The innocent Palestinian civilians (kids and adults alike) and the innocent Israeli civilians (kids and adults alike) should be exempted from this mess. But the government actors on both sides, the settlers and Zionist extremists in Israel and here in the U.S. (some posting here!) and the militant extremists on the Palestinian side (in the Middle East and here in the U.S.) need to take a hike. |
I’m not supportive of these actions (the student protests, etc.), but I don’t consider the teacher’s actions any less inflammatory than what Susan Sarandon said and did. In both cases, I’m fine with what they said and did, actually. But why are the very same people outraged by Sarandon (or celebrating her being cancelled) not outraged by this teacher? |
The teacher went to a rally and held a sign that said, "I stand with Israel." How in the hell is this "inflammatory?" After they suffered a gruesome terrorist attack at the hand of savages, she stands with Israel. Sarandon, OTOH, made a tasteless, callous statement. |
If you are incapable of seeing the hypocrisy when it’s served up to you on a platter, it’s a waste of time for anyone to engage with you further. |
The students rioted & threatened the teacher to the point the counterterrorism unit was called. And no, “I stand with Israel” is not the same as Susan Sarandon denying that Jews have been targets of anti-semitism and implicitly suggesting they deserve anti-semitism. |
The anonymous teacher attended a rally to few abducted hostages, support Israel in annihilating its genicidal neighbor Hamas, and stand against growing anti semitism in the us and worldwide. Susan Sarandon used her “celebrity” platform to slander Jewish people. They are not remotely comparable. |
So speech approved by you should be protected and students who tried to “cancel” that speed should be disciplined but speech that you disagree with should be cancelled? |
+1 I can't even believe this has to be explained to the idiot PP. Every one of those thugs/"students" needs to be disciplined and made to apologize to that teacher. |
DP. That's some projection there - very clear it's YOU who wants speech YOU approve of to be protected, and anyone who disagrees with you be cancelled. Grow the hell up. |
At the private school I attended, this behavior would have been responded to with suspension -if not expulsion- and permanent comments on the transcripts. |
PP doesn't understand explicit antisemitism? This is what is so scary |
People like you are the absolute worst. You can keep labeling benign statements and views “explicit anti-semitism” until the cows come home, but nobody outside your echo chamber will ever take you serious. Deeply thankful this Thanksgiving weekend not to have anyone in my life with your worldview. |
You don’t have any Jewish friends in your life because you are an explicit antisemite. |
Wrong on both counts, but why expect more from someone like you? |
If someone has “friends” like you or your hero du jour Stu Weldowitz, does that automatically reset their explicit anti-semitism account, or do they also have to explicitly buy into the “Palestinians are all evil sub-humans who don’t even deserve the comfort of the boot that’s been on their throat for the past 100 years” rhetoric? |