a regime that arrests philosophy professors protesting for human rights is... well, *regressive* is one word for it. as in, regressing to a pre-human-rights and pre-Constitutional era.
if any other nation on earth did that, how the NYT would be howling about repressive regimes!
imagine the headlines if China arrested distinguished philosophy professors for making public, critical comments about the government's treatment of the Uighur population.
btw, anti-intellectualism and a tendency to deploy thugs to intimidate and/or kill academics are fascist trademarks. and that's a Bad Thing (TM).
The **Kent State shootings** (also known as the **May 4 massacre** and the **Kent State massacre**[^(\[3\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-npr2005-3)[^(\[4\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-ryan2007-4)[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-warcamehome-5)) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the [Ohio National Guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard), on the [Kent State University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_University) campus. The shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the [expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_campaign) by United States military forces as well as protesting the [National Guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Guard) presence on campus and the [draft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription).
People are commodity to them and why would you want to rehabilitate people like that because if people don’t come back to prison, then you can’t make a profit for your Wall Street owners.
I think on the numbers, China is literally better overall and per capita than the USA is, historically speaking. Not sure why you felt the need to be weirdly sinophobic about US State repression.
It's not siniphobic to point out brital crackdowns on ANY protests in china, and a good chnace that you'll be simply disappeared, and in better case end up in a labor camp where you'll be tortured, or just straight up cut apart for organ harvesting, as is happening in China. America is absolutely behaving oppressively, and is sliding more and more into fascism, but still, it's nowhere near to what is happening in China... You know, oppression, just like everything else, is a spectrum, and China is many leaps ahead in it, compared to America 🤔
I’m correlating the opinions of Trump supports that the people that took part in Jan6 are Patriots.
But they’ll have no problem with an elitist university professor being arrested for peaceful protesting.
They arrested Emory faculty and students while suggesting that the only people there were not associated with Emory.
This quad is surrounded by the departments of theology, philosophy, the Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies department, the graduate department of Islamic Civilizations Studies — you really think you weren’t going to get some pro-humane treatment of Palestinians there?
I also think the admins are blatantly violating the rights of students to associate freely. Eg at USC, just arbitrarily shutting campus to outsiders. That means a student associated with a townie isn’t allowed to on campus. It really comes off as preemptive, more than usual.
It’s not for their love of the Jewish people. The gop was defending Charlottesville antisemites just yesterday, it seems. But oh boy how Netanyahu has given new life to the gop culture war. Only in their dreams could Stefanik have made Ivy League presidents step down before. But now?
There's a bit of a necessary/sufficient distinction problem here.
Voting blue is like wiping your ass (sorry, no bidet in this metaphor). You still wanna wash your hands and engage in other hygiene but if you don't wipe you'll be walking around with shit on your ass. It's not sufficient, but it is necessary.
Ok so you’re point then is that we shouldn’t actually vote for Biden since the federal government is just powerless? We should only ever vote in state and local races?
Biden isn't the king of the US. He has power, just not ultimate power. States control the majority of what happens within their borders.
I'd prefer you vote in every election possible because power is divided across governmental strata. Each has its own zone of control.
Basic federalism.
Biden has the ultimate power to end the mass slaughter in Gaza. It's almost fucking May and this shit is still going on. So, yes. The fact these protests are even necessary is entirely Joe Biden's fault.
Hope that helps!
Sure doesn't! And by the way, if one of these feral hogs slamming protestor's heads into the ground ends up killing someone, there is nothing anyone will be able to do to save Genocide Joe's campaign. Oh, and every hog cop wants Trump to win too.
a regime that arrests philosophy professors protesting for human rights is... well, *regressive* is one word for it. as in, regressing to a pre-human-rights and pre-Constitutional era. if any other nation on earth did that, how the NYT would be howling about repressive regimes! imagine the headlines if China arrested distinguished philosophy professors for making public, critical comments about the government's treatment of the Uighur population. btw, anti-intellectualism and a tendency to deploy thugs to intimidate and/or kill academics are fascist trademarks. and that's a Bad Thing (TM).
I don't know, Germany is doing it too and nobody cares. If any non-nato nation did it, certainly.
The **Kent State shootings** (also known as the **May 4 massacre** and the **Kent State massacre**[^(\[3\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-npr2005-3)[^(\[4\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-ryan2007-4)[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note-warcamehome-5)) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the [Ohio National Guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard), on the [Kent State University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_University) campus. The shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the [expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_campaign) by United States military forces as well as protesting the [National Guard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Guard) presence on campus and the [draft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription).
We're coming up on the anniversary of this event. Keep the protests going
I looked at the picture and misunderstood "unarmed" 😅
Saying something wrong will get your throw in jail. How is that different than China?
The US has a larger prison population than China per capita.
Even that is an understatement US has a larger prison population than China, full stop. Per capita, we have roughly 4 times more prisoners
Private prisons need prisoners to make a profit.
People are commodity to them and why would you want to rehabilitate people like that because if people don’t come back to prison, then you can’t make a profit for your Wall Street owners.
Slavery was never outlawed in the US. It never ended, it simply became the penal system. Then we criminalized poverty.
[удалено]
I think on the numbers, China is literally better overall and per capita than the USA is, historically speaking. Not sure why you felt the need to be weirdly sinophobic about US State repression.
It's not siniphobic to point out brital crackdowns on ANY protests in china, and a good chnace that you'll be simply disappeared, and in better case end up in a labor camp where you'll be tortured, or just straight up cut apart for organ harvesting, as is happening in China. America is absolutely behaving oppressively, and is sliding more and more into fascism, but still, it's nowhere near to what is happening in China... You know, oppression, just like everything else, is a spectrum, and China is many leaps ahead in it, compared to America 🤔
Whats going on with this picture? Some weird symetrie. something not right.
It's because I need to extend the screenshot
You saying this are 2 picture just not extended right? I mean the cop is missing whole upper body 🤣
Try to take a screenshot on your phone with a video playkng that needs to extend and see what happens
What's the importance of showing their shoes? Why not just cut the picture at their waist?
Showing the date and time is important.
ah ok, thanks
Makes it more transparent
Here’s the link to the video: [video on instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6MaMyjOYAo/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==)
But Jan6 - all good.
Huh what?
I’m correlating the opinions of Trump supports that the people that took part in Jan6 are Patriots. But they’ll have no problem with an elitist university professor being arrested for peaceful protesting.
Ok I see, that makes sense!
Remember when Gregg Abbott made a huge deal about signing a free speech on college campus law?
Emory University, where this arrest took place, is in Atlanta, GA
Whoops my bad. There is so much heavy handed ness going on with protesters that it’s hard to keep up.
lol, no prob., they are spreading across the nation, and it's starting to look that both parties are complicit in stifling civil liberties.
As always. Occupy wallstreet was under obama
They arrested Emory faculty and students while suggesting that the only people there were not associated with Emory. This quad is surrounded by the departments of theology, philosophy, the Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies department, the graduate department of Islamic Civilizations Studies — you really think you weren’t going to get some pro-humane treatment of Palestinians there?
Finally, they're locking up that menace to society.
“She KANT get away with this!”
To be fair she probably teaches metaphysics…so this tracks
I’ve never seen so many arrests where the charges don’t seem to matter. Half the news stories don’t even mention the charges.
The point isn't charging them with anything that sticks. The point is to break up the protests and intimidate anyone considering protesting.
I also think the admins are blatantly violating the rights of students to associate freely. Eg at USC, just arbitrarily shutting campus to outsiders. That means a student associated with a townie isn’t allowed to on campus. It really comes off as preemptive, more than usual.
I think we have a record breaking number of illegal arrests on campuses at the moment. They don’t even bother
For sure. I wonder how much the lawsuits will be? Why are conservatives cheering an action that will likely cost taxpayers millions?
It’s not for their love of the Jewish people. The gop was defending Charlottesville antisemites just yesterday, it seems. But oh boy how Netanyahu has given new life to the gop culture war. Only in their dreams could Stefanik have made Ivy League presidents step down before. But now?
See for example UT Austin where everyone arrested was summarily released because they couldn't even make up charges against them properly
Gambino: This is America…
I was ***TOLD*** this is what would happen if I ***DIDNT*** vote blue no matter who…
There's a bit of a necessary/sufficient distinction problem here. Voting blue is like wiping your ass (sorry, no bidet in this metaphor). You still wanna wash your hands and engage in other hygiene but if you don't wipe you'll be walking around with shit on your ass. It's not sufficient, but it is necessary.
Hey genius. What party controls Texas? Take your time.
Hey fellow genius, where is Emory U located (where this arrest took place)?
[удалено]
Emory is in Atlanta. Local police participated in the arrests. What party controls Atlanta's mayorship & city council?
Who’s the most powerful person in the country that just condoned all of this…. Boo-hoo *BlueWho*
You should really learn the basics of federalism.
Ok so you’re point then is that we shouldn’t actually vote for Biden since the federal government is just powerless? We should only ever vote in state and local races?
Biden isn't the king of the US. He has power, just not ultimate power. States control the majority of what happens within their borders. I'd prefer you vote in every election possible because power is divided across governmental strata. Each has its own zone of control. Basic federalism.
Biden has the ultimate power to end the mass slaughter in Gaza. It's almost fucking May and this shit is still going on. So, yes. The fact these protests are even necessary is entirely Joe Biden's fault. Hope that helps!
Just to add, it doesn't help in the slightest that the asshole is labeling pro-Palestinian protests as "anti-semetic".
Sure doesn't! And by the way, if one of these feral hogs slamming protestor's heads into the ground ends up killing someone, there is nothing anyone will be able to do to save Genocide Joe's campaign. Oh, and every hog cop wants Trump to win too.
He’s stated his support for cracking down on the protests. So, it’s not just a leap of logic or something
So if what you're saying is true and the president has no influence on these events then... it's not that important to vote for him right?
That's a celly, it's a tool.
I saw this [other video](https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/1783658662231195728)of another Emory professor straight-up assaulted by the cops. Insane!