosing of sides in a conflict that needs something better from our future leaders elias7 Jun 17 #77

I think it is more that they chose a different side Bettie Jun 17 #81

Misguided fools pfitz59 Jun 17 #3

Parade of The Clueless Elites. betsuni Jun 17 #4

Lots of first gen scholarship kids go to Stanford obamanut2012 Jun 17 #32

"Lots"...sure lol BannonsLiver Jun 17 #69

Elite means the best, most qualified. In this case, academics. Nothing to do with class or anything else. betsuni Jun 18 #94

They are on the right side of history, like they were in the 60s. TomDaisy Jun 17 #39

Most of them were Reagan voters by 1980. BannonsLiver Jun 17 #71

Reagan wanted "blood in the streets" to stop the protests when he was governor of CA. Ping Tung Jun 17 #74

Doubt all you want. BannonsLiver Jun 18 #97

US kids have predominantly sided with correct side of history uponit7771 Jun 17 #5

I find it the complete opposite. jimfields33 Jun 17 #6

The correct position might be compassion for the innocent on each side karynnj Jun 17 #8

Nam, civil Rights, Iraq 2, BLM, gun violence ... When US kids mass protest they've communicate uponit7771 Jun 17 #9

Those have one huge common denominator jimfields33 Jun 17 #10

Seriously: you believe that? You don't think driving the Palestinans out of Palestine, "settling" the West Bank ... marble falls Jun 17 #17

Nailed it malaise Jun 17 #37

+1000 BuddhaGirl Jun 17 #66

What's going on in Gaza is in part funded by US tax dollars therefore affects America. US kids .... uponit7771 Jun 17 #20

They will have a stronger voice when they vote en mass MotownPgh Jun 17 #48

True, they tend to have long memories historically...2003 Iraq war and HRC comes to mind uponit7771 Jun 18 #92

Apartheid Iris Jun 17 #42

Yep US students protested en masse in 86 and affected legislation... uponit7771 Jun 18 #93

Oddly enough, so does TFG. marble falls Jun 17 #15

I don't follow him. Not a fan. jimfields33 Jun 17 #19

That simple malaise Jun 17 #11

Right, and why would anyone be outraged about Hamas if they think their leaders are just like Nelson Mandela? tritsofme Jun 17 #16

Let me make this pellucidly clear. - My niece's anti-Zionist malaise Jun 17 #21

Anyone who believes Hamas leaders are just like Nelson Mandela is either incredibly ignorant or incredibly evil. tritsofme Jun 17 #23

Then it's good no one here does. Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #24

Hehehe😀 malaise Jun 17 #26

Yr granny was so right! Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #31

Paternal Granny was right most of the time malaise Jun 17 #41

Not for nothing Mossfern Jun 17 #53

Credibility? malaise Jun 17 #58

I honestly don't think the Jewish community needs a reminder Mossfern Jun 17 #72

More than once these past almost 20 years I have mentioned malaise Jun 17 #75

I wish it were true that no one here does. tritsofme Jun 17 #27

Who's.'us'? Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #28

That's simply not true. tritsofme Jun 17 #30

What's not true? Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #33

I find support for Hamas to be as evil as supporting Nazis, the KKK, white supremacists, etc. tritsofme Jun 17 #50

Supporting Palestinians being bombed off the map Sky Jewels Jun 17 #62

Agreed, but if comparing Hamas leaders to Nelson Mandela doesn't indicate clear support of Hamas tritsofme Jun 17 #64

THIS malaise Jun 17 #87

I can say with absolute certainty that someone here has said exactly that NickB79 Jun 17 #88

Yes. It was: one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, ask Mandela. betsuni Jun 17 #89

No one on here has ever said that obamanut2012 Jun 17 #36

That's not true. tritsofme Jun 17 #51

Yes they have. No matter how much people claim "I didn't see that" sarisataka Jun 17 #55

Meta question: OneGrassRoot Jun 17 #60

I noticed the same thing last year sarisataka Jun 17 #61

Unfortunate. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 17 #65

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 17 #90

Thank you for the info! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 17 #91

Thank you obamanut2012 Jun 17 #35

I got sick of seeing it happening constantly Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #43

Sleep well malaise Jun 17 #45

Just before I go....cricket! Violet_Crumble Jun 17 #46

We all love our crickets malaise Jun 17 #47

Even a suggestion that Palestinians are Bettie Jun 17 #57

THIS malaise Jun 17 #59

My paternal grandma told us that when we point one finger malaise Jun 17 #25

I am pro-peace and so are many others. quaint Jun 17 #7

Maybe in the Fall they'll start walking out of work? brooklynite Jun 17 #12

Every other month there's a Twitter-based "strike" for Palestine. orange jar Jun 17 #14

Perhaps they'll discover that their employers have stricter standards than their school. brooklynite Jun 17 #18

Employers are spineless cowards ck4829 Jun 17 #84

I'm waiting for the walkouts protesting the SCOTUS and Republican's war on women. n/t Hugin Jun 17 #34

+1! Mossfern Jun 17 #54

Agree debm55 Jun 17 #67

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 17 #13

Indeed malaise Jun 17 #22

Walking out is harmless.... getagrip_already Jun 17 #29

If they feel Stanford needed to be protested, why would they accept their diploma? brooklynite Jun 17 #44

I doubt they were aiming it at the university per se.... getagrip_already Jun 17 #52

I'd admire anyone who really committed and went down with the ship. betsuni Jun 18 #95

I am thankful for them. David__77 Jun 17 #49

One question- sarisataka Jun 17 #56

A literal antisemitism parade Mountainguy Jun 17 #68

Were they chanting anything antisemitic? BuddhaGirl Jun 17 #83

When they are protesting Mountainguy Jun 17 #85

A four year education cost $240,000 at Stanford. Jacson6 Jun 17 #70

I've totally lost track at this point. Is everyone protesting: Buns_of_Fire Jun 17 #73

If it's not about Orange Caligual, it's irrelevant. themaguffin Jun 17 #76

The thing to remember is that this did not start on October 7th. northern light Jun 17 #78

Let's analyze this. About 300 students walked out of about 5400 graduating students. JohnSJ Jun 17 #79

Whenever I or my friends would protest in the 60s and early to mid 70s, we protested WAR and HATE. cayugafalls Jun 17 #80

I find this performance art lacking, pointless. and weak. TheKentuckian Jun 17 #82

Agree. betsuni Jun 18 #96

Thanks students for bringing it back. Ping Tung Jun 17 #86