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In reply to the discussion: Columbia University expels some students who seized building last year, suspends others [View all]Jose Garcia
(3,222 posts)11. Did Viet Nam war protesters tell Jews to "go back to Poland?"
This isn't a Right vs Left issue. It's a Most People vs Far-Left one.
President Biden rightly condemned what was happening at Columbia:
The situation at Columbia has even drawn the attention of the White House, joining local leaders in urging calm.
While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement shared with CNN on Sunday. The statement did not include examples of those incidents.
President Joe Biden similarly said Sunday, Even in recent days, weve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country. The situation at Columbia has even drawn the attention of the White House, joining local leaders in urging calm.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/us/columbia-university-jewish-students-protests/index.html
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Columbia University expels some students who seized building last year, suspends others [View all]
Jose Garcia
Mar 2025
OP
Since when did protesting about tens of thousands of dead kids become bad?
womanofthehills
Mar 2025
#17
What evidence do you have that these individuals engaged in such speech or physical intimidation?
iemanja
Mar 2025
#13
Free speech & protesting is fine..... however when you are here on a visa...
EX500rider
Mar 2025
#16
I don't agree that occupying university buildings, vandalism, and preventing employees from leaving is free speech
MichMan
Mar 2025
#37
the protesters could have/should have been charged with 3rd degree burglary for what they did
rollin74
Mar 2025
#25