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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] jimmydoreisalefty 130 points 7 months ago (4 children)

"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." - Malcolm X

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy

"I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force. It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle." - Nelson Mandela

[–] kautau 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The JFK quote here is perfect. A single line that evaluates exactly what is happening. And if violent protests are to occur, everyone will shake their heads and go “this isn’t America!”

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"This isn't the USA!"

They said about a country built on a violent revolution against the Empire that controlled it and a civil war that was never finished.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago

Don’t forget about the genocide on the actual North American people!

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

The state of education in America 55 years ago.

[–] Linkerbaan 34 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The best thing about America is that the music always stays relevant.

System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.

Wonder if we're going to get any World War 3 bangers soon.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (11 children)

Here's a whole album full, from around the same time - KMFDM - WWIII

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[–] PriorityMotif 6 points 7 months ago

People were applauding this at the time too.

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[–] kautau 87 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But props to the Columbia U staff for walking out. In other universities this was just par for the course, and the faculty stayed put as students were arrested

[–] [email protected] 52 points 7 months ago
[–] MehBlah 51 points 7 months ago

Manufactured incident. If you read what those young adults on the ground are saying its clear this is the all being inflamed by the media and school officials. Not the students of which many are Jewish in support of Palestine.

[–] Chev 36 points 7 months ago (3 children)

This feels so our of context. Like, what is the link between the state of education and a picture of 20 police people standing on top of a stair?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They're at a university. Arresting students who are protesting against the genocide in Gaza. They want the university to halt collaborations with Israeli universities.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

University students have been protesting the genocide happening in Palestine. This is Texas’ response. Republicans recently called on Biden to send the National Guard to break the protests, hoping for another Kent State scenario which would tank his ratings even more. When Biden refused, Texas sent state police instead.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (3 children)

whats the context? im ootl on this one.

[–] Linkerbaan 76 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's massive student protests for Palestine going on at American universities right now. The universities are calling in the police to arrest their students. Some have locked down their universities and moved to online-only lessons to ignore the protests.

[–] Gigan 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why do they care so much about the protests that they are having the students arrested? I don't get it. Just let them protest

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Protest is generly seen as criminal or crime adjascent behaviour in the US in my experience. The average person is unable to see the bigger picture that protest slot into and even in cases like this where nobody is inconvenienced somebody or some institution will cry about it.

[–] UltraMagnus0001 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yep. A lot of people are uninformed and see protest as a disruption. Most people, even educated have tunnel vision sometimes. The people that get the big picture are empathetic or considerate and usually the ones who protest.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (19 children)

Students once again standing up for a populace having war brought to them courtesy of the US of A.

[–] dohpaz42 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Land of the Free*

* Unless you disagree with the mainstream narrative, in which case you should not be free.

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[–] Roccobot 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, the famous American right to free speech

[–] yamanii 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No no, free speech is when you can say slurs on social media.

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[–] obinice 20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Context? What's a bunch of cops standing next to each other got to do with education? Thanks!

[–] Maggoty 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Students in America are protesting the genocide in Israel and American military aid for Israel. The response of their schools and local authorities has been to arrest them.

[–] Wogi 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

You know the last time a bunch of poorly trained idiots were handed guns and told to stand around while students protest, they ended up shooting the students.

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Students are protesting the Palestinian genocide. Texas sent state police to the campuses, to attempt to break the protests.

[–] T00l_shed 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

4 dead in Ohio starts playing....

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, conservatives originally demanded that Biden send the national guard to break the protests. They were obviously hoping for another Kent State scenario, which they could then leverage against him. When he refused, Texas sent the state police instead.

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[–] GladiusB 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It sure as hell isn't an elementary school in Texas

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, there aren’t enough guns and dead children in this photo for it to be an elementary school.

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[–] Sam_Bass 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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