• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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    27 days ago

    its likely how the universities in the states are doing it as well, it just isnt reported by MSMs, because it was drawing way too much attention, negatively for israel. the wealthier universities are likely more affected than the poorer ones.

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      27 days ago

      It’s not about negative attention. Universities were getting disrupted entire quads take over and making the actual point of education difficult. The demonstrations were all allowed originally, but then the demonstrators wanted more disruption, permanently.

      This fight between two tribes over ancient mythology will never stop and should take place back in their respective shit holes, not in places trying to reduce ignorance in human society.

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        27 days ago

        This fight between two tribes over ancient mythology will never stop and should take place back in their respective shit holes, not in places trying to reduce ignorance in human society.

        That’s not what the student demonstrators are doing though. They’re drawing attention to an ongoing genocide supported by their governments and their universities. They’re working to reduce ignorance in human society by making sure we don’t forget an ongoing crime against humanity, and highlighting how governments and universities in Canada collaborate with those perpetrating genocide. This is not a tribal matter. It’s not taking sides for the sake of one “tribe” or another. This is basic concern for fellow human beings who are being tortured, starved and massacred.

        To look at that and say “take it elsewhere; universities are for reducing ignorance but not about that” is to demand the ivory tower lock its doors to whatever goes on in wider society. It’s unrealistic. Universities exist and operate in wider society and can influence society’s ethical and intellectual standards. Students should demand better from their universities precisely because universities can set an example of rejecting comfortable ignorance for uncomfortable awareness. When they don’t do that they end up co-opted by, and doing the bidding of, political power.

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    27 days ago

    “I have never seen universities respond to any issue the way they respond to Palestinian activism.”

    On that note, universities should really permanently get rid of management and execs that clearly don’t support student open-mindedness but rather braindead obeisance. Pretty simple policy change… right?