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Riot cops line up next to a sign at University of Texas at Austin. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/texas@lemmy.world
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Edit: Name of University fixed.

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[–] 65 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Cops don't belong on universities

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Eh. There are times when a person in a uniform with some degree of authority on campus would be legitimately helpful, but they're never around for those moments.

    UT campus rape was an epidemic when I was in school, back in the mid-'00s, and the police were notorious for just looking the other way.

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  • [+] -42 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Neither does antisemitism...but, here we are..

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Isn't this a protest against genocide? Did you see somewhere that protest organizers were advocating for antisemitism? Could you link that for us? That would be very helpful context. Thanks

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  • [+] -15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Genocide? Genocide is not happening in Palestine. The Hamas are doing exactly what they wanted, gain sympathy from gullible people to make them look like the victims. Hamas and Palestine are one, whether you want to hear it or not. they're in power because of the overwhelming majority of Palestinians support them. Israel is trying to only target Hamas and their military, but it's very difficult when Hamas uses the Palestine people as human shields and hides in their homes...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Show us the anti-jew rhetoric and we'll denounce it.

    BTW, Palestinians are semitic.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    First, he was wrong for saying that. Second, he apologized. Was it because he was caught. No idea, good chance of that but 🤷.

    More importantly, Zionist =/= Jews. There are plenty of Jews that are anti-Zionist. Some well known Jews including Noam Chomsky who has used the phrase "Judeo-Nazi tendencies" of the Israeli state. There is nothing wrong with being anti-Zionist.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Are you saying jews for peace are also antisemitic?

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Are you saying Black Voices for Trump are not racist?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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