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In reply to the discussion: Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live' [View all]LeftInTX
(34,560 posts)15. He said that while he was apologizing. This is Mel Gibson level.
He didn't just "say something dumb" He said stuff for six minutes while he was in a disciplinary inquiry.
I don't believe he is sorry.
Link to tweet
"There should not be Zionists or nazis anywhere"
"Be glad, be grateful, them I'm just not out murdering Zionists"
"I hope they kick me out"
"Netanyahu's death would mean that many would live"
"Zionists don't deserve to live"
"Racists don't deserve to live"
"Zionists shouldn't live in this world"
"Nazis, white supremacist, Zionists, these are all the same people, the existence of them and all the projects they have built, ie Israel, are all antithetical to peace, so I feel very comfortable calling for these people to die"
James, who states in the hearing that he goes by he/she/they pronouns, live-streamed his meeting with Columbias Center for Student Success and Intervention, where he doubled down on an Instagram post that sparked the report. In the report, which he reads aloud at the start of the meeting, James warned Zionists who may want to meet up and fight and that he fights to kill.
Do you see why thats problematic in any way? a Columbia employee asked James during the hearing, to which he responded: No.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment
Do you see why thats problematic in any way? a Columbia employee asked James during the hearing, to which he responded: No.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment
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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live' [View all]
SouthBayDem
Apr 2024
OP
Those numbers, reported by the UN, are from the Hamas elected Gaza Government, and people believe them
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2024
#51
So, how many terrorist organizations should we believe to validate confirmation bias?
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2024
#69
What has that got to do with protesting and vanalizing colleges in the US...and why
Demsrule86
Apr 2024
#91
Not much of apology, falsely saying, "Zionism is an ideology that necessitates the genocide of the Palestinian people."
SunSeeker
Apr 2024
#11
Well, that was disgusting, woah!!! Oh, who's Ben Shapiro? A RW'r w a social media media
electric_blue68
Apr 2024
#43
I'd tend to agree. If I was really mad I say like "fuck them, screw them!", type stuff, NOT...
electric_blue68
Apr 2024
#44
Hardly an apology. And so thats all it takes if you threaten to kill people, huh?
oldsoftie
Apr 2024
#58
The irony is Hamas believes Khymani James doesn't deserve to live. Because he's a queer man.
SunSeeker
Apr 2024
#10
Which is why I have to shake my head when I see signs like "Queers for Palestine"
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2024
#16
Its the "mob mentality". These idiots want to be a part of the "cool" protest of the day
oldsoftie
Apr 2024
#59
Here is the video. He goes on for over six minutes. Not just one sentence, but goes on.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#13
You see my friend, everybody deserves to live: Which is thus the point behind your protest.
ColinC
Apr 2024
#31
Let the professional diplomats handle this one, alright? No room for fools. nt
TeamProg
Apr 2024
#33
He's from Boston. Went to HS there. Probably born here. He just hates white people.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#36
I hope not! He was a leader. One bad apple like him can ruin alot of things. I'm glad he's gone.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#40
Expel him & keep his tuition. Get a visit from the cops. Welcome to the world, "kid"
oldsoftie
Apr 2024
#55
That happened in Israel. The student we are talking about is African-American and born and raised in the US.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#72
Ooooh. It's not about antisemitism and hate crime from BOTH sides, it's about geography.
marble falls
Apr 2024
#77
He stated that he wanted Zionists to die. There is no evidence that anyone in Israel has ever harmed him.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#79
"I'm sorry if you damn heathen Zionist Jewish bastards got upset, but you are all murderers or support murderers."
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2024
#98