Posted on 05/03/2024 6:24:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
On Thursday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Alex Wagner Tonight," Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) stated that the encampment on Columbia was "completely peaceful" and "Some of the images that we saw from UCLA and other places made it look like a bunch of disorder. But the majority of these protests are peaceful. When you send in hundreds of military-dressed law enforcement officers into a college, that brings the disorder and that brings the chaos."
Bowman said, "We want the protests to be peaceful. We do not want violent protests. I visited the Columbia encampment last week, and they were completely peaceful. There was a space for mental health supports, there was a library, there was food, there was coffee, there was water, and they were crystal clear on their demands. They are protesting the collective punishment of Palestinian civilians in Gaza."
He added, "Some of the images that we saw from UCLA and other places made it look like a bunch of disorder. But the majority of these protests are peaceful. When you send in hundreds of military-dressed law enforcement officers into a college, that brings the disorder and that brings the chaos. And we just heard reports that a gun was fired [at] Columbia by a member of law enforcement. That's the only gun that's been fired at any protest. And so, we need educators and professors to do their jobs and create spaces for critical dialogue, critical discussion. And we can't lose sight [of] what they're protesting, U.S. dollars going to a country that is bombing and killing and starving children. That is what's unacceptable."
Bowman concluded, "We need more protests that are peaceful to hold us accountable towards what we should be working on in Congress."
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Jamaal is a TRAITOR AND SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF CONGRESS!
Why would anyone?
If it’s out an open window wearing a, uh, necktie, yeah.
Uh-oh, that’ll probably trigger the troll who puts “pottymouths” in topic keywords! :^)
That would be going easy on him.
Do the democrats have one single member who doesn’t hate the country? They are evil bastards. Every damned one of them.
The New York /;lawmaker” needs to study law. Th universities, including public ones, can place time, place and manner restrictions no matter how “peaceful” they claim to be.
But, what do you expect from a new York democrat in congress?
Even Mrs. VideoPaul, a terminally sincere far left liberal, gets that this is absolutely controllable “protected” speech. If SHE gets it, they’re WAY wrong.
“...There was a space for mental health supports, there was a library, there was food, there was coffee, there was water...”
That Chicago convention just might turn out to be more fun TV viewing since, well... since 1968, notwithstanding a ball game or two, and a Peggy Fleming performance at the Olympics. Oh wait that was in January so never mind...
/bingo
We share the same torment, my FRiend.
Really? But the slogan, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free", promotes the complete destruction of Israel and genocide of the Jewish people. Seems pretty violent to me.
How about ‘therapy dogs’?
Don’t insult morons !!!
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
And probably the fools at Columbia will believe Hamas.
Hey, not believing Hamas is just Islamophobia. /rimshot
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