Some College Students Are Not Too Smart

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  1. Just A Man

    Just A Man Well-Known Member

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    All around the country college students are demonstrating in support of a country where they would not be allowed to demonstrate. Sounds like the definition of a "useful idiot".
     
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    What country is that?
     
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    Some non-college students aren't very smart either, such as those who make every comment that isn't 100% pro-Israel out to be 100% in favor of Hamas.

    Granted, some of the moron college kids actually ARE Pro-Hamas, but not everyone protesting is.
     
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    None of these college students have proposed a workable solution. It is fine and good to hate that thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed. However, shouldn't they be demonstrating against Hamas who is the basic problem. They have shielded themselves behind Palestinians and have taken Israel plus other countries citizens hostage. All of which is contrary to the Geneva Convention.
     
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    I don't disagree, I think they are protesting the wrong things too. I was just pointing out that protesting the treatment of Palestinians is not the same as being pro-Hamas.
     
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    The dumbest slogan I have seen on a sign was, “Gays for Palestine.” They obviously have no idea what fundamentalist Muslims do to them because of their sexual orientation.
     
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    and Joe is forcing us to pay for these losers' tuition
    WHAT THE HECK
     
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    It isn't an either/or. BOTH Hamas and Israel have done horrific things here.
     
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    Many have. They are calling for an immediate cease fire. I think that might be workable.
     
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    Biden is paying their college indebtedness because the colleges indoctrinate the foot soldiers who will keep growing the Democrat Party. The most valuable of these minions are the educators on all level who indoctrinate their students with the simple phrase, “Democrat good, Republican bad.” Once you plant the seed in a student’s mind over 12 or 16 years, it’s hard get them to think differently.
     
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    What is the alternative for Israel? Hamas has shielded themselves among civilians. If Israel goes to a street by street, building by building, room by room hand to hand war against Hamas, they will lose because defense tends to favor offense in casualties in a war. Israel would lose that war and thus their country would be wiped out. Israel is using the weapons which are more advantageous to them such as air power which does not discriminate between innocent civilians and soldiers.
    A cease fire only works if Hamas agrees to a complete cease fire and returns the hostages.
     
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    An immediate cease fire, with Hamas in place, is a victory for the terrorists who perpetrated the October 7 atrocities. Hamas is still holding over 100 hostages. Why should Israel reward the savages who will only do it again once they are allowed to regroup?
     
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    You lost me at indoctrinate.
     
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    I wouldn't throw around the term useful idiot while simultaneously referring to a country that doesn't exist I if were you.
     
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    I wonder if he appreciates the irony of his post as much as we do? Probably not.
     
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    This will be gone in a month.

    Meanwhile right wing media will make the most of it because they know that their angry old white base are channeling 1968.
     
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    Treating October 7 more like a criminal act, and recognizing the drastic difference in power and the indiscriminate bombming Israel has done, and the lack of care given to killing civilians.

    Do you actually believe that? That Israel is that weak?

    What makes you think Israel would stop at that point? I've seen no indication that they would, or at that they would accept that all the surviving hostages have been freed even if they were (having no way to count the bodies given Israel having no doubt blown some up), or how the surviving hostages could be freed without Israel killing them mistaking them for Hamas (as we have seen happen to escaped hostages), or for that matter if Israel would ever accept that a Hamas surrender has happened even if it did. I see no reason to think that Israel wouldn't declare that there are still Hamas fighters hiding amongst Palestinians (even if all were gone) and keep on killing Palestinian children.
     
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    So if college students believe in a country that doesn’t exist, it isn’t the college students who are useful idiots, it’s the person who points out their stupidity?


    Maybe try reading harder.
     
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    There is no irony. Sorry if you failed at reading comprehension so hard you misappropriate the term ironic where none exists
     
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    For the people who want to make this a black and white issue, just regurgitating RW propaganda that aims at discrediting higher education, it may be useful to read this:

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/opinions/yale-student-palestinian-protests-berlin/index.html

    I know, I know, reading is for those stupid college students who have the gall to protest the indiscriminate bombing of innocent women and children.
     
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    So what is new?


    https://www.musixmatch.com/
     
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    The pretending that protests against Nettanyahu regime's actions is the same as supporting Hamas is disingenuous and vile. So is pretending that the Nettanyahu regime is the same as Judaism and that opposing it is somehow anti-simetic, even when the people doing so are Jews themselves. This is the sick propaganda being used to defend attrocity.
     
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    Those who understand the Middle East know it's Iran.
     
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    Over your head I see. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    Your second paragraph clearly demonstrates the disingenuous nature of your first paragraph.

    But i appreciate you nuking your initial BS of telling us it’s not a black and white issue so soon. Usually takes several posts before I get you Hamas supporters to come out from behind the Palestinian skirts you hide behind
     

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