Current Events > Where Are the Pro-Palestine Protesters Now?

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So, am I correct to assume that pro-Palestine protesters are secretly organizing in an attempt to launch a coordinated protest so big that not even Trump can stop it?

Happy the man they voted for won.

Happy the guy they wanted to win, won.

You won't see these people investing as much attention on Trump.

Also, if they try to protest now, it'll go badly for them.

I chose the first option because I want to at least give them a chance to prove that all their talk of saving Palestine is more than just mere bluster.
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Why do you have like 4 active topics about this

They seem to be somewhat aware that their First Amendment rights are about to be less respected. Some might still be relishing in the ceasefire agreement, but I don't expect them to raise their voices much as Trump starts being more explicitly pro-Israel and anti-Gaza sympathizers.

It seems trump is going to deport them?

Smashingpmkns posted...

Why do you have like 4 active topics about this

HumbleNovice seems to think anti-genocide protestors have unlimited power over the Democratic party and forced them to run an unpopular campaign

Kanaya413 posted...

It seems trump is going to deport them?

Well, not all Palestine protesters are immigrants or foreigners.

Humble_Novice posted...

Well, not all Palestine protesters are immigrants or foreigners.

... do you think Trump cares?

IceCreamOnStero posted...

... do you think Trump cares?

Thats exactly what I thought. If they arent white he will certainly try

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IceCreamOnStero posted...

HumbleNovice seems to think anti-genocide protestors have unlimited power over the Democratic party and forced them to run an unpopular campaign

To be fair, "oust Trump" was a really extreme option and there is some middle ground between that and showing no resistance. I didn't vote in the poll, but I expect any resistance to be effectively quashed by the Trump administration or local red-leaning governments. To say that they had an insignificant impact on the 2024 election, whether or not they were a "but-for" cause, is extremely ignorant of last year's cultural landscape.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Why do you have like 4 active topics about this

Dude has been going on a full-assault campaign against the left for a little while now. He blames them for Kamala running a horrible campaign.

ItsChristian posted...

Dude has been going on a full-assault campaign against the left for a little while now. He blames them for Kamala running a horrible campaign.

She did a decent job, given the timeframe we were forced into when anti-establishment liberals (and some mainstream CNN hacks) threw a huge ass attention-grabbing hissy fit over Biden's poor debate performance. As if we haven't had old ass presidents stay in office while still keeping our country stably afloat. It's highly insulting that people that shit on both the Biden and Harris campaigns in 2024 have the nerve to blame them for their losses.

ItsChristian posted...

Dude has been going on a full-assault campaign against the left for a little while now. He blames them for Kamala running a horrible campaign.

These people who thought Harris ran a horrible campaign should be over the moon with happiness though. She lost. They got what they wanted.

There literally have already been people protesting Trump

loafy013 posted...

These people who thought Harris ran a horrible campaign should be over the moon with happiness though. She lost. They got what they wanted.

This.

Probably locked in your basement.

cjsdowg posted...

There literally have already been people protesting Trump

On the scale of what they were doing before the election is what's being addressed. Which itisn't, which is the point.

Remember when people on this board said anyone that called them out were pro genocide lol

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Think we'll see images like this but with Trump? I won't hold my breath.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Why do you have like 4 active topics about this

He doesn't like when people protest genocide.

rick_alverado posted...

He doesn't like when people protest genocide.

I think that is the case too tbh. He has made like a trillion topics on them.

Sonixs posted...

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Think we'll see images like this but with Trump? I won't hold my breath.

they love trump and they got what they wanted when he won the election so no we wont

They were arrested and expelled from their universities, and some were kicked out of the country.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-arrested-college-protests-students-fallout-was-only-beginnin-rcna164807
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/12/03/university-of-minnesota-students-facing-suspension-fines-for-pro-palestinian-protest
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/01/college-degrees-withheld-after-israel-gaza-protests/73899493007/

The same place BLM went. Or the Women's March. Or, to go further back, Vietnam War protests.

Protests require energy, effort, and attention to maintain. People burn our, especially when they're facing professional and legal consequences. It becomes harder to attract new voices if it doesn't seem like change is possible. And the media stops paying attention as the novelty wears off.

The campus protests that drew such attention last spring either didn't exist or received a fraction of the attention even by fall semester, with Biden still in office.

Still protesting in the UK.

TC even made a thread about how some were arrested for protesting where the police told them not to, IIRC.

TC tacitly admitting he hasnt taken part in any pro-Palestinian demonstrations is one of the biggest self-owns I can imagine. Let me guess, you sat on your computer ceremoniously typing while the Black Lives Matter protests were happening in 2020, too?

LosingStreak06 posted...

TC tacitly admitting he hasnt taken part in any pro-Palestinian demonstrations is one of the biggest self-owns I can imagine.

Are we required to?

LoZguy709 posted...

Ut's highly insulting that people that shit on both the Biden and Harris campaigns in 2024 have the nerve to blame them for their losses.

What?

People say that Biden is running a bad campaign and should drop out before its too late > Biden drops out very late > Harris runs a campaign alligned with Biden's > People say this campaign is also bad and could lose > Campaign loses

What are you insulted by in this chain of events?

Humble_Novice posted...

Are we required to?

No. Youre not required to tip at a restaurant, hold the door for people, or wipe after taking a shit, either, but it definitely colors my perception of you if youre constantly making a point to imply that you dont.

Sitting on their arses because their job was done last November.

Protesting only when it's safe to do so is a very chicken shit thing to do. Remember the civil rights movement? Imagine if they waited until it was safe to do so?

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Protesting only when it's safe to do so is a very chicken shit thing to do. Remember the civil rights movement? Imagine if they waited until it was safe to do so?

The Black community risked everything to make the civil rights movement work, and now they have opted to rest and heal rather than risk themselves for the groups that spurned their preferred candidate.

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Protesting only when it's safe to do so is a very chicken shit thing to do. Remember the civil rights movement? Imagine if they waited until it was safe to do so?

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This!

They're still fucking protesting. The media doesn't care anymore. You're acting like a genocide is something we shouldn't care about. How dare people be upset over a fucking genocide.

Dio posted...

They're still fucking protesting. The media doesn't care anymore. You're acting like a genocide is something we shouldn't care about. How dare people be upset over a fucking genocide.

Protesting Biden or Harris?

Because if they're protesting Trump, the press would be all over that. Especially now.

Tom_Joad posted...

Because if they're protesting Trump, the press would be all over that.

Which press do you think we have, exactly?

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Protesting only when it's safe to do so is a very chicken shit thing to do. Remember the civil rights movement? Imagine if they waited until it was safe to do so?

Can you think of any other differences between the civil rights movement and the Palestine protests or are we just going to call them the same because they're both protests.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Can you think of any other differences between the civil rights movement and the Palestine protests or are we just going to call them the same because they're both protests.

Depends. Are the Palestine protestors doing anything other than protesting? Because if you're trying to say they're different because the civil rights protestors also boycotted and took other defiant actions, then the Palestine protestors are looking pretty weak in comparison.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Can you think of any other differences between the civil rights movement and the Palestine protests or are we just going to call them the same because they're both protests.

I think they were trying to distinguish the difference between those two groups. As far as I know, there haven't been much pro-Palestine supporters willing to protest in front of Trump's face.

TC crusade against Palestine protesters is getting old.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Why do you have like 4 active topics about this

Only 4? A couple of them must have purged.

They had the opprunity to protest Trump over Israel during the election and they were no where to be seen. I doubt they are going to start protesting now.

Donald the Dove is going to do well for Palestinians. Perhaps weller than anyone ever.
Many people are saying this.

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Depends. Are the Palestine protestors doing anything other than protesting? Because if you're trying to say they're different because the civil rights protestors also boycotted and took other defiant actions, then the Palestine protestors are looking pretty weak in comparison.

No, nothing depends. The civil rights movement were protesting for their own communities. The protestors were also victims. They were not protesting on behalf of another country's oppressed people except when it intersected with their own oppression. For the civil rights movement, it was fight or die.

But on a more basic level, anti-genocide isn't really the same thing as civil rights. While there's a lot in common, there's a far more accurate protest to draw a comparison to: the Vietnam war protests. It checks basically all the same boxes. We just called it war or "protecting people from communism" instead of genocide.

While the war technically broke out under Johnson, the news cycle was slower back then, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident enraged Americans to action. The majority of the protests at the time were about the draft, not the war itself. We could kind of say that was like the October 7 Hamas attack.

But then Nixon took over, and later Ford. The escalation of the war went into full gear there and more people became aware of the destruction we were causing over there and started protesting both the government and the military for what they did.

And guess what? They lost the election because of it.

Tyranthraxus posted...

No, nothing depends. The civil rights movement were protesting for their own communities. The protestors were also victims. They were not protesting on behalf of another country's oppressed people except when it intersected with their own oppression. For the civil rights movement, it was fight or die.

But on a more basic level, anti-genocide isn't really the same thing as civil rights. While there's a lot in common, there's a far more accurate protest to draw a comparison to: the Vietnam war protests. It checks basically all the same boxes. We just called it war or "protecting people from communism" instead of genocide.

While the war technically broke out under Johnson, the news cycle was slower back then, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident enraged Americans to action. The majority of the protests at the time were about the draft, not the war itself. We could kind of say that was like the October 7 Hamas attack.

But then Nixon took over, and later Ford. The escalation of the war went into full gear there and more people became aware of the destruction we were causing over there and started protesting both the government and the military for what they did.

And guess what? They lost the election because of it.

Ah, I see what you mean now. Thanks for the clarification.

It is so bizarre to me that TC treats anti-genocide protesters as his #1 enemy.

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Depends. Are the Palestine protestors doing anything other than protesting? Because if you're trying to say they're different because the civil rights protestors also boycotted

??? You seriously are unaware of the massive boycotts that have taken place over this?

and took other defiant actions, then the Palestine protestors are looking pretty weak in comparison.

Aaron Bushnell literally set himself on fire in protest.