Current Events > Columbia University's Hamilton Hall Has Been Taken by Students

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https://twitter.com/CallaWalsh/status/1785167349340852259
https://twitter.com/lalarian/status/1785176743378125129
https://twitter.com/palyouthmvmt/status/1785173465898582170
https://twitter.com/prem_thakker/status/1785185190815359313

Just to be clear, Hamilton Hall has had a history of being taken over by protesters: https://www.wikicu.com/Hamilton_Hall#Takeover_attempts

So in a way, aren't the students simply following tradition?

https://twitter.com/TommyInPA/status/1785228477546819996

Humble_Novice posted...

Just to be clear, Hamilton Hall has had a history of being taken over by protesters: https://www.wikicu.com/Hamilton_Hall#Takeover_attempts

So in a way, aren't the students simply following tradition?

Why wouldn't they, when that tradition is fighting against racism?

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3krddcjlvpk2z

Now conservatives are calling the whole event an insurrection.

Humble_Novice posted...

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Humble_Novice posted...

Now conservatives are calling the whole event an insurrection.

I don't suppose they liked the Civil Rights and Vietnam protests much either.

No point looking for conservatives on the right side of history. You won't often find them there.

ai123 posted...

I don't suppose they liked the Civil Rights and Vietnam protests much either.

No point looking for conservatives on the right side of history. You won't often find them there.

Conservatism is tied intrinsically to the wrong side of history just by its very definition

Humble_Novice posted...

Now conservatives are calling the whole event an insurrection.

Well duh. That's the conservative strategy. It serves to dilute the meaning of the thing they did

WingsOfGood posted...

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Humble_Novice posted...

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I'm not sure these universities could be handling these situations any worse than they are.

Euripides posted...

I'm not sure these universities could be handling these situations any worse than they are.

They haven't killed anyone yet, so there's definitely still ways for this to escalate.

Protests are only effective when there's money on the line. Try to shame all donors on twitter or something like that.

Euripides posted...

I'm not sure these universities could be handling these situations any worse than they are.

Expel everyone present, have them removed for trespassing, and let the fully armed cops clean it like a homeless camp.

That'd make it a lot worse.

DnDer posted...

Expel everyone present, have them removed for trespassing, and let the fully armed cops clean it like a homeless camp.

That'd make it a lot worse.

I mean, they aren't far from that

CARRRNE_ASADA posted...

Protests are only effective when there's money on the line. Try to shame all donors on twitter or something like that.

The wealthy donors who give money to universities care neither for the plight of innocent people in Gaza nor for the opinions of younger generations.

I like that tweet about how Columbia tried to shut down protests in the past and now celebrates those same protests.

darkace77450 posted...

The wealthy donors who give money to universities care neither for the plight of innocent people in Gaza nor for the opinions of younger generations.

Its not about caring about Gazans, but their public image. Then again a good chunk of them are probably ok with whats Israel is doing.

There's precedent for this sort of action succeeding:
https://www.npr.org/2006/11/04/6435199/leader-gallaudet-protest-sought-equal-treatment

Columbia should definitely follow UCLA's hands-off approach to the protests.

206 days of genocide, eh?

Let's plug 4/30/2024 into the Excel sheet and then subtract 206 from it. Wonder what that gets us? Oct. 7th, 2023. I'm like...so shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

streamofthesky posted...

206 days of genocide, eh?

Let's plug 4/30/2024 into the Excel sheet and then subtract 206 from it. Wonder what that gets us? Oct. 7th, 2023. I'm like...so shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Do you think Israel's reaction has been anything but genocidal since October 7?

Their first actions were literally to shut off power and water to everything, including hospitals.

That's not how you hunt terrorists. That's how you collectively punish an entire people, which is a crime against humanity.

https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1785402647316513024

Humble_Novice posted...

https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1785402647316513024

Columbia has completely shut down access to campus to try to starve the encampment.

Uhm... Columbia...? Ya'll paying attention? Because, you know, right?

While this didn't take place in Columbia University, it's still too much: https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1785580718283743567