for not cracking down on student groups critical of US imperialism
My understanding is that the controversy you are referring to was regarding what circumstances it is ok for students to call for genocide against Jews, and whether that specific speech would violate the universities' policies against hate speech.
I don't think it's accurate to reframe that controversy as "critical of US imperialism".
The original Likud charter said from the river to the sea should be Jewish domination. Netanyahu recently affirmed that.
Funny to speak of genocide when the self-described Jewish state is committing genocide in Gaza and is being brought up on charges of genocide at the ICJ. The words Jews and genocide will be linked from now and in the future - the genocide the Jewish state is committing against the Palestinians.
In November the UN voted recently Palestinians have the right to self-determination. The only countries who voted against were Israel, the US, US compact member Micronesia, and the 10,000 population island of Nauru which gets a UN vote although the US blocks Palestine from having one. 70% of Americans want a ceasefire incidentally.
The world and 70% of Americans stand in horror against the genocide the self-described Jewish state is committing.
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My understanding is that the controversy you are referring to was regarding what circumstances it is ok for students to call for genocide against Jews, and whether that specific speech would violate the universities' policies against hate speech.
I don't think it's accurate to reframe that controversy as "critical of US imperialism".
The original Likud charter said from the river to the sea should be Jewish domination. Netanyahu recently affirmed that.
Funny to speak of genocide when the self-described Jewish state is committing genocide in Gaza and is being brought up on charges of genocide at the ICJ. The words Jews and genocide will be linked from now and in the future - the genocide the Jewish state is committing against the Palestinians.
In November the UN voted recently Palestinians have the right to self-determination. The only countries who voted against were Israel, the US, US compact member Micronesia, and the 10,000 population island of Nauru which gets a UN vote although the US blocks Palestine from having one. 70% of Americans want a ceasefire incidentally.
The world and 70% of Americans stand in horror against the genocide the self-described Jewish state is committing.
You can read the transcripts of the testimony here [1].
Regardless of your position on Israel, it is inaccurate to frame the speech that was being debated as students who are "critical of US imperialism".
Whether that speech is protected, whether it violates university's hate speech rules, and the Israel/Hamas conflict are completely different subjects.
Language matters. The post I replied to inaccurately characterized congressional testimony as part of an attempt to make a partisan political point.
Debating and discussing these subjects is important, and it's also important that we do so accurately.
Manipulating language to maximize outrage reaction detracts from our ability to discuss subjects objectively.
[1] https://rollcall.com/2023/12/13/transcript-what-harvard-mit-...