“protests don’t do anything”
“the protests are violent and racist”
Yada Yada yada
Yup. Protests are clearly effective. One thing about the point of violence- if you’re at a protest and you hear threats or see violence, speak up or leave. With the new ruling by SCOTUS, one bad actor can have the entire protest charged with criminal behavior. Stay safe. Protect yourselves and one another.
which is why they are more prone than ever at being infiltrated by provocateurs
True. Although it doesn’t matter if it’s a provocateur or an actual racist, they’ll get you arrested just the same.
Except all the nazi demonstrations get police escorts to/from the site and maybe a slap on the wrist if they hurt or kill someone.
Because the police protect their own.
Its why every time the nazis/fascists/racists march, the cops always have their backs to them watching the crowds… yet when people like the college students march, they stand facing them, salivating for an excuse.
With the new bullshit ruling by SCOTUS
FTFY
Definitely a victory for the protestors. I’m a bit disappointed that they’re agreeing to hear arguments and vote on the issue in October, rather than committing to anything or taking any action in the next 6 months. Still, props to the school for listening to the students.
That’s encouraging. Just when I thought nothing would come of the protests. Now to see if the vote actually pass a motion to divest.
wow, a major institution with a back bone. dont see that much now-a-days.
No backbone, they just got caught red-handed and even now are trying to weasel out by setting the voting date 6 months from now. They’re hoping the media attention would have died out by then.
Does selling their stock really do anything? All the big investment firms will still buy these up for their mutual funds. Unless everyone agrees not to buy their stock, I don’t see how this helps. And even then, their stock would be so cheap they could just buy it back themselves and go private right?
Does selling their stock really do anything? All the big investment firms will still buy these up for their mutual funds. Unless everyone agrees not to buy their stock, I don’t see how this helps. And even then, their stock would be so cheap they could just buy it back themselves and go private right?
Its what forced South Africa to break up their apartheid state. Yeah, it really actually works and its one of the only things that has historically been demonstrated to work.
I thought the whole reason universities had their hands tied were the anti-BDS law. Maybe Brown is in a state (RI) where it won’t lose state funding, but losing federal funding would be a blow to the research orgs.
