JDHillFan Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 19 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: And then they act surprised. With the amount of faculty involved, they seem more complicit than surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said: With the amount of faculty involved, they seem more complicit than surprised. I'm sorry we didn't get to the "evacuate or you'll be expelled" thing. That would've called their bluff. Meanwhile, the little careerists at Harvard are doing their own protest in a much more genteel (hah!) manner: From limited press coverage and videos, I expected that rank-and-file demonstrators would decline to talk and would refer me to designated spokespeople. I expected demonstrators to hold up keffiyehs to hide their faces. Instead, I found a semicircle of 10 people who spoke with me for an hour. I asked them to help me understand why they were in the yard. Initially they referred me to their banner, with three demands focusing on divestment from Israel-related companies. I told them this was small-bore thinking, useless because others would replace any withdrawn investment, and also intellectually timid because they weren’t engaging on the big ideas of how to solve the conflict. They replied that they are only students. I pointed out that they are Harvard students and should be able to engage intellectually. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvards-protesters-arent-as-obstinate-as-you-might-expect-267b13d2 Something you could put on your resume as demonstrating commitment to DEI without actually causing a ruckus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHillFan Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHillFan Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Spectacular! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 54 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I'm not sure I understand you here. In this example, it's at my office because I wanted an American flag/flagpole at my office. Do you own the office/company/property? ------ Shots fired at UW Madison. Wonder if related to the mostly peaceful protests on the upcoming Summer of Hamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, Andy1 said: The academic environment has long provided a make-believe and theoretical world for students and faculty to escape the rigors and reality of life faced by people beating out a living in the real world. Its a socialists Utopia with $80K per year tuition. A trip to Cuba or Venezuela would provide a real life experience for much less although I suspect those rich kids and paid anarchists would find the conditions less than acceptable and certainly not what they're entitled to be provided. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Useful idiots shocked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 4 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: Useful idiots shocked. I'm shocked I tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 3 minutes ago, boyst said: Do you own the office/company/property? Yes. The whole enchilada. I can see responding in a couple different ways: If its kids messing around, a crooked finger, a stern though theatrically enhanced word about responsibility and respect, and hopefully that solves it. It has, several times over the past couple decades. A group of boys (with an overmatched mother trying to control them) spitting on car windows. Sent 'em home to get a bucket and wash the spit off. Older kids using their skateboards on a metal railing and scratching the heck out of it. Explained the cost to repair the damage they caused, asked them not to do it again. Older kids messing around and stealing the flag for kicks--probably a harsher tone, a little less theatrics involved, an acknowledgement that I wouldn't call the cops this time. Dopey activists sending me a message about whatever bothers them on any given day, I'd call the police. This has not happened to me. Sidebar, my experience generally is that many, many otherwise smart and decent people have very little respect for the property of others. I can provide a dozen+ different stories about my experience, which likely mirrors the experiences of others who own commercial property. I think that translates on a certain level as to why some of these people are quick to get caught up in 'activism' because they don't care enough to think beyond the end of their nose. 3 minutes ago, boyst said: ------ Shots fired at UW Madison. Wonder if related to the mostly peaceful protests on the upcoming Summer of Hamas. Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: Yes. The whole enchilada. I can see responding in a couple different ways: If its kids messing around, a crooked finger, a stern though theatrically enhanced word about responsibility and respect, and hopefully that solves it. It has, several times over the past couple decades. A group of boys (with an overmatched mother trying to control them) spitting on car windows. Sent 'em home to get a bucket and wash the spit off. Older kids using their skateboards on a metal railing and scratching the heck out of it. Explained the cost to repair the damage they caused, asked them not to do it again. Older kids messing around and stealing the flag for kicks--probably a harsher tone, a little less theatrics involved, an acknowledgement that I wouldn't call the cops this time. Dopey activists sending me a message about whatever bothers them on any given day, I'd call the police. This has not happened to me. Sidebar, my experience generally is that many, many otherwise smart and decent people have very little respect for the property of others. I can provide a dozen+ different stories about my experience, which likely mirrors the experiences of others who own commercial property. I think that translates on a certain level as to why some of these people are quick to get caught up in 'activism' because they don't care enough to think beyond the end of their nose. Wow. Somehow the terrorist occupiers using guns will lead to another call to ban guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Remember that what we've witnessed over recent days is mere child's play compared to what's coming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 No need for police. These colleges should just send their football teams armed with bats from the baseball team, and tell them to have at it. I'd pay to see that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 45 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: Yes. The whole enchilada. I can see responding in a couple different ways: If its kids messing around, a crooked finger, a stern though theatrically enhanced word about responsibility and respect, and hopefully that solves it. It has, several times over the past couple decades. A group of boys (with an overmatched mother trying to control them) spitting on car windows. Sent 'em home to get a bucket and wash the spit off. Older kids using their skateboards on a metal railing and scratching the heck out of it. Explained the cost to repair the damage they caused, asked them not to do it again. Older kids messing around and stealing the flag for kicks--probably a harsher tone, a little less theatrics involved, an acknowledgement that I wouldn't call the cops this time. Dopey activists sending me a message about whatever bothers them on any given day, I'd call the police. This has not happened to me. Sidebar, my experience generally is that many, many otherwise smart and decent people have very little respect for the property of others. I can provide a dozen+ different stories about my experience, which likely mirrors the experiences of others who own commercial property. I think that translates on a certain level as to why some of these people are quick to get caught up in 'activism' because they don't care enough to think beyond the end of their nose. Wow. The shooting was nearby the UW Madison campus at a middle school. Threat neutralized. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Ron Burgundy Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, KDIGGZ said: Columbia loves it and they are only pushing back because donors are pulling funding. The kids don't know any better, they are all indoctrinated to hate their country already at this point Did you go to college? I'm curious where this hate your country nonsense stems from. Because if it's from a few whacky kids being edgy online it's lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 3 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: This times infinity! I can't get enough of it Just now, L Ron Burgundy said: Did you go to college? I'm curious where this hate your country nonsense stems from. Because if it's from a few whacky kids being edgy online it's lame. I didn't go to a good enough school apparently 😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Ron Burgundy Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said: This times infinity! I can't get enough of it I didn't go to a good enough school apparently 😆 That a yes or no? Genuinely curious and, if so, did you see or hear anything that made you think kids hated their country or were being taught to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Just now, L Ron Burgundy said: That a yes or no? Genuinely curious and, if so, did you see or hear anything that made you think kids hated their country or were being taught to? I went to a technology school. This seems to be a trend for liberal arts majors And Ivy League specifically as well. The biggest brats of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts