Quote from: Parasaurolophus on April 22, 2024, 09:03:56 AMQuote from: marshwiggle on April 22, 2024, 07:57:41 AMAny action that prevents normal, necessary activity from continuing until the protesters leave is extortion, and needs to be treated as such.
This basically amounts to not supporting protest (or strike) at all. If the only acceptable protest (or strike) is an invisible one that causes no disruption whatsoever, then it's not much of a protest (or strike) at all.
QuoteThat's okay--it's a position that's available in ideological space. But we shouldn't pretend that that's not what it is, or that it's somehow a 'moderate' position. It involves significant curtailment of the rights to free speech and assembly, and in ways clearly unsupported by the judicial record in most democracies.
Quote from: spork on April 22, 2024, 10:42:04 AMWhy are the students protesting against the war in Gaza so special?
Quote from: Langue_doc on April 22, 2024, 08:09:58 AMQuoteColumbia University to Hold Classes Remotely After Weekend Protests
The campus has been shaken by pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have left some Jewish students fearing for their safety.QuoteFaculty Group at Columbia Says It Has 'Lost Confidence' in the President
The campus chapter of a faculty organization said it would "fight to reclaim our university." Students were undeterred by the crackdown on their protest.
Quote from: marshwiggle on April 22, 2024, 07:57:41 AMAny action that prevents normal, necessary activity from continuing until the protesters leave is extortion, and needs to be treated as such.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on April 21, 2024, 08:57:19 AMOnly grading today. Ugh.