No, no, no. Comparing the campus protests in the 60’s and the campus protests today is like comparing apples and hedgehogs.
We protested the war in Vietnam because our country was boots on the ground. We lost friends, fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons.
The US is not involved in the war in Gaza. We have no vested interest. It is not our war. The students, particularly at #Columbia, are being incredibly selfish.
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They are denying freedom to their fellow students. Why? Do they really have a clue what they’re protesting? I think not.
Meanwhile, they are doing the exact same thing as the settlers in the West Bank - camping where they are not wanted and don’t belong.
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@AlliFlowers also, the settlers are not camping, you are minimizing even in your attempt to come together. The settlers have been living in stolen houses for ages. The settlers are why the West Bank is not Palestinian, but rather more of Israel with small pockets of Palestinians like polka dots across the landscape. They are armed and coordinate to attack Palestinians and steal more land. Camping implies they can just up and leave, but it could not be further from the reality.
@fixiemama The settlers (of whom I disapprove) began by camping. They moved into homes that were abandoned because of their presence. Exactly what the protesting students are hoping to do. But why focus on that point instead of the major point - there is no comparison between today’s protests against A FOREIGN COUNTRY and those of the 60s where we protested our own country. We were smarter in the 60s.
@fixiemama Amazing how our families see the events differently.
@AlliFlowers Well, what's happening now, or more recently, is just as bad if not worse than what 1948 was.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2hGnsprHVI/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
@fixiemama I’m happy for you. I choose not to fill my life with hate. As I said, you do you, and I hope you never have to walk in my shoes. Goodbye.
@AlliFlowers Fill my life with hate? Why would I do that? I am one of the most optimistic people I know. I'm very careful with my words, I don't even use the word hate when I speak about something displeasing.
But my grandmother taught me to help people who are under assault. So I stand up when I see injustice. I appreciate your interaction with me. Thank you for considering what I had to say and share.
@AlliFlowers With respect, no, they didn't move only into homes that were abandoned, or if any did, it was after groups with murderous intent had moved through and forced Palestinians to leave their homes. I'm not just pulling this out of the air, I have family (my in-laws) who can tell the stories from 1948, and I've seen plenty of videos of this happening in modern times. Semi-related is the film "Tantura," which I hope you can watch if you haven't already.