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FakeNoose

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32. On DU we have some who are pro-Palestinian and some are pro-Israeli

Reply to MOMFUDSKI (Reply #26)

Thu May 2, 2024, 09:43 AM

May 2

... but I don't think anyone should be or would be pro-Hamas.

It's Hamas who have instigated this terrorism and its inevitable consequences, and they have gladly sacrificed the lives and safety of all Palestinians (Gaza residents) in the process. Most of us have sympathy for the Gazans, and most of us hope that a peaceful solution can be found. But it's clearly obvious that Hamas (and probably Netanyahu) can't find that solution.

Back to my original question - why are US college students protesting for Hamas? They are being manipulated by outside agitators who have tricked them into conflating Hamas and Gaza.

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I'm all for free speech and student protests [View all] FakeNoose May 1 OP

UNC students JustAnotherGen May 1 #1

Very bad timing, doing this in NC yesterday. yardwork May 1 #8

Oh god.. ******* Stupid.. Cha May 2 #29

Just like the J6ers before them. NavyDem May 2 #31

Or is it that you disagree? Did you say the same about Scrivener7 May 1 #2

Or are they really antisemitic? FakeNoose May 1 #12

Yes. In fact I did voice support for Israel then. But they've squandered their moral high ground. Scrivener7 May 1 #25

How many are really protesting for Hamas? Johnny2X2X May 1 #3

The rhetoric is written by Hamas. yardwork May 1 #5

Those are the chants at all the protests? Johnny2X2X May 1 #13

There have been protests at UNC, in my back yard, for weeks. yardwork May 1 #15

They are not protesting for Hamas; they are protesting against genocide Cuthbert Allgood May 1 #4

I am listening to the actual protests and reading their signs. yardwork May 1 #6

Are you sure those are the students? Cuthbert Allgood May 1 #9

At UNC yesterday, 36 protesters were detained. Twenty are UNC students. yardwork May 1 #11

Clearly the 1960s didn't exist in the timeline we're on. Cuthbert Allgood May 1 #14

I don't yearn for the 1960s to give meaning to my life. yardwork May 1 #16

Yeah, I was born in the 60s. I was around for it, too. Cuthbert Allgood May 1 #17

I think it's your framing that others disagree with Silent3 May 1 #22

The genocide that isn't happening, you mean? Bad Thoughts May 1 #10

Deliberately creating a famine is a form of genocide Fiendish Thingy May 1 #18

War creates hardship. Don't start wars Bad Thoughts May 1 #19

Post removed Post removed May 1 #24

Hamas has created the a famine. I don't believe Cha May 2 #30

Okay atreides1 May 1 #7

Gaza health ministry now reporting 3,768 deaths on UCLA's campus. Bonx May 1 #20

8,346 are children Bad Thoughts May 1 #21

ANRWA will open up on Columbia University. Humanitarian aid for starving protesters. LeftInTX May 2 #28

It doesnt take many instances of anti-semitism to turn people off ripcord May 1 #23

Who, exactly, decides what is the wrong side MOMFUDSKI May 1 #26

If talking about if and how police get involved, what protesters should expect when engaging in civil disobience... Silent3 May 2 #27

On DU we have some who are pro-Palestinian and some are pro-Israeli FakeNoose May 2 #32