A university president makes a case against cowardice

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mapt ◴[04 Apr 25 14:59 UTC] No.43583429[source]▶

Columbia has an endowment that stands (pre- Liberation Day) at 15 billion dollars.

They kowtowed to some of the militant Zionist interests involved in that endowment in order to attain a fractionally higher return, and betrayed their students.

They kowtowed to the fascist administration on the grounds that it was threatening 400 million dollars in grants, and betrayed their students to the point of facilitating a project to unilaterally deport many of them based on Constitutionally protected quasi-private speech.

At this point I don't think they want or deserve to be called a university. Let's go with "Tax-exempt investment fund".

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1. sbochins ◴[04 Apr 25 17:26 UTC] No.43585412[source]▶

>>43584774 (TP) #

There is an ongoing genocide in Gaza and genocidal language is commonplace in Zionist discourse. If there are cases of hate speech on the pro Palestinian side, they pale in comparison to speech from the other side.

Regardless we shouldn’t be rounding up and imprisoning folks if they disagree with your politics. This is what is getting lost in this specific case.

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2. viccis ◴[04 Apr 25 17:41 UTC] No.43585582[source]▶

>>43584774 (TP) #

>Do you think calling for the genocide of Jews

I'm guessing the motte associated with this particular bailey won't be nearly as clear in its violation of such codes.

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3. bko ◴[04 Apr 25 19:58 UTC] No.43587035[source]▶

>>43585412 #

I don't remember the pro single state pro Israel protest. Don't know what it has to do with the question

4. trustinmenowpls ◴[04 Apr 25 20:05 UTC] No.43587094[source]▶

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If someone said they wanted another kistallnacht while holding torches and refusing to allow jews to walk down the street, would you know what they meant? Are they just talking about breaking some glass at a jewish wedding? Maybe they just want to go to one of those rage rooms?

Just so we're clear, people are still losing their minds when someone "finds" a noose-like knot in the vicinity.

There is no baily here.

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5. viccis ◴[04 Apr 25 21:16 UTC] No.43587669{3}[source]▶

>>43587094 #

You're still stuck on the bailey. Let's see the motte (in this case, some evidence of a pattern of calling for genocide of Jews at Columbia)

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6. starik36 ◴[04 Apr 25 23:49 UTC] No.43588949{4}[source]▶

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How about outright harassment of Jewish students at Columbia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_at_Columbia_Unive...

Does that qualify? No? Now replace Jewish with African American. Is that still OK in your book?

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