Am I the only one who thinks the protestors

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Posted by DaBruins on May 02, 2024 at 07:07:08

Had every right to be there, and that the police/UCLA officials who kicked them out are the bad guys here? Sure seems like it….

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Peaceful assembly and protest? Yes. Encampments and checkpoints? nachosgrande 09:15:02 05/02/24 (22)
- What I heard about the checkpoionts blindness 09:49:09 05/02/24 (0)
- Failing to get control from the jump TheHappyBurgermeister 09:29:34 05/02/24 (20)
  - I think that strategy to wait out the protests blindness 09:54:16 05/02/24 (15)
    - Timothy Burke wrote a smart piece on how colleges handle or Dr.J 12:51:37 05/02/24 (6)
      - The only thing funny is Dr. Jerkoff* Bruinfan4ever 14:35:56 05/03/24 (0)
      - Very good article. I recommend listening to this interview TheHappyBurgermeister 16:41:33 05/02/24 (2)
        
        Thanks - I’ll check it out when I get a chance* Dr.J 17:54:37 05/02/24 (1)
        
        So that I'm not being vague, the interviewee TheHappyBurgermeister 09:27:20 05/03/24 (0)
      - great piece, by the way* blindness 13:33:55 05/02/24 (0)
      - There was news today that U Minn also resolved blindness 13:21:28 05/02/24 (0)
    - Wasn't aware of that. I'll take your word for it. TheHappyBurgermeister 10:32:55 05/02/24 (4)
      - More likely each event was a spontaneous reaction blindness 10:54:22 05/02/24 (3)
        
        I'm open to any idea these days TheHappyBurgermeister 11:05:19 05/02/24 (2)
        
        It may have been either blindness 11:49:24 05/02/24 (1)
        
        A plausible explanation* TheHappyBurgermeister 16:42:36 05/02/24 (0)
    - Thanks for the rec nachosgrande 10:21:37 05/02/24 (0)
    - Balko’s bluesky feed has a lot of comments and links on… Dr.J 10:13:00 05/02/24 (1)
      - I hadn't been checking Bsky. Thanks* blindness 10:47:25 05/02/24 (0)
  - Difficult? Sure. But good leadership is proactive and doesn't nachosgrande 09:40:41 05/02/24 (3)
    - was there any channel of communication open blindness 09:56:29 05/02/24 (1)
      - I'm not certain either, but... nachosgrande 10:13:36 05/02/24 (0)
    - I'm no expert (just ask Dr. J and Sprinter) TheHappyBurgermeister 09:51:20 05/02/24 (0)
Protesting is idiotic. Plain and simple. Bruinfan4ever 08:12:01 05/02/24 (24)
- Protests are not about swaying the minds of the inconvenienced TheHappyBurgermeister 09:46:45 05/02/24 (9)
  - Is it worth your life to get that coverage? Bruinfan4ever 10:09:31 05/02/24 (8)
    - That is often part of the plan TheHappyBurgermeister 10:26:43 05/02/24 (6)
      - What the world ends up seeing is a bunch of thugs. Bruinfan4ever 10:51:40 05/02/24 (5)
        
        Those protesting Gaza were the victims of the thugs TheHappyBurgermeister 11:02:44 05/02/24 (4)
        
        I completely disagree. Bruinfan4ever 11:09:01 05/02/24 (3)
        
        Well, by your response, I think I miscommunicated TheHappyBurgermeister 11:50:58 05/02/24 (2)
        
        What narrative are you talking about? Bruinfan4ever 12:47:44 05/02/24 (1)
        
        I presume this is the narrative of the protestors TheHappyBurgermeister 14:59:08 05/02/24 (0)
    - "But" not "Buy"* Bruinfan4ever 10:11:58 05/02/24 (0)
- Anti war movement of the 60s and 70s. DSCBruin 08:57:10 05/02/24 (7)
  - I am really worried about Chicago and Biden's chances blindness 09:01:33 05/02/24 (6)
    - I've seen a discussion of states where losing the Muslim vote TheHappyBurgermeister 09:33:07 05/02/24 (2)
      - They better not make campaign plans counting on blindness 10:07:43 05/02/24 (1)
        
        indeed* TheHappyBurgermeister 10:10:18 05/02/24 (0)
    - It was a no win situation for Biden nachosgrande 09:26:06 05/02/24 (2)
      - initially yes, but a few months ago news stories about blindness 10:02:38 05/02/24 (0)
      - He should have reacted strongly as soon as it became apparent TheHappyBurgermeister 09:42:24 05/02/24 (0)
- ''Get a job'' was one of the phrases shouted at blindness 08:47:50 05/02/24 (0)
- Wow. Entitlement and American exceptionalism in action* Fuzzy 08:13:38 05/02/24 (4)
  - If you get stopped on the freeway for 3 hours because of Bruinfan4ever 08:27:45 05/02/24 (3)
    - Irrelevant to this situation* DaBruins 08:51:56 05/02/24 (2)
      - Not irrelevant to my point* Bruinfan4ever 09:00:02 05/02/24 (1)
        
        That point is on the top of your head* Fuzzy 12:41:27 05/02/24 (0)
It’s not that simple. I see so much rhetoric… Fuzzy 08:11:26 05/02/24 (1)
- It's a murky subject that is not going to lend itself blindness 09:03:36 05/02/24 (0)
of course you're not blindness 07:33:05 05/02/24 (0)
Yes, that is correct ChrisD 07:27:45 05/02/24 (0)

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