My DC's Graduation Location was Just Switched to Accommodate the Encampments on Campus...I'm Angry!!

[Anonymous]

It’s not like they cancelled graduation. They just moved it. Sheesh I hope your kid isn’t as whiny and entitled as you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ukraine has been under attack for a lot longer. Funny how white-on-white warfare doesn't merit an encampment, but the perceived white-on-POC conflict which is complicated x1000 does.

WE ARE FUNDING UKRAINE AND NOT SIDING WITH THE RUSSIANS.

There are protests against Israeli policies right now because it seems a lot of influential political and advocacy groups are siding with Israel, which is the equivalent of siding with Russia, in terms of people being killed and unfairness of collateral damage.

35K Palestinians killed.
Less than 2K Isaelis killed.

In the entire history of Israel, there have been far, far, more Palestinians and other Arab nationals killed than Israeli citizens.


At some point, you've got to realize that you're on the wrong side of history. Cold hard math, PP. Math doesn't lie.

While the Israeli government's response may be over the top, I still believe in the right of Israel to exist and that there has to be a 2-state solution.

In addition years ago I heard a story about a UN cartographer sent to the Middle East to work on maps with Israelis and Palestinians. His verdict when he got back, "They're both a$$holes." That has been my lifelong view of the situation and it won't change.

These Palestinian-American men who are in charge of American advocacy groups come across as complete a$$holes. When asked whether they are to blame for possible damage to Biden's campaign, they assert that if it occurs it will be all Biden's fault, not their's! Seriously!?!?! What effing entitlement. As I said, they are all a$$holes. If you choose to be that naive, PP, it's on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School administration needs to move the encampment. Preferably to Gaza.

You want them to be bombed by Israel, funded by the US? That's bloodthirsty of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like they cancelled graduation. They just moved it. Sheesh I hope your kid isn’t as whiny and entitled as you are.

Seriously? After paying $340K, I’d be pissed if I was graduating anywhere but on campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, that does suck, but so does Gaza not having any universities anymore and having thousands of students killed.

Not really comparable. And, Hamas brought this matter on itself. Students at Swarthmore have nothing to do with it.

Yeah, I agree, 35K killed, thousands disabled and homeless is way more heartbreaking than someone's graduation being moved off campus. To use language that moves you, students in Gaza don't even get graduations anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not like they cancelled graduation. They just moved it. Sheesh I hope your kid isn’t as whiny and entitled as you are.

Agree. What’s the big deal with changing the venue? This would be like moving UMD graduation from College Park to UMBC. Maybe a minor inconvenience but certainly not the end of the world!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC attends Swarthmore College, and I just got a notification that they have decided to move the graduation off campus 30 minutes away to accommodate the encampment on campus! This angers me because this class has already lost so many traditions because of COVID-19, and now they will lose another because they prefer to allow protests. I just think it is really unfair and they should have taken into consideration that this class has already lost so much due to the pandemic. Plus the school is having to spend money unnecessarily to rent a space large enough for all of the graduates and families. Enough already!

Your DC is at a Quaker school. How did you expect something different here?

[Anonymous]

Libs gonna lib

[Anonymous]

Is there an anti-encampment movement at Swarth? Some counter-narrative or someone who at least has the courage to condemn Hamas for all this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there an anti-encampment movement at Swarth? Some counter-narrative or someone who at least has the courage to condemn Hamas for all this?

Of course not. OP made a error by allowing Swarthmore to even be considered by her DC. It's well known for ultra lefty, woke message and intolerance for anything moderate.

[Anonymous]

Pick an Israeli defense contractor and buy stock. Find a charity that supports settlers and donate

[Anonymous]

I have no horse in this race (except DC is a future college student hopefully) but how do people not understand that these protests are centrally funded and organized? Follow the money, who funds them? My guesses are: the gulf countries or the Chinese. Well maybe Putin donated a little too.

[Anonymous]

LOL at the snowflakes crying about encampments. Try living one day in Gaza and then come back and complain, losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pick an Israeli defense contractor and buy stock. Find a charity that supports settlers and donate

Yeah right, as if this side is also not heavily lobbied and supported (just like the protests of the opposite side).

Leave me out of this.

[Anonymous]

The bright side is that this whole charade is almost over (I mean ridiculous college policies).