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Fascists.
I’m out of the loop on this one. What exactly is happening over there at University of Texas?
Pro Palestinian protests are getting quashed with a complete violation of freedom of assembly
Uncle sam says nothing? You still have amendments and so on, right?
The Amendment still exists but someone gave Clarence Thomas an RV so it isn’t in force at the moment.
RV?
Sorry for duplicates, server had a stroke.
He would be quick to clarify that it’s a motorcoach, not an RV.
Bribed with a vehicle meant for traveling.
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Those amendments are very selectively applied when it comes to any grassroots action that isn’t fully right-wing. There is essentially no protection to speak against the state if they want to target you.
May the first amendment lawsuits be plentiful and crush the fascists.
People protesting another war, and they feel more aggression is the right answer.
I appreciate the juxtaposition with the sign. Great image.
This looks like it’s right next to the student activity center so I’m guessing the sign is real. But good meme fodder.
“Protesting to end a genocide? That’s a paddlin’.”
Whenever I see things like this I think back to something Lewis Black once said back during the Occupy Wall Street protests. They had him on ABC or one of the major news stations and asked him what he thought about it. His answer was along the lines of, “When were the college kids ever wrong?”
Um, now? I mean, these “protestors” aren’t even remotely interested in what’s REALLY going on with the Israel/Palestine situation…they just want to protest from the comforts of their home here in the United States.
Lol you want them to make an insurgency group and get labeled enemies of the state?
This exact same stuff happened during Vietnam, including stupid comments like yours.
Ahh those were the good ol’ days of Lemmy…back in 'nam.
The united states is the reason israel even can afford a military. Protesting putting their war on our credit card should be done at home.
Though they could also all pile into DC and shut the city down. Would you rather that happen? You know what, that’d likely work better!
University protests was how Greece got rid of the military Junta in the 70s
They may seem futile but can be very powerful!
The fall of the Fifth Republic started on campuses as well.
Change the world kids! No, not like that!
So, are you okay with these “kids” (adults really, but whatever) disrupting campuses all over the country for Palestine? I mean, WTF? Lol…
Yes.
Next question?
Yes.
The only thing they did wrong is not disrupting streets also.
Yep. Are you okay with cops pulling another Kent State?
Cops don’t belong on universities
What if they want to finally become literate?
Then they wouldn’t be a cop?
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.
That’s terrible. Yeah my comment sounds like an absolute. I concede your point
Neither does antisemitism…but, here we are…
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
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…
Bootlicker
Genocide is not happening in Palestine.
Show us the anti-jew rhetoric and we’ll denounce it.
BTW, Palestinians are semitic.
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.
God, you zogbots are so uncreative.
What’s a zogbot?
Israel doesn’t represent all Jewish people, bigot.
Oh brother…
Are you saying jews for peace are also antisemitic?
Are you saying Black Voices for Trump are not racist?
Ah, yes, because that one ex-cultist that showed up in the background of every Trump Rally is totally the same thing as Jewish people who don’t like it when they’re told they are obligated by their genetics to support an apartheid state that thinks it’s OK to bomb 100 innocent bystanders to kill one militant.
Black voices for Trump are white people and paid black actors. The white people are racist, the black people probably doesn’t even want to be there but need the money
Edit: sources
About paid actors in the 2016 campaign;
https://youtu.be/s8AeQ6MpluY?feature=shared - MSNBC news clip
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-aide-says-paid-actors-for-2016-campaign-announcement-2021-7
And then there’s the ones who are literal cult members…
Wait? Which side are we calling snowflakes? Can’t keep track.
ACAB. Remember that when things get worse.
Fun fact: 91 of these DPS riot cops stood outside the Uvalde Texas elementary school shooting.
DPS was one of various local and state law enforcement agencies that responded to the Robb Elementary shooting on May 24, 2022. Ninety-one DPS personnel were at the school when law enforcement waited over an hour before breaching the classroom where the gunman was.
Video: University of Texas protestors chant Who Failed Uvalde? DPS!
Ah so if anyone with a gun showed up, they’d all run away.
Bingo
But they look so strong and brave standing there waiting to beat up unarmed people protesting genocide!!
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Land of the free.
Oh brother…let us know when you’re leaving…
Cowards flee.
People with backbones stay and make things less shit.
Of course you’d immediately go to the former, conservatives always do.
That song slaps
Whoever told you that is your enemy
Now, something must be done
Well, I mean…we’re not PALESTINE…but hey, we’re trying to be more like them! Emma right? Emma right? Lol…
It is not France
Should we beat and arrest the students or maybe sever ties with a nation committing war crimes? Better get those students and arrest record, looks good on job interviews.
Vast majority of protesters arrested don’t end up with any charges or a record, the police know this, but they still get their mugshot taken which gets posted online by right-wingers, doxxing them to potential political violence.
which is why we should do the same thing to conservatives. don’t get bullied. bully back.
Last I was on Twitter a couple years ago there were antifascist pages that did that, the ones I followed were banned while the fascist ‘antifa watch’ pages I’ve seen are promoted. But I agree, Twitter won’t work for it anymore but we should have some kind of fascist watchlist.
I’ve thought about the deck of cards of terror suspects the US had, with higher members of Al Qaeda or whatever, we should have that for the top fascist politicians and war mongers. It should be well known the names and faces of the people pushing us off the cliff.
Ooo… a Tarot deck of conservative facists.
it’s a war. you get it.
“Revenge cannot be used to return to norm, it normalizes violence.” - Ekaterina Shulman
you can ride a high horse all the way into oblivion" - Masterblaster420
it’s about self defense and preserving humanity for future generations.
ACAB
Four dead in Ohio.
Can you link to an article please? This is horrific
Edit: oh it’s about the Kent state shootings. Here’s an article, https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ksu-may-4/4-dead-in-ohio-50-years-since-kent-state-tragedy/95-bd89f0de-fac1-428e-baf3-09f3c1ce2b33
It’s from the Neal Young song about that.
Everything was so great…
University of Texas at Austin. There were protests of the Vietnam war there and the university put giant planters into the west mall where the protests were to reduce their size. They’re still there today. They always felt a bit out of place then I learned the history
Get that photographer a pulitzer
Can someone OOTL this for me? What’s going on in Texas?
More arrests of college students walking out of class and peacefully protesting the situation in Gaza. This time UT Austin.
What do they need the riot police for?
Spraying chemicals directly in the faces of nonviolent students and then beating the shit out of them with batons.
And then trying to wipe it off the internet.
Wait - that meme cop at UC Davis or wherever some years ago with the pepper spray? They tried to scrub that?
Or a different one? Because that meme was everywhere - good luck with that one.
They tried to scrub that. Silly humans
Violently suppressing peaceful protestors is my guess.
To make it look like the protestors are violent. They wouldn’t call in those troops if it weren’t for those savage antisemitic protestors, right?!?
Or if a bunch of school students are about to be killed and they need a group of nutsacks to stand around and do nothing.
These are the same dorks from Uvalde.
Great question.
It’s hard to crack down on dissent without them.
Depending on your biases, either to try and maintain order to prevent it from becoming a riot, or to intimidate and assault protestors.
Given the history of police and protesting college kids, it’s probably supposed to be mostly an intimidation thing.
Because the American Power Elites believe Might Makes Right and the riot police are their most willful and most violent goons.
They don’t, they just want to scare the kids into but expressing ideas they don’t like. Which is very illegal but they don’t care
