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Algernon Moncrieff

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22. It's pretty tame behavior for a college protest

Reply to ripcord (Reply #21)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 10:44 PM

Apr 22

Nothing was set on fire. No buildings were covered in graffiti.

Lots of things are illegal. In theory, the folks sitting in at the Woolworths lunch counter were supposed to move when they were told - fortunately they didn't.

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Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar's Daughter, On Columbia Arrests, Barnard Suspension, Palestine Protests [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Apr 21 OP

Not quite non-violent protests JohnSJ Apr 21 #1

That doesn't look peaceful to me JustAnotherGen Apr 21 #9

Watching the video from the service FKA Twitter, most of what I saw was not-violent Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #14

This is what I was alluding to in a different thread. The students were protesting peacefully LuvLoogie Apr 21 #2

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This message was self-deleted by its author Igel Apr 21 #6

so "peaceful" because they didn't throw agingdem Apr 21 #7

Uh huh NoRethugFriends Apr 21 #8

How the hell do they behave this way JustAnotherGen Apr 21 #10

In the video, I mostly see kids running their mouths on full automatic Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #15

If people are prolonged camping on campus, then they can be arrested if they don't stop after they have been ordered. LeftInTX Apr 22 #18

Failure to move is pretty low level on the rule/law breaking scale Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #25

They don't like their political views iemanja Apr 22 #29

That's because there isn't much to say about Hirsi. This a discussion board. LeftInTX Apr 23 #31

I read the thread iemanja Apr 23 #33

My niece and her partner . . . Richard D Apr 21 #4

If they don't feel safe, it was best that they left Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #16

It's a radically different world on campuses that durint the Vietnam War protests Richard D Apr 22 #19

If anything, that world was worse Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #26

Were you the target of their protests? ripcord Apr 22 #20

Do I have to be a target to have an opinion? Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #27

You keep saying you felt safe but I guess you never had someone tell you to go back to Poland ripcord Apr 23 #30

White House Thoroughly Denounces Columbia University Protests: 'Blatantly Antisemitic, Unconscionable, and Dangerous' LeftInTX Apr 21 #5

I'm with Biden and Harris on this JustAnotherGen Apr 21 #11

While there is no question, according to news accounts, that behavior took place during the protests iemanja Apr 22 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Apr 21 #12

I'm not a huge fan of Omar iemanja Apr 22 #13

That's pretty much how I feel Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #17

She was suspended and arrested because they refused to leave the encampment ripcord Apr 22 #21

It's pretty tame behavior for a college protest Algernon Moncrieff Apr 22 #22

The college was tired of their hate speech ripcord Apr 22 #23

Where does it say that in the article? iemanja Apr 22 #24

She didn't obamanut2012 Apr 23 #32