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BannonsLiver

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71. Most of them were Reagan voters by 1980.

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Hundreds Of Stanford University Graduates Walk Out Of Graduation Ceremony [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2024 OP

They did everyone else a favor. RandySF Jun 2024 #1

Agreed DFW Jun 2024 #2

Post removed Post removed Jun 2024 #40

I'm proud of them. TomDaisy Jun 2024 #38

Apparently even a silent protest Bettie Jun 2024 #63

It is the choosing of sides in a conflict that needs something better from our future leaders elias7 Jun 2024 #77

I think it is more that they chose a different side Bettie Jun 2024 #81

Misguided fools pfitz59 Jun 2024 #3

Parade of The Clueless Elites. betsuni Jun 2024 #4

Lots of first gen scholarship kids go to Stanford obamanut2012 Jun 2024 #32

"Lots"...sure lol BannonsLiver Jun 2024 #69

Elite means the best, most qualified. In this case, academics. Nothing to do with class or anything else. betsuni Jun 2024 #94

They are on the right side of history, like they were in the 60s. TomDaisy Jun 2024 #39

Most of them were Reagan voters by 1980. BannonsLiver Jun 2024 #71

Reagan wanted "blood in the streets" to stop the protests when he was governor of CA. Ping Tung Jun 2024 #74

Doubt all you want. BannonsLiver Jun 2024 #97

US kids have predominantly sided with correct side of history uponit7771 Jun 2024 #5

I find it the complete opposite. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #6

The correct position might be compassion for the innocent on each side karynnj Jun 2024 #8

Nam, civil Rights, Iraq 2, BLM, gun violence ... When US kids mass protest they've communicate uponit7771 Jun 2024 #9

Those have one huge common denominator jimfields33 Jun 2024 #10

Seriously: you believe that? You don't think driving the Palestinans out of Palestine, "settling" the West Bank ... marble falls Jun 2024 #17

Nailed it malaise Jun 2024 #37

+1000 BuddhaGirl Jun 2024 #66

What's going on in Gaza is in part funded by US tax dollars therefore affects America. US kids .... uponit7771 Jun 2024 #20

They will have a stronger voice when they vote en mass MotownPgh Jun 2024 #48

True, they tend to have long memories historically...2003 Iraq war and HRC comes to mind uponit7771 Jun 2024 #92

Apartheid Iris Jun 2024 #42

Yep US students protested en masse in 86 and affected legislation... uponit7771 Jun 2024 #93

Oddly enough, so does TFG. marble falls Jun 2024 #15

I don't follow him. Not a fan. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #19

That simple malaise Jun 2024 #11

Right, and why would anyone be outraged about Hamas if they think their leaders are just like Nelson Mandela? tritsofme Jun 2024 #16

Let me make this pellucidly clear. - My niece's anti-Zionist malaise Jun 2024 #21

Anyone who believes Hamas leaders are just like Nelson Mandela is either incredibly ignorant or incredibly evil. tritsofme Jun 2024 #23

Then it's good no one here does. Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #24

Hehehe😀 malaise Jun 2024 #26

Yr granny was so right! Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #31

Paternal Granny was right most of the time malaise Jun 2024 #41

Not for nothing Mossfern Jun 2024 #53

Credibility? malaise Jun 2024 #58

I honestly don't think the Jewish community needs a reminder Mossfern Jun 2024 #72

More than once these past almost 20 years I have mentioned malaise Jun 2024 #75

I wish it were true that no one here does. tritsofme Jun 2024 #27

Who's.'us'? Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #28

That's simply not true. tritsofme Jun 2024 #30

What's not true? Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #33

I find support for Hamas to be as evil as supporting Nazis, the KKK, white supremacists, etc. tritsofme Jun 2024 #50

Supporting Palestinians being bombed off the map Sky Jewels Jun 2024 #62

Agreed, but if comparing Hamas leaders to Nelson Mandela doesn't indicate clear support of Hamas tritsofme Jun 2024 #64

THIS malaise Jun 2024 #87

I can say with absolute certainty that someone here has said exactly that NickB79 Jun 2024 #88

Yes. It was: one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, ask Mandela. betsuni Jun 2024 #89

No one on here has ever said that obamanut2012 Jun 2024 #36

That's not true. tritsofme Jun 2024 #51

Yes they have. No matter how much people claim "I didn't see that" sarisataka Jun 2024 #55

Meta question: OneGrassRoot Jun 2024 #60

I noticed the same thing last year sarisataka Jun 2024 #61

Unfortunate. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2024 #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 2024 #90

Thank you for the info! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2024 #91

Thank you obamanut2012 Jun 2024 #35

I got sick of seeing it happening constantly Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #43

Sleep well malaise Jun 2024 #45

Just before I go....cricket! Violet_Crumble Jun 2024 #46

We all love our crickets malaise Jun 2024 #47

Even a suggestion that Palestinians are Bettie Jun 2024 #57

THIS malaise Jun 2024 #59

My paternal grandma told us that when we point one finger malaise Jun 2024 #25

I am pro-peace and so are many others. quaint Jun 2024 #7

Maybe in the Fall they'll start walking out of work? brooklynite Jun 2024 #12

Every other month there's a Twitter-based "strike" for Palestine. orange jar Jun 2024 #14

Perhaps they'll discover that their employers have stricter standards than their school. brooklynite Jun 2024 #18

Employers are spineless cowards ck4829 Jun 2024 #84

I'm waiting for the walkouts protesting the SCOTUS and Republican's war on women. n/t Hugin Jun 2024 #34

+1! Mossfern Jun 2024 #54

Agree debm55 Jun 2024 #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 2024 #13

Indeed malaise Jun 2024 #22

Walking out is harmless.... getagrip_already Jun 2024 #29

If they feel Stanford needed to be protested, why would they accept their diploma? brooklynite Jun 2024 #44

I doubt they were aiming it at the university per se.... getagrip_already Jun 2024 #52

I'd admire anyone who really committed and went down with the ship. betsuni Jun 2024 #95

I am thankful for them. David__77 Jun 2024 #49

One question- sarisataka Jun 2024 #56

A literal antisemitism parade Mountainguy Jun 2024 #68

Were they chanting anything antisemitic? BuddhaGirl Jun 2024 #83

When they are protesting Mountainguy Jun 2024 #85

A four year education cost $240,000 at Stanford. Jacson6 Jun 2024 #70

I've totally lost track at this point. Is everyone protesting: Buns_of_Fire Jun 2024 #73

If it's not about Orange Caligual, it's irrelevant. themaguffin Jun 2024 #76

The thing to remember is that this did not start on October 7th. northern light Jun 2024 #78

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

I find this performance art lacking, pointless. and weak. TheKentuckian Jun 2024 #82

Agree. betsuni Jun 2024 #96

Thanks students for bringing it back. Ping Tung Jun 2024 #86