I've discovered activism in my 40's. Yes, young people give me hope and inspiration. And it's my job to do the same for them. I hope that they look at me, a middle-aged, tubby, trans guy and think, "Well apparently not everybody's heart dies at 30." I don't have a lot of hope for my lifetime. Which makes it even more important to do the work for their lifetimes.
Bravo! Hell, I’m in my 60s, and went to my share of protests in my youth (and beyond…though my health no longer allows it 🙁). My kids (in your age range) did, and do, the same; and now my grandson in college is taking his turn (also trans, as am I!). Aging doesn’t always mean creeping to the right! The kids are absolutely alright 💚❤️🖤🤍
trans people do not exist Corwin. Please, get help. Men can't become women and vice versa. You are living a pseudoscientific fantasy and the people around you are doing you no good by telling you comforting lies.
Its always wild to me when i remember that my grandfather heavily critisized the "illegal war" in Vietnam when he was in college. Oh the hate mail and death threats he received from all over the US... He and my grandmother have all these stories of taking busses across the country to protest. To me, theyre the goofy folks that gave me way too much ice cream when i was little. Who knew they were badasses?
This isnt the Vietnam war, this is 1930s germany. You are celebrating ISIS and calling for discrimination of a persecuted minority. You aren't a hero. You're a racist mob funded by Qatar and China
26:15 - 26:40 ....I'm black I dated a white woman for 7 years...she got MORE results from protesting than I ever did in my entire life ....I've been "frisked " 5 times in my adult life ...one time I was actually coming from the POLICE ACADEMY. ..trying to be a police officer. ..😂...the irony ....anyway, thank you acknowledging the disadvantages we have as black people ❤
thats gotta be disheartening to know that your voice doesnt reach as far. but i promise there are those of us out there listening & pushing for change. stay safe, if possible ♡
My grandpa was a photographer for the SF Chronicle during the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He got tear gassed trying to cover the event. Also, his future son-in-law was there as a member of the California National Guard. Oh, and my dad worked at a coat factory during the Watts Riots. The same uncle of mine was also there with the California National Guard. And yes, he is that uncle we all deal with at Thanksgiving.
Unfortunantely the US is not a true democracy. Our FF didn’t trust us enough in the 1700s and now between swing states and electoral college it’s the only thing keeping republicans in power. Until we abolish electoral college (or do the interstate compact) we’re screwed.
“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” - Wole Soyinka “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire
Usa has had nazis protest and these kids are nazis as well. They just cant take over the school, threatrn homicide or pull the close to hostagr situation they have pulled a few times. Iran is committing genocide on gaza. These kids know this but convienantly follow a streak of avoidance of that fact. I don't support the protests but i will support their right to protest as long as they don't try to hold ppl hostage or give death threats like many of them have. I do not support nazis. FREE FREE PALESTINE FROM IRAN!!!
Yea I'm really worried about Gen-Z college kids starting a revolution. The government could block internet access and the whole thing would fall apart.
People forget that the American Revolution began as a rejection of a 2% tax on a single product. Now the modern day "protestors" clamour for more taxes. TPTB are onboard with the protestors, as the result will be more power for them as a result.
What's scary is there seem to be a lot of people whose definition of "good" *is* "normal". They would deny that if asked, but they will always oppose anything that challenges the status quo. Even the parts they object to play a role in the "normal" they want to protect
I really really really appreciate you emphasizing the difference between Jews and Zionists (though there’s obviously some overlap). As a Jew, it crushes me to see people perceive the colour blue and the jewish star symbol as aggressive Zionist signifiers, even though blue has been a cultural and religious colour for us for millennia, and the star has been a symbol we proudly used for centuries to connect us across the globe. My ancestors were very early anti-Zionists, called Bundists, who were 19th century jewish socialists in the Russian empire. It was a pretty big political faction, and they fought for equal rights and socialist values in direct opposition to the early Zionists encouraging people to move to Jerusalem under ottoman rule. It makes me sad that the term “anti-Zionist” now has a meaning outside of the jewish community that is being conflated with antisemitism (and sometimes actually demonstrating antisemitism…) All that being said, every Israeli I know opposes this war vehemently and have been protesting it inside and outside of Israel. Even the ones I know who don’t particularly care about Palestinian lives and rights, they see this war as a massive waste of time and money, and proof that the Israeli gov doesn’t actually care about rescuing hostages. “This is not a rescue mission, it’s a revenge mission” is a direct quote. #NotInMyName
The majority of Jews are Zionist and half of the world’s Jewish population resides in Israel. Anti-Zionist Jews are the minority. Also, being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli government are not the same things.
Oh, an AsAJew. Likely a bot. Over 80% of American Jews are Zionists and more than that abroad. The number is rising because of this shitshow. Anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. Be on the side of the Islamists if you want.
I am a student at the University of Amsterdam, and very similar things are happening here (on a smaller scale, of course). The university is sending in the Dutch riot police to remove student protests forcefully. Last week they used bulldozers to clear an encampment (which was set up on a lawn far away from the main buildings, people were peaceful and actually quite calm), and on Monday they were back on campus to break up another protest. They used batons and fists to beat the students and deployed armored vehicles and dogs to "control" the situation. The university refuses to talk to the protesters because they caused damage to property. The fact that their treatment of the students resulted in significant physical harm (concussions, unconscious students, wounds, etc.) is not mentioned at all. Not even in the media. Speaking of the media, I often notice that the comments under articles on this topic are becoming more and more xenophobic. People say things like "they should be expelled from campus first and then from the country".
Do you think that protesting for Islamists who want to murder Jews is a good use of your time? Before you say you are protesting for the children, what about the children from October 7th?
I saw this all happening on TikTok! The comments on all the news articles about any kind of protests are becoming so disgusting to read too and they’re spreading so much misinformation about what the protests are for. It’s really harsh to see this happening all over the world.
Also, I personally think young people will save "us", I think its our responsibility to give them the tools to save themselves. I got a good 40 years left, I'm probably gonna die before the world is ready to burn. But my nephew won't, so I do count on him.
People aged 18-29 currently favor Trump over Biden by 6%. In 2020 they chose Biden over Trump by 21% according to exit polls. How do we save democracy by electing the guy who wants to end it?
a non-religious AMEN - give them the tools. Teach them to honor critical thinking, reading philosophy and history, making them engaged. I'm a 45yo Mom with two activist-boys, and I sadly believe I got a front-row seat to the Fire - there's already so many signs through history, culminating in this very moment. So I've been preparing them since they were little, they are now 24 and 23yo. Knowledge and wisdom will strip the youth from any fear - they will know what moves to make. I still got Hope. That's all I'm left with. Hope is the last bastion against Fear and Dispair. So whilst showing, and inspiring, our Youth to clearly see the bigger picture of things - we also need to give them Hope. I'ts a balance that's sometimes hard to master, as one sometimes simply can't be able to protect them from all the scary Truth's out there.... And there's plenty of them....
@Renemor Exactly, sometimes our direct worlds need us more than the wider world does. And if you're lucky and you do your work well, you can send someone out into the world with the benefits of our experience, and the fury and vision to do something. Saying that the young will save the world, doesn't mean the old give up. It means that we understand the value of fresh eyes and perspective. We've watched older generations hold on for too long, for too long. If our generation doesn't pass the torch early, these young people will be too old to change anything by the time they get the power. I'm 42 and I would be considered young for a politician, and see that as a problem.
UA-cam stopped suggesting Leeja to me :( She used to be a "watch as soon as I notice it" person, but a few months ago, YT just stopped showing me her content. I had to search her name to see this!
No wonder she doesn't have millions of views and subscribers because her research is absolutely outstanding and her delivery impeccable. Maybe we need to do something about this. She's just incredible plus this Nation needs to hear her. 🇺🇸💙
I am a graduating student of 2024. I hope we can all mobilize and match the fundamental dream of political liberation for the whole world, no exceptions, no conditions.
When it comes to Likud's Revisionist goals, over 100 years now. Read Ze'ev Jabotinsky's The Iron Wall, 1923. Those Revisionists then formed the Irgun and Lehi trrrist groups, whose leaders formed Likud.
Exactly. People love saying Oct 7th was so sudden or unprovoked, and forget that people have been facing shit for decades and that has lead to more radical groups and methods (And that Israel literally began and funded Hamas to overthrow the Palestinian gov.), and that the leaders of the Israeli military had intel that this would happen and actively ignored it because they thought it "wasn't a big deal".
@@TheHuxleyAgnostic I was under-informed on this whole conflict. I started seeing videos in my feed showing the suffering of Palestinians, and then I was surprised to see so many dates are from well before Oct 2023.
I’m very surprised to hear that anyone thought any of this started with October 7. That seems to be a really common talking point. Out of curiosity, are you a young American? I’m trying to understand what demographic was unaware and why.
I hope this change isn't for Islamist revolution everywhere. Because globalizing the intifada won't work out well for anyone who isn't Arab, or Muslim.
@@loveableheathen7441Agreed. I never understood why people use "progressive" as a pejorative term. If you're not progressing you're either stagnating or regressing!
I'm a 45yo norwegian disabled activist mom, and I've spent my entire life studying the greater pictures of things, giving my two son's, 24 and 23yo, the building blocks in understanding them too, thus creating the foundation for them to engage in meaningful protests, and I proudly chain myself to the trees with them, in order to show that we, as parents, have the power to help them - they can't win these wars on they'rw own, they need us badly! So rise up, Moms and Dads of all statures and classes, and stand with our Youth in the Fight for our common Future! I want to grow old and wise, having a good and meaningful life, and I want the same for my kids, and my lineage. I'm not ready to give up on a common Utopia - Hope is what drives us - Hope and Love. Combine that with knowledge, understanding and wisdom, and we have ourselves the biggest Nuke in the history of human intellectual growth... Remember; they are counting on us to be too scared to act - and that's precisely why we should!!
People who support previous social movements but cannot understand the current one is in the same vein really bother me. They often claim to be progressive while actively being on the wrong side of history and showing they would not have been on the right side in the past either. How you react to this fight now is showing your true colours. Hell, even one of the activists in the same, Angela Davis.
That’s usually how it goes for a lot of people, I’ve noticed. They have their “cause of choice,” but it eventually leads to burn out or changing priorities as they age. This is exactly why it’s so important that young people keep fighting for what they believe in, because eventually they’ll get older, less able in one way or another, and the next generation will step in.
Agreed. Conservatives obviously hate any movement for change (it's right there in the name) and, unfortunately for actual leftists, Liberals support social movements _except_ the one that's currently happening. I think that for them it's easier to look back with rose-colored glasses after the noise dies down than it is looking at the present chaos with all of it's "scary" and "disruptive" complexities.
Supporting the putting a stop to killing innocent civilians, men, women, children, people, is not antisemitism. Many people who support Israel are christian zionists, think about that. People who support what is happening, are not supporting a land of Jews to be free. They are supporting a crazy idea, and I swear this is their words, that all the Jews being in Israel will cause a second coming of Christ, as in Jesus, and that all Jews will convert to christianity or die. The biggest supporters of Israel, at least in the US, are far right nuts who want all Jews gone. And zionism is about creating an ethnostate--something no group should have. Every time it has been tried it creates genocides, including that of Germany in WWII. Not only this, but Israel has actively harmed Jewish survivors of WWII and Jewish Palestinians. This is not about helping Jews, this is about creating a colonial project and irradicating Palestinian people. And before you say anything on how it has to be this holy land, when Israel was being founded, they didn't even have a choice set in stone for where to put it!! It was debated. And I'm sorry, but if you love a land, you don't carpet bomb it and dance on the rubble for all to see on social media. You don't create famines, use Covid as a bioweapon, and run over pregnant women for fun as they wave white flags. The people supporting this are supporting a genocide, and calling for peace, calling for an end to suffering is not antisemitic. Especially for the peace of Palestinian Jews. @@jeffreywilheim5970
@@Lau3464l Provided their cause isn't to strip rights off other people for the sake of their own benefit. Not every reactionery movement is nececcery humanatarian or even just in its cause.
Hind is pronounced with a soft i. A small error compared to CNN presenter Katie Hunt who described 6 year old Hind as a “woman who was killed in Gaza”. Hind’s whole family was murdered before her eyes after the IOF ambushed the car they were driving in. She was able to speak on the phone with ambulatory services but the two people sent to rescue her were murdered (along with Hind) by the IOF so no lives were saved. It’s a heartbreaking story.
@tyronebrown3837 sometimes you also have to intentionally misspell words to get past youtube censor bots. So using IOF serves 2 purposes here. I'm not sure what all the words that are censored are or if they need to be in certain combinations to censor but so many of my posts haven't got through and I'm saying nothing inflammatory about any religious group, only conveying facts about the country and what's happening and youtube censors it and takes down the comment
It's sickening that universities / colleges can simply get rid of students they don't like or deny them a dergee despite them passing the tests. Both of those institutions are supposed to be for freedom of speech.
I'm not at a school where protesting is happening, but man I wish I could be so I could help with this more directly. A lot of these students are using the tactics they were forced to learn for school shooters in order to protests. These students are on the right side and being joined by ANGELA FREAKING DAVIS herself!!! I fully support these protests, it's a first amendment right, and police have always been used against people trying to have or fight for human rights. These students are amazing, and I'm so glad they are fighting and giving people hope.
Help more directly? These “protesters” haven’t done a damn thing to change the state of the conflict. All they’ve done is vandalize the public property they’re camping out on.
@@toby1004 True, I have to find more fellow activists like me tho first. Been trying to. Tho it can be hard to meet people when it’s a community college and just classes.
@@Shawn-gr5ww Killing people isn’t a right either, and that’s what is being protested. Duh, breaking property isn’t a right, I never said it was. But it’s not “crying victim” to rebel against being beaten up, gassed with skunk gas, and forcefully moved or spied on which is far further a reaction than a broken window should ever cause. And it’s because they aren’t reacting to the window breaking, they are using it as an excuse to be brutal to people, students, protesting a literal genocide.
as a Gen X, when I say that I would like to see some Gen Z in political office I look at them as having a less diseased outlook on what the US is. I think the hope lies, at least for me, in my generation being better parents. Even though we don't feel equipped to fight against the powers that created us, we tried really hard to shield them from the generational abuse that made us timid. Maybe that will translate into a turned corner to a better future. 🤞
This happened already. BLM three years ago, Keystone XL, Occupy in 2008 when I was in college, the Iraq War protests in 2003. All they got was a fig leaf to change; images like the sight of Nancy Pelosi kneeling, mere token gestures at best. Brutal police suppression, violence and the murder of young activists at worst. None of these have managed to halt democracy's steady slide into fascism. We millennials learned the hard way that the boot-heel of Empire falls first on its youngest, brightest, and most idealistic. This will be Gen Z's moment to learn that lesson again.
I just made this same post on another video covering this topic. Like, I haven't TOTALLY lost hope, but I am also pretty cynical because of my own experience with these past movements. Hope for the best, plan for the worst is where I stand now 🤷♂️
History is longer than your life. Before you were born, and before your parents and theirs, the people have taken the streets. And though slowly, this battle we fight now has always been fought. For over 2 centuries now, and a few more when one accounts for the monarchy and nigh on a millennium when one counts the conflicts with the monarchy, the fight has been long. But the march of progress, while slow, and at times unsteady, had nonetheless persevered through it all. Where once men were made to be little more than livestock, they now stand as equals. Where once men were crushed under the relentless yoke of unrestrained greed, men now stand, however much the may struggle, a chance against such greed. And even at the worst of times, were whole nations fell to fascists and authoritarians, their reigns, too, were one day crushed, and in their places the seeds of freedom were sown. Their growth has not been easy, their soil is not rich, they rarely see sunlight. But through it all, the persevere. We were not the first, and it’ll be a cold day in hell before we allow ourselves to be the last. A nation is not a government. It is not a military. It is a people, and we, though different in our many ways, are united in but one: that we have shown time and time again we will not concede to authoritarians, to any authority unjustly proclaimed. We will fight, with words and ideas, with bricks and fire if we must, but we will not surrender quietly. They are a powerful few, yes. They believe they hold all the cards, and many are inclined to agree. But it is on our backs their society stands, and it is only our compliance that sustains them. The harder they push, the harder we strain, and come some day it will become too great a burden to bear and we won’t tolerate it anymore. You have given yourself to apathy, and in doing so given undue legitimacy to their reign. This is not their nation, it is our home. And you have been deluded if you believe we will not put everything on the line for it, should it become necessary. For now, we fight the battles we can and we must, we hold out hope what is broken may yet be fixed, that we might need not replace it entirely. But make no mistake, When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable. *Inevitable*
One thing I always thought was infuriating is I remember protesting a lot in the early thousands but unlike protests in other times I feel like we were laughed at and/or ignored so it did nothing. But these kids definitely know how to make sure you can't fucking ignore me! Good for them
All those anti-globalisation protests! All those nights protesting about Nike, Gap et al using slave labour. Somewhere along the line the left became pro-golbalist and took money from those companies: looking at you Colin.... whining about slavery that ended 160 years earlier, while taking money to promote a company using slave labour only 20 years earlier. Gods, I laughed so hard.
there is an encampment on my university campus right now that has thankfully remained very peaceful with the exception occasional loud and annoying counterprotestors. I went to a speech being given by a university professor who is an expert on Middle Eastern history about the Nakba outside the encampment and some Zionist dude bro interrupted his speech trying to get him to debate him. The professor basically said "I'd be happy to discuss this with you after I'm done speaking" and he refused to listen and just kept yelling stuff including the ever so elegant "this is your one chance to debate me man!" and the completely ironic and mind-boggling line "you don't know your history!" People just can't comprehend that all we want is to stop funding a genocide and the counterarguments and ideology of the other side is just baffling.
Why Gaza? There are multiple wars going on in the world right now. In Ukraine, in Sudan, In Myanmar, in Armenia. Mexico and much of central America is controlled by cartels. Half the world is living under brutal dictators. Why should I care about a small enclave of Arabs, who would throw me off a roof if given half a chance. The Arabs would not fight for young Western people if the tables were turned.
As a former Vietnam War protester in college, I'm heartened that the dream of a better world lives on in the campuses! I was particularly touched by those moms linked arm in arm protecting the younger protestors. I abhor the current genocide, yet dislike both sides in the Middle East as being too violent. Their fight over Jerusalem in particular, is like that of two 5-yr-olds arguing over a toy. I wish they'd all grow up. If Jerusalem is holy, then so is the whole planet. Excellent summation of the history of student protests over the last 100 years or so. You ask "What am I doing" to further the cause of progress? I'm not sure this is a good forum for me, but here goes: I graduated from the pursuit of political progress, including (pro-feminist) men's liberation, to the pursuit of spiritual progress. There's a raging debate between theism and atheism, largely centered around the Bible, and sometimes the Quran or Book of Mormon. The dividing line is creation vs. evolution. Atheists in particular, accuse theists of believing in magic, or fantasy, or you pick the pejorative. There are many valid criticisms to be leveled against institutionalized religions, as well as praise for its contributions to civilizations. Atheists have numerous reasons for their lack of belief in a deity or deities, some honorable, others not so much. For myself, a key factor in the debate centers around how life began. Was it designed or not? "Watchmaker Argument" gets thrown around, as though to wave one's arms and pretend there's no "there" there because it could have been an accident! and proceed to imagine the most implausible of scenarios of how the first global common ancestor (FGCA) came to exist, that also borders on a belief in magic. But they left out one thing... how did it become animated? Even if a cell did form by accident, all you'd have would be a dead cell as life is not a property of matter. In order for "Pinocchio" to become a real boy, "mind" has to be added to that cell in order to animate it, bring it to life. That rules out that it happened by accident. I find myself in a no-man's land of belief in some celestial being, (not necessarily God), designing and assembling that FGCA, then it was given just enough 'mind' to function by the source of 'mind' (a deity of some sort). And it was "designed" to evolve, (eventually into humans). But getting either side to give a little, appears to be impossible. The Earth is clearly a lot older than 6 thousand years, just as it's clear, life is way too complex for it to be an accident. And, claiming any text to be infallible, also flies in the face of experience. So, neither side can claim to have a sound story to tell. But how to get to middle ground??? Couple that, with the knowledge that if many more people were tuning into their inner advisor in a big way, they would be spirit lead to transform society into a much better version of itself. But in order for that to happen, there would need to be a broad acceptance of some version of neutrality, thus I'm urging people to adopt a simpler focus, (free of the need for theology but amenable to it): *pursue truth, beauty and goodness, and be open to the idea of being a little more perfect.* Obviously, results would not be immediate, but long-term they would be way better than what we have now.
Apologies but there is no both sides in this conflict. One side is fighting illegal occupation/genocide/ethnic clensing/aphartide the other side you have a very powerful war criminal, racist, fascist state. U.S here is backing the criminal. Israel will always be the bigger criminal even if you do the both sides thing, to the point it's not comparable. Streets of Gaza are now running red with blood literally. This has to stop.
Lol, this is an awful question. You can easily ask "Why are Nazis protesting?" At a random nazi rally, doesn't mean that they have anything of value to listen to.
Terrible video. All the 1968 protests did in the long run was help elect Nixon, which helped thwart the left in the United States for two decades. Pretty much everytime in the late 20th Century a bunch of college kids protested, it led to GOP gains and stifled progress in the short term. And if the student protestors aren't too careful, it will happen again with their anger leading to Trump's election and the left being screwed for the next twenty years (especially since a Trump win will secure a conservative Supreme Court for 30 years). Sure, history will be kind to these protesters since historians and media people have left wing sympathies. But is it all worth it if this leads to initial regression? Remember: the 2020 protestors got praise, but also it just led to more police funding across the country and very few revolutionary change.
@@FlawlessP401 no. I think they're getting old enough to learn about the world and that will cause them to have opinions that are valid. And if they actually take actions involving things they don't like they're gonna turn out as good as the generation before them and probably better if all this culture war crap ends with them. They also seem to have very progressive views involving capitalism.
After months of deep disappointment in people I had respected, it is heartening to see this. Our world is a mess, but its not hopeless, and solidarity is fundamental to any improvements we can achieve.
I go to UT Austin and people were shocked that state troopers were there on day 1. People were quite literally arrested for holding sign and banners, and even a journalist was tackled and arrested. It was AWFUL.
Burned out neurodiverse trans woman who was denied the chance to even begin learning how to function by ableist society until 3 years ago and it's still a hopeless-seeming struggle. I WISH I had the resources or spoons to do more. But the very society youth are fighting already crushed me for not being able to live in it. At 39 I can't even stop the government from randomly pulling my food stamps. No, changing the world isn't the youth's responsibility, but I can offer them no alternative. Sorry kids, just try not to end up like me!
Congratulations. You changed my mind on today's campus protesters. I was a photojournalist during campus Anti Apartheid protest, and Shah Out of US. And you're right.
Thankyou for using your platform to spread light to a vitally important issue. As a student who is staying at an encampment we are struggggling (in Australia) its getting to winter so its freezing at night and it feels like the world is trying to paint us as terrible people. Honestly, this is a breath of fresh air and I am so dissapointed many of my fave youtubers haven't said a word about this genocide.
If you’re so old and cynical that you can somehow justify 10,000+ kids perishing from artillery, then please retire from the conversation gracefully and allow us to figure it out.
Just ordered your "Reagan" tshirt for my 12 year old who's obsessed with politics/history/activism. Your channel is absolutely one of our faves. We moved from Minneapolis to Austin TX two years ago and we miss the (relative) political sanity but we don't miss the snow. Thanks for all your amazing content, Leeja!
The idea that Israel was a strategic advantage for the West was not held until after the 1967 War. In 1948 Harry Truman's Secretary Of State, George Marshal fought strongly against recognizing Israeli nationhood. He feared it would alienate the oil rich nations in the Middle East. The West only needed "a cozy ally" after the nation of Israel was a fait accompli,
The idea that Israel is a "strategic advantage" for the US or the West is and always was complete bullshit. The US suffered the oil crises of the 1970s precisely because we stood up for beleaguered, democratic Israel against theocratic regimes in the Middle East that happen to sit on massive pools of oil.
One might consider that the death toll in Gaza was revised as of late and has now a civilian/fighter ratio of roughly 1/1. Which is still tragic and cruel, but far from being genocidal. And a small wonder when considering that those freedom fighters continue to wage war from amidst their own population. One might further add that about 20 % of Israel's population are Arab and partly Muslims, which contradicts some accusations and suggests that a peaceful coexistence in that formerly almost uninhabited land, which was mostly legally purchased from Muslim owners by Jewish immigrants or their sponsors, might have been possible. So one might conclude that rough basics are not always sufficient to explain complex and complicated constellations. I am sorry, but this time your video seems to be less well researched than usual. As for peaceful protest, I am all for it, though.
In urban combat, civilian/combatant death toll ratios are as high as 9 to 1. It is far lower than that in Gaza. What is going on in Gaza in not "genocide" or "war crimes" but simply war. War is ugly. War is brutal. But that does not mean that war is not sometimes justified.
@@jeffreywilheim59709/1 sounds awful, but I think it's realistic. Being a former Navy dude and only being taught some basics about infantry things, I know nothing about urban combat. But we were also taught basics of international law in NCO school. Therefore I would like to state that HA...S fighters (sorry, I do not want to write their hateful and ugly acronym) aro no legal combatants. Even if you recognize Palestine as a state, they are no regular army. And even if you recognize them as irregular troops, they often wear civilian clothes, hide beneath hospitals etc. They are organized criminals, committing crimes. War crimes as well as different kinds of murder (for proposedly being gay and without a trial for example. There are reports and pictures). They still should be treated lawfully, though. But surely not with reverence. Protesters around the world should consider that. Especially queer persons should do that. B.t.w. the first transgender woman to win the European Song Contest (where G. Thunberg had joined protests last week) was from.... Israel. Where you can be as queer as you personality wants you to be and being sent to represent the country in international song contests. Sorry for the two long posts.
@@jeffreywilheim5970As a former Navy dude and having been taught only some basics in infantry things, I know nothing about urban warfare. 9/1 sounds gruesome yet realistic. We were also taught some basics in international law in NCO school, therefore I'd like to state that those HA...S fighters (sorry, I do not want to write their hateful and ugly acronym) are no legal combatants. Even if you recognize Palestine as a state, they are no regular army. And even when you count them as irregular troops, they often wear civilian clothes, hide beneath hospitals etc. They are organized criminals, committing war crimes, amongst other things (murdering people for proposedly being gay e. g. - there are reports and fotos). They still should be treated lawfully but surely not with reverence. Protesters should consider that. B. t. w. the first transgender woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest (where Greta Thunberg had joined the protests in Sweden last week) was from... Israel. The only country in the region that guarantees gender rights. Something else for protesters to think about.
1. where are you getting those numbers from bc thats just not true of the death toll in palestine, 2. you really need to stop listening to zionist talking points lmao it is absolutely not a war when nearly everybody on one side is starving sick dehydrated and injured and the other side is crushing them with tanks and carpet bombing the entire area they’re trapped in living in tent cities in the rubble of what was buildings before israel bombed genuinely everything. Look at the people on the ground, look how they are forced to live, and can you genuinely believe it’s an even war? please be for real
I was in Ann Arbor for some of the protests, and I did witness several acts which could be considered antisemitic-including tearing down images of kidnapped Israelis. While I’m not sure about everything being done the protesters could be considered antisemitic, there’s been moments that have made me believe that it’s incorrect to say that there’s no elements of antisemitism present in how those students have acted in campus today.
Has Project Watermelon come across Operation Olive Branch? I think the two might double efforts joined hand in hand. My dad was a 'Nam vet. He was also a hippie musician and I have a feeling he'd be joining the protesting students. Which leads me to another question. What can we, who might be too far away, do to help? (I'm not on the US mainland, and there are no local protests in my area). #freepalestine
Yeah this video is all wishful thinking. People aged 18-29 favor Trump over Biden by 6% bc of Gaza. Biden had a 21% advantage with young people in 2020 according to exit polls. Biden has lost the youth vote and we are set to lose democracy.
I have a few deeply Jewish friends where I live. I dont understand but I have empathy. According to them, the Jewish population in Israel does not approve of what their own government is doing. BB needs to go according to them. He's not representing the people of his nation.
@@Tabish_Nooristanitypical isreal supporter brainwashed by propaganda thinking the entire population of Gaza cheered on Oct 7 and support Hamas when they didn't even win there election by popular vote and most of the population are under 18 , they also leave out how most of isreal supporters the genocide and think isreal isn't being evil enough, going as far as to block humanitarian aid to starving People and harassing anyone who dares think there wrong.
the historic and archeological evidence of Jewish presence in Judea (later palestine) is actually stronger than the religious argument. The founders of Israel were not particularly religious jews. And zionism means a belief that Jews should have a right to live in their ancestral homeland, state or no state. it was the intervention of 4 arab nations after the UN partition in 48 that resulted in the expansion of the fledgling Jewish state and palestinian displacement.
I think the bigger issue here is that the larger end goal of these protests - actual long-term Israeli/Palestinian peace - is beyond our control. The Civil Rights protests were about giving black people in America rights. The Vietnam War protests were about bringing troops back home. Even the anti-aparteid protests of the 80s largely saw themselves as an extension of CRM goals. Things Americans could see as tangible. But people have been trying to solve Israel and Palestine's dilemma for years and it's strained largely by the fact that both parties have legitimate grievances and stubbornly refuse to budge on ceding ground. Hell Netanyahu and Hamas both rose to power on their refusal to give the other side wins. Even if the Palestian protests can end the war in Gaza, we'd need to spend at least a decade on rebuilding, new government reforms, getting Netanyahu and Hamas out of power, etc. And that's largely in the hands of Israel and Palestine. Not something the kids can do unless they grow up, get elected to Washington, and implement it into law. Which, of course, means ensuring we still have a democracy in the next four years alone.
The scope of these student protests is to get our education money out of funding proxy wars enriching the ghouls running the military-industrial complex and an apartheid state actively committing genocide.
I have talked about this with my brothers. What they serioulsy ask, and I would like to see if anybody here as a resonable coherent answer: "What does it mean for Palestine to be free?"
Gazans have supported and kept Hamas jihadists in power for 17+ years. Whose only goal is to kill Jews. They cheered in the streets when Hamas massacred Israel on October 7th. They don’t want peace or anything resembling what we would call “freedom”.
@@jw4451 lol IDF propaganda bot Netenyahou personally advocated for the funding of Hamas and did it for several years in the 2000s That's literally supporting Hamas Most ppl in Gaza are kids and have never voted for anything and there's been no elections for decades
It means Palestinians and Israelis coexisting in a single, secular state, with equal rights and application of the law. In other words, free. Palestinians would be allowed to return to the homes they were displaced from, a sort of "truth and reconciliation committee" would be established to make things right for those oppressed, destroyed homes would be rebuilt, etc. Whether the succeeding country is still called Israel or something else, doesn't matter. But it would not be the same state as it is today.
@@Choppermv17 So anyone who disagrees with you is a bot lol? The videos of Gazans happily cheering in the streets on October 7th don’t lie. Open your eyes and quit defending Hamas jihadists and their supporters. Gazans and Hamas are one and the same.
No one put these students in charge. They need to shut up and actually learn something useful. They are never changing my mind about anything they are only making enemies.
Former prosecutor, Shan Wu, spoke about 28 U.S. Code § 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge. 1. Can Biden act in his role as POTUS, who is to protect, defend, and uphold the US Constitution and under 28 U.S. Code § 455, disqualify Alito and Thomas on cases involving Trump and J6? Alito for his flags and Thomas for his wife's J6 interaction. 2. Can Biden act in his role as POTUS use 28 U.S. Code § 455 to disqualify Cannon from Trump's Mar-a-lago trial? She had pictures online wearing pro-Trump clothing and face paint. 3. If Biden can't/won't disqualify them, can the DOJ do so as it is their duty to protect, defend, and uphold the law?
Because of the student protests, it's funny how they look at the student protests and say how they saved democracy when it resulted in the election of one of the most corrupt presidents ever.
To recall what hope truly feels like, recall the joy felt when that bird approached Bernie Sanders in 2016 at one of his rallies. That, my friends, is the hope we must use to build a better future, starting in our own backyards. Keep up the good fight.
Im about halfway thru and so far my takeaways are this. 1) Wtf Columbia! and 2) when we research the colleges we want to attend, where they invest needs to be on the list of things we know alongside sports programs & dorm situations. Youve always been super great about feedback so may i offer some now? You go really fast. Not your speaking pace but the pace at which ideas are presented. It would be great if i had a moment to process what youre saying before you jump into the next section, but ... in a practial sense i dont actually know what that looks like. .. I find myself backing up 20-30 seconds at a time to give myself a moment to grab & hold what u said because theres so much info coming at me. And im definitely not complaining about THAT. Love ya! #backoftheclasskids ❤
FYI, Israel gives their citizens free healthcare. Well, free for them, not free for US taxpayers, apparently the U.S. has provided hundreds of billions to the cause. Not so much for our own people.
Where are the student’s protests against the Russian war in Ukraine? Many more people died there then in Gaza. Ukraine didn’t do anything to warrant an attack by Russia. Hamas did in October…and are as much to blame for a failure in a cease fire. Hamas is very happy with these world wide protests and wants the ‘war’ to drag on as long as possible. At the cost of the Gaza population. Don’t kid yourself Hamas doesn’t care about the people in Gaza, they were ‘hoping’ for this response by Israel to have the world turn on them. Israel was stupid and careless enough to fall for it. As much as I want to believe these protests are all about idealism…I can’t help but think there are a lot of ‘followers’ just joining the hype. Having some fun camping with some friends. If asked to explain their thoughts on the complex situation in the middle east…many fail to even understand the basics. Not saying I don’t think Israel is wrong they are and should stop their needles violence immediately. But can’t understand the randomness against which they are protesting. And how easy they are supporting hamas…who don’t give a fuck about the people in Gaza.
Are you somehow unaware of the relationship between the US and Israel? Because it doesn't look anything like the relationship between the US and Russia. We're not the primary support of the Russian invasion, but we are the primary support of the Palestinian genocide. Death counts aren't relevant in anything you've said here. Palestine didn't do anything to warrant land theft by Israel, or the genocide. Hamas didn't do anything in October that justifies genocide. What happened in October, while being your first look at the events going on in that region, is not the first look for people like me. Your history starts months ago, mine starts decades ago. Hamas is not responsible for a "failure" in cease fire. Israel are the ones firing, they can choose to cease at any point, but they choose not to because they just want to genocide Palestinians. You don't know a thing about what Hamas is happy with. Hamas doesn't want the war to drag on at all. The Gazan people are dying because of Israel, not Hamas. Hamas ARE THE PEOPLE IN GAZA. Of course they care about themselves and their families. That's why they join Hamas. Every Israeli bomb and bullet is a Hamas recruitment tool. The protests are about material conditions, not idealism. You can't help but feel whatever you want to make the other side look bad, bonus points when it's just you projecting. You don't know a thing about anyone here, so you claiming that people wouldn't know a thing about the situation is just wishful thinking and projection. You are literally here failing to understand the basics. You are clearly politically disengaged, like to make up things about thousands of people based on your own ignorance of issues, and are clearly not fit to call people's protesting "randomness". Most the protesters aren't supporting Hamas, which is a mistake since supporting Hamas is the most ethical position to take here. Hamas are Palestinians, they obviously care about themselves. Again, that's why they joined Hamas. Can you stop dehumanizing brown people for just a few minutes?
@@maxismills Ukraine is not the west and the west isn't a thing that can be hated. It's just a nebulous concept for the far-right to be offended on behalf of.
Its unfortunate to see you decide to take a very polarized position with little to no space for discussion of how the student protests can be moderated in regards to israel-palestine. Its also strange to argue that criticism of israel is met in-kind with responses of "Hey, thats anti-semitic" when you know that is not the case for the majority of "zionists". I disagree with your presentation of the history of how the country israel came to be and I believe you can possibly put in a bit more effort into reading historical texts instead of quick summaries that dont elaborate on practicality of why certain decisions were made. The matter of silencing student protests is interesting and concerning in some aspects but it falls under a certain level of scrutiny as well and the student protests in columbia, nyu, and even city college have been disruptive to the education of the students and faculty. Especially when considering that some people in the encampments are not students(which can be a security concern as well). There are more aspects to these encampments that are merited such a struct response from administration but it doesn't seem worth it to discuss it here. I am pretty disappointed by the quality of this video and the polarizing language
I find it a bit dishonest to compare the current student protests to the 70s protest where the national guard literally shot people to death and brutalised them on a different scale from today. Second of all the 70s student protest didnt lock down other students from the school and actively engaged in anti-war discourse. These points I just don't see with the current movement. It comes of as an aesthetic people wear and less so earnest protest in favor of the plight of the Palestinian people.
Yeah there’s no comparison with today’s protests where handfuls of students camped out on the grounds of their campuses for barely a couple weeks before packing up and going home for the summer.
I think it would do more for people to be educated on how to be involved in politics, and how democracy functions, than staying the night on campus and causing chaos and confusion. See if any of the protestors can pass a basic vocabulary assessment related to how democracy functions in local politics, state politics, federal, and the related systems maybe. Or for example things like, "why is a 2/3rds majority vote an important concept? when is it important to always require a 2/3rds majority vote?"
I remember the mom protests. It was heart wretching that that was what was standing between the black protesters and potential death. I really want to make sure i never become complacent. My hope might be diminishing but still fight regardless.
It is a great message, but we have to remember after the late 1960s to early 70s protests was the 20 year long Nixon and Reagan era entirely caused by the idea of "rule of law" thinking that came as a response to these protests. Arguably these protests set the US back by a decade or two.
This entire video makes me facepalm😶. Sure, it’s obvious you are pro Palestine, but this entire justification and thematic overview is simply laughable.
In case there's anyone who doesn't know how this stuff actually works: so far as the powers that be are concerned, what all we allow to happen to others, we volunteer to endure, ourselves. Their notions of equality among the vulgus. So, if you're not okay with yourself and your family being in the midst of a genocide, then get off your ass and protest this crap, because it doesn't matter what you mean or what you feel; your inaction and ignorance will be interpreted as callousness that they are then free to show towards you. This is what they see as justice.
Leeja, thank you for trying to tackle this issue. I would have liked to have seen at least some discussion on the proportion of university funding coming from places like Qatar and how a lot of the protestors' narrative hails from a specific ideology from that region. Also a look into who is organising these protests and funding them could lead to a very different analysis. I also think you omitted the fact that protestors are specifically blocking many Jewish students from going on campus, which screams discrimination. I really appreciate your videos and usually I find them to be well researched and thought through. However this time, a deeper understanding of the connection between Zionism and Judaism could have been helpful to a more robust analysis and understanding of why elements of the protests are hate speech, and inherently calls for genocide.
I know I've watched your in depth Ronald Reagan piece, but Leeja, I would pay a thousand dollars for a book written by you titled "RONALD F@&KIN REAGAN: How Reagan Ruined Everything". It would be an instant Times Best Seller.
Honestly, the students rarely know what they're talking about on a broad level. They don't understand the wider problem. And thats why the protest works. As we get older we become jaded, we give up on the aspirational goals and focus on the possible. Not because we don't care but because we think it can't happen. These kids aren't there yet, they aren't broken by reality yet, and thats why they always push us forward. The young tell us what is wrong. And we tell them why its like that. But we shouldn't block them from forcing a solution.
From what I heard on the ground from activist. These kids do know what they're talking about and those who are unaware are asking questions. They're also having political teach-ins and teaching the actual history on this conflict in these encampments.
@@jonblaze4244 Researching the conflict has practically consumed my life for the past several months, so I think that I’m quite well educated on the subject. I unfortunately can’t say the same for the people who are chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” when the original Arabic translation is “From water to water, Palestine will be Arab”.
@@chickensalad3535 wow. You've researched for several whole months. Impressive. I work with folks who has been involved with Palestinians liberation for their whole lives. A few decades longer than months.
Does it bother me that Palestinian civilians have to suffer for what Hamas did? Yes it it didn’t I would be worried about what sort of person I am but how many of our civilians have Hamas and the Islamic Jihad killed? And how many civilians did American kill in Iraq in Japan in Germany? Sometimes you have to pick a side and just accept the nastiness of war
Very ahistorical video. The impact of anti-student sentiment from the failures of student protests helped give us Nixon and Reagan. And with Reagan came the death of labor unions and trickledown economics. The most corrupt era in our history. The aftershocks of this era have been immense and even then, decades later, sentiments towards the war is positive…
Thank you Leeja. I've been worried about Kent State and Jackson State happening again. Plus my mom didn't go to an Ohio state school and was only in high school at the time, but she did go to college in Ohio only a few years after and my dad grew up in Ohio and Colorado, so my parents were definitely aware of Kent State.
We always believe the kids will save us because we realize they still see a progressive future while we, as adults, have become the cog in the machine. We need those jobs/careers to keep ourselves and those kids afloat. We are a disruption or protest from losing our livelihoods and being homeless. Us adults are trapped in the status quo. We see how happy, go lucky and full of life we were via our kids.
@@arasharfa I'm speaking about primary school aged kids. The one's that still have hopes and dreams. Not college aged adults that take on their first huge disappointment in the life long student debt bill they will be paying
I've discovered activism in my 40's. Yes, young people give me hope and inspiration. And it's my job to do the same for them. I hope that they look at me, a middle-aged, tubby, trans guy and think, "Well apparently not everybody's heart dies at 30." I don't have a lot of hope for my lifetime. Which makes it even more important to do the work for their lifetimes.
Well said, and good on you
Bravo! Hell, I’m in my 60s, and went to my share of protests in my youth (and beyond…though my health no longer allows it 🙁). My kids (in your age range) did, and do, the same; and now my grandson in college is taking his turn (also trans, as am I!). Aging doesn’t always mean creeping to the right! The kids are absolutely alright 💚❤️🖤🤍
Enby here.
I protested in Queer Nation back in the 90's. Took a long break, but back in the struggle.
trans people do not exist Corwin. Please, get help. Men can't become women and vice versa. You are living a pseudoscientific fantasy and the people around you are doing you no good by telling you comforting lies.
I’m 57 and to my kid to protests to make sure I raised them right.
The US is like a season of Scooby-Doo, except whenever they unmask the villain at the end, it's always Ronald Reagan.
Why hasn't anyone written time travel fiction about attempts to knock out Reagan? It's always Hitler.
yes
haha incredible comment, pls keep making it!!
Thanks for the votes, suckers.
Tax cuts the political equivalent of a Scooby Snack
Its always wild to me when i remember that my grandfather heavily critisized the "illegal war" in Vietnam when he was in college. Oh the hate mail and death threats he received from all over the US... He and my grandmother have all these stories of taking busses across the country to protest. To me, theyre the goofy folks that gave me way too much ice cream when i was little. Who knew they were badasses?
This isnt the Vietnam war, this is 1930s germany. You are celebrating ISIS and calling for discrimination of a persecuted minority.
You aren't a hero. You're a racist mob funded by Qatar and China
The Mike Johnson "enjoy your free speech..." Sounds like a threat every time and it's chilling
Yeah I got chills when I heard that too
They should go try shouting down the government in Palestine.
@ernestdoyle6937 oh man how much they want but they can"t palestenian don't have right of return
It is seen as a badge of honor to have protested in the 60s and it will soon and forever be the same for the 2020s.
So these kids are doing this cause they want to have bragging rights for camping out on their campus when they’re older?
@@Shawn-gr5wwWhy are you trolls so fucking lazy?
@@Shawn-gr5ww
No. Someone had to stand up and the students finally did.
@@Shawn-gr5ww When they are older, the won't own up to protesting for Islamism and Jew-mu**er.
@@Shawn-gr5wwMaybe because they don’t want their tax dollars going towards genocide??
26:15 - 26:40 ....I'm black I dated a white woman for 7 years...she got MORE results from protesting than I ever did in my entire life ....I've been "frisked " 5 times in my adult life ...one time I was actually coming from the POLICE ACADEMY. ..trying to be a police officer. ..😂...the irony ....anyway, thank you acknowledging the disadvantages we have as black people ❤
It's probably because you were walking around the Academy like you belonged there and they couldn't have that!
I'm aware I have white privilege. Since I didn't do squat to earn it, I feel I have an obligation to use it to help others, if I can.
Your girlfriend is the reason I never cared about who killed Nicole Brown Simpson.
thats gotta be disheartening to know that your voice doesnt reach as far. but i promise there are those of us out there listening & pushing for change. stay safe, if possible ♡
@@faustinreeder1075what the fuck
My grandpa was a photographer for the SF Chronicle during the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He got tear gassed trying to cover the event. Also, his future son-in-law was there as a member of the California National Guard.
Oh, and my dad worked at a coat factory during the Watts Riots. The same uncle of mine was also there with the California National Guard.
And yes, he is that uncle we all deal with at Thanksgiving.
A true democracy will never let any protests slow down. A democracy in threat of authoratarianism will be abolished if any protests slow down
If your democracy is constantly being "saved" and never was a "true democracy" then maybe it was broken from the start.
Unfortunantely the US is not a true democracy. Our FF didn’t trust us enough in the 1700s and now between swing states and electoral college it’s the only thing keeping republicans in power. Until we abolish electoral college (or do the interstate compact) we’re screwed.
Stop parroting socialism!
“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
- Wole Soyinka
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
- Voltaire
Usa has had nazis protest and these kids are nazis as well. They just cant take over the school, threatrn homicide or pull the close to hostagr situation they have pulled a few times.
Iran is committing genocide on gaza. These kids know this but convienantly follow a streak of avoidance of that fact.
I don't support the protests but i will support their right to protest as long as they don't try to hold ppl hostage or give death threats like many of them have.
I do not support nazis.
FREE FREE PALESTINE FROM IRAN!!!
People forget that the American Revolution started with Protests or maybe they do and that's why they're shitting themselves.
Yea I'm really worried about Gen-Z college kids starting a revolution. The government could block internet access and the whole thing would fall apart.
@@Syrzl9231bro typed this out onto the internet, and didn’t see the irony.
People forget that the American Revolution began as a rejection of a 2% tax on a single product. Now the modern day "protestors" clamour for more taxes.
TPTB are onboard with the protestors, as the result will be more power for them as a result.
We will and should disrupt what is "normal" if what is "normal" is not good!
What's scary is there seem to be a lot of people whose definition of "good" *is* "normal". They would deny that if asked, but they will always oppose anything that challenges the status quo. Even the parts they object to play a role in the "normal" they want to protect
I really really really appreciate you emphasizing the difference between Jews and Zionists (though there’s obviously some overlap). As a Jew, it crushes me to see people perceive the colour blue and the jewish star symbol as aggressive Zionist signifiers, even though blue has been a cultural and religious colour for us for millennia, and the star has been a symbol we proudly used for centuries to connect us across the globe. My ancestors were very early anti-Zionists, called Bundists, who were 19th century jewish socialists in the Russian empire. It was a pretty big political faction, and they fought for equal rights and socialist values in direct opposition to the early Zionists encouraging people to move to Jerusalem under ottoman rule. It makes me sad that the term “anti-Zionist” now has a meaning outside of the jewish community that is being conflated with antisemitism (and sometimes actually demonstrating antisemitism…) All that being said, every Israeli I know opposes this war vehemently and have been protesting it inside and outside of Israel. Even the ones I know who don’t particularly care about Palestinian lives and rights, they see this war as a massive waste of time and money, and proof that the Israeli gov doesn’t actually care about rescuing hostages. “This is not a rescue mission, it’s a revenge mission” is a direct quote. #NotInMyName
Excellent comment. It reminded me of Sam Aaronow, a channel that made a good video about the Bundists.
The good old punitive expedition.
Very interesting! Is there talk of Israeli actions increasing sympathy for Hamas?
The majority of Jews are Zionist and half of the world’s Jewish population resides in Israel. Anti-Zionist Jews are the minority. Also, being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli government are not the same things.
Oh, an AsAJew. Likely a bot.
Over 80% of American Jews are Zionists and more than that abroad. The number is rising because of this shitshow.
Anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. Be on the side of the Islamists if you want.
I am a student at the University of Amsterdam, and very similar things are happening here (on a smaller scale, of course). The university is sending in the Dutch riot police to remove student protests forcefully. Last week they used bulldozers to clear an encampment (which was set up on a lawn far away from the main buildings, people were peaceful and actually quite calm), and on Monday they were back on campus to break up another protest. They used batons and fists to beat the students and deployed armored vehicles and dogs to "control" the situation. The university refuses to talk to the protesters because they caused damage to property. The fact that their treatment of the students resulted in significant physical harm (concussions, unconscious students, wounds, etc.) is not mentioned at all. Not even in the media.
Speaking of the media, I often notice that the comments under articles on this topic are becoming more and more xenophobic. People say things like "they should be expelled from campus first and then from the country".
Do you think that protesting for Islamists who want to murder Jews is a good use of your time? Before you say you are protesting for the children, what about the children from October 7th?
I saw this all happening on TikTok! The comments on all the news articles about any kind of protests are becoming so disgusting to read too and they’re spreading so much misinformation about what the protests are for. It’s really harsh to see this happening all over the world.
@@AForestDwellingSpirit The protests are in support of an Islamist government (Hamas) who exist to kill Jews. That's who these protests benefit.
Also, I personally think young people will save "us", I think its our responsibility to give them the tools to save themselves. I got a good 40 years left, I'm probably gonna die before the world is ready to burn. But my nephew won't, so I do count on him.
We can start by giving them the basic facts about the history of Israel and Zionism instead of the fun house mirror version of pro-"Palestinian" PR.
Counterpoint : Young ppl are not saving us lol. Also stop depending on young ppl to save us lol
People aged 18-29 currently favor Trump over Biden by 6%. In 2020 they chose Biden over Trump by 21% according to exit polls. How do we save democracy by electing the guy who wants to end it?
a non-religious AMEN - give them the tools. Teach them to honor critical thinking, reading philosophy and history, making them engaged. I'm a 45yo Mom with two activist-boys, and I sadly believe I got a front-row seat to the Fire - there's already so many signs through history, culminating in this very moment. So I've been preparing them since they were little, they are now 24 and 23yo. Knowledge and wisdom will strip the youth from any fear - they will know what moves to make. I still got Hope. That's all I'm left with. Hope is the last bastion against Fear and Dispair. So whilst showing, and inspiring, our Youth to clearly see the bigger picture of things - we also need to give them Hope. I'ts a balance that's sometimes hard to master, as one sometimes simply can't be able to protect them from all the scary Truth's out there.... And there's plenty of them....
@Renemor Exactly, sometimes our direct worlds need us more than the wider world does. And if you're lucky and you do your work well, you can send someone out into the world with the benefits of our experience, and the fury and vision to do something.
Saying that the young will save the world, doesn't mean the old give up. It means that we understand the value of fresh eyes and perspective. We've watched older generations hold on for too long, for too long. If our generation doesn't pass the torch early, these young people will be too old to change anything by the time they get the power. I'm 42 and I would be considered young for a politician, and see that as a problem.
UA-cam stopped suggesting Leeja to me :(
She used to be a "watch as soon as I notice it" person, but a few months ago, YT just stopped showing me her content. I had to search her name to see this!
No wonder she doesn't have millions of views and subscribers because her research is absolutely outstanding and her delivery impeccable. Maybe we need to do something about this. She's just incredible plus this Nation needs to hear her. 🇺🇸💙
I am a graduating student of 2024. I hope we can all mobilize and match the fundamental dream of political liberation for the whole world, no exceptions, no conditions.
In case you hadn't noticed, the pendulum is swinging the other direction
@@kbuckendorf4287 I am aware my friend. As sad as it is, only in catastrophe is there a possibility it seems for us :/.
I take it you haven't seen much of the world.
The Issues going on in the Israeli Palestinians state is been going on for over 75years
Not October 7th.
When it comes to Likud's Revisionist goals, over 100 years now. Read Ze'ev Jabotinsky's The Iron Wall, 1923. Those Revisionists then formed the Irgun and Lehi trrrist groups, whose leaders formed Likud.
Exactly. People love saying Oct 7th was so sudden or unprovoked, and forget that people have been facing shit for decades and that has lead to more radical groups and methods (And that Israel literally began and funded Hamas to overthrow the Palestinian gov.), and that the leaders of the Israeli military had intel that this would happen and actively ignored it because they thought it "wasn't a big deal".
@@TheHuxleyAgnostic I was under-informed on this whole conflict. I started seeing videos in my feed showing the suffering of Palestinians, and then I was surprised to see so many dates are from well before Oct 2023.
I’m very surprised to hear that anyone thought any of this started with October 7. That seems to be a really common talking point. Out of curiosity, are you a young American? I’m trying to understand what demographic was unaware and why.
One reason October 7th was likely chosen for the attack was because of an October 6th 50 years prior.
Student protests are very rarely on the wrong side of history, if ever. They are the spearhead of change.
I hope this change isn't for Islamist revolution everywhere. Because globalizing the intifada won't work out well for anyone who isn't Arab, or Muslim.
Same goes for progressives in general
YEP
@@loveableheathen7441Agreed. I never understood why people use "progressive" as a pejorative term. If you're not progressing you're either stagnating or regressing!
'Queers for Hamas'....... Will be remembered by history as one of the most stupid lines ever written.
Looking at history I don't see how anyone can think we've ever had real democracy in America.
I'm a 45yo norwegian disabled activist mom, and I've spent my entire life studying the greater pictures of things, giving my two son's, 24 and 23yo, the building blocks in understanding them too, thus creating the foundation for them to engage in meaningful protests, and I proudly chain myself to the trees with them, in order to show that we, as parents, have the power to help them - they can't win these wars on they'rw own, they need us badly! So rise up, Moms and Dads of all statures and classes, and stand with our Youth in the Fight for our common Future! I want to grow old and wise, having a good and meaningful life, and I want the same for my kids, and my lineage. I'm not ready to give up on a common Utopia - Hope is what drives us - Hope and Love. Combine that with knowledge, understanding and wisdom, and we have ourselves the biggest Nuke in the history of human intellectual growth... Remember; they are counting on us to be too scared to act - and that's precisely why we should!!
Du er helt utrolig. Vi trenger flere foreldre som deg.
It always leads back to Ronald Fucking Reagan
Every fucking time
@@jeffreywilheim5970Crying socialism isn’t a rebuttal.
@jeffreywilheim5970 Okay, Joseph McCarthy
Ronald Reagan was a literal delusional devil. I am pretty sure dude is laughing it up with Satan
@@kirbythegameryt9364shut up fascist
People who support previous social movements but cannot understand the current one is in the same vein really bother me. They often claim to be progressive while actively being on the wrong side of history and showing they would not have been on the right side in the past either.
How you react to this fight now is showing your true colours. Hell, even one of the activists in the same, Angela Davis.
That’s usually how it goes for a lot of people, I’ve noticed. They have their “cause of choice,” but it eventually leads to burn out or changing priorities as they age. This is exactly why it’s so important that young people keep fighting for what they believe in, because eventually they’ll get older, less able in one way or another, and the next generation will step in.
Agreed. Conservatives obviously hate any movement for change (it's right there in the name) and, unfortunately for actual leftists, Liberals support social movements _except_ the one that's currently happening. I think that for them it's easier to look back with rose-colored glasses after the noise dies down than it is looking at the present chaos with all of it's "scary" and "disruptive" complexities.
For real. I just hope there is still a planet and a humanity for the next generations to keep fighting for. @@Lau3464l
Supporting the putting a stop to killing innocent civilians, men, women, children, people, is not antisemitism.
Many people who support Israel are christian zionists, think about that.
People who support what is happening, are not supporting a land of Jews to be free. They are supporting a crazy idea, and I swear this is their words, that all the Jews being in Israel will cause a second coming of Christ, as in Jesus, and that all Jews will convert to christianity or die.
The biggest supporters of Israel, at least in the US, are far right nuts who want all Jews gone.
And zionism is about creating an ethnostate--something no group should have. Every time it has been tried it creates genocides, including that of Germany in WWII.
Not only this, but Israel has actively harmed Jewish survivors of WWII and Jewish Palestinians. This is not about helping Jews, this is about creating a colonial project and irradicating Palestinian people.
And before you say anything on how it has to be this holy land, when Israel was being founded, they didn't even have a choice set in stone for where to put it!! It was debated.
And I'm sorry, but if you love a land, you don't carpet bomb it and dance on the rubble for all to see on social media. You don't create famines, use Covid as a bioweapon, and run over pregnant women for fun as they wave white flags.
The people supporting this are supporting a genocide, and calling for peace, calling for an end to suffering is not antisemitic. Especially for the peace of Palestinian Jews. @@jeffreywilheim5970
@@Lau3464l Provided their cause isn't to strip rights off other people for the sake of their own benefit. Not every reactionery movement is nececcery humanatarian or even just in its cause.
Hind is pronounced with a soft i. A small error compared to CNN presenter Katie Hunt who described 6 year old Hind as a “woman who was killed in Gaza”. Hind’s whole family was murdered before her eyes after the IOF ambushed the car they were driving in. She was able to speak on the phone with ambulatory services but the two people sent to rescue her were murdered (along with Hind) by the IOF so no lives were saved. It’s a heartbreaking story.
Iof
ISRAEL offensive forces.
Nothing defensive about them
@tyronebrown3837 sometimes you also have to intentionally misspell words to get past youtube censor bots. So using IOF serves 2 purposes here. I'm not sure what all the words that are censored are or if they need to be in certain combinations to censor but so many of my posts haven't got through and I'm saying nothing inflammatory about any religious group, only conveying facts about the country and what's happening and youtube censors it and takes down the comment
These students that were suspended and not allowed to graduate automatically will get a Masters of Humanity degree when history is written.
You live on stolen land.
YEP
It's sickening that universities / colleges can simply get rid of students they don't like or deny them a dergee despite them passing the tests. Both of those institutions are supposed to be for freedom of speech.
@@07Flash11MRC The same thing happened to my uncle Bob who was a member of the KKK.
@@piccalillipit9211 Hamas throws gays off buildings. People who support Islam are the bad guys.
I'm not at a school where protesting is happening, but man I wish I could be so I could help with this more directly. A lot of these students are using the tactics they were forced to learn for school shooters in order to protests. These students are on the right side and being joined by ANGELA FREAKING DAVIS herself!!!
I fully support these protests, it's a first amendment right, and police have always been used against people trying to have or fight for human rights.
These students are amazing, and I'm so glad they are fighting and giving people hope.
Help more directly? These “protesters” haven’t done a damn thing to change the state of the conflict. All they’ve done is vandalize the public property they’re camping out on.
you could always try to organize your own protest :)
@@toby1004 True, I have to find more fellow activists like me tho first. Been trying to. Tho it can be hard to meet people when it’s a community college and just classes.
Destroying property is not a first amendment right. That is what police go after and these students cry victim when that happens.
@@Shawn-gr5ww Killing people isn’t a right either, and that’s what is being protested. Duh, breaking property isn’t a right, I never said it was. But it’s not “crying victim” to rebel against being beaten up, gassed with skunk gas, and forcefully moved or spied on which is far further a reaction than a broken window should ever cause.
And it’s because they aren’t reacting to the window breaking, they are using it as an excuse to be brutal to people, students, protesting a literal genocide.
as a Gen X, when I say that I would like to see some Gen Z in political office I look at them as having a less diseased outlook on what the US is. I think the hope lies, at least for me, in my generation being better parents. Even though we don't feel equipped to fight against the powers that created us, we tried really hard to shield them from the generational abuse that made us timid. Maybe that will translate into a turned corner to a better future. 🤞
Hogs were created to be bodyguards of the bourgeoisie. This is what they excel at.
This happened already. BLM three years ago, Keystone XL, Occupy in 2008 when I was in college, the Iraq War protests in 2003. All they got was a fig leaf to change; images like the sight of Nancy Pelosi kneeling, mere token gestures at best. Brutal police suppression, violence and the murder of young activists at worst. None of these have managed to halt democracy's steady slide into fascism. We millennials learned the hard way that the boot-heel of Empire falls first on its youngest, brightest, and most idealistic. This will be Gen Z's moment to learn that lesson again.
I just made this same post on another video covering this topic. Like, I haven't TOTALLY lost hope, but I am also pretty cynical because of my own experience with these past movements. Hope for the best, plan for the worst is where I stand now 🤷♂️
You must be fun at parties
History is longer than your life. Before you were born, and before your parents and theirs, the people have taken the streets. And though slowly, this battle we fight now has always been fought. For over 2 centuries now, and a few more when one accounts for the monarchy and nigh on a millennium when one counts the conflicts with the monarchy, the fight has been long. But the march of progress, while slow, and at times unsteady, had nonetheless persevered through it all. Where once men were made to be little more than livestock, they now stand as equals. Where once men were crushed under the relentless yoke of unrestrained greed, men now stand, however much the may struggle, a chance against such greed. And even at the worst of times, were whole nations fell to fascists and authoritarians, their reigns, too, were one day crushed, and in their places the seeds of freedom were sown. Their growth has not been easy, their soil is not rich, they rarely see sunlight. But through it all, the persevere. We were not the first, and it’ll be a cold day in hell before we allow ourselves to be the last. A nation is not a government. It is not a military. It is a people, and we, though different in our many ways, are united in but one: that we have shown time and time again we will not concede to authoritarians, to any authority unjustly proclaimed. We will fight, with words and ideas, with bricks and fire if we must, but we will not surrender quietly. They are a powerful few, yes. They believe they hold all the cards, and many are inclined to agree. But it is on our backs their society stands, and it is only our compliance that sustains them. The harder they push, the harder we strain, and come some day it will become too great a burden to bear and we won’t tolerate it anymore. You have given yourself to apathy, and in doing so given undue legitimacy to their reign. This is not their nation, it is our home. And you have been deluded if you believe we will not put everything on the line for it, should it become necessary. For now, we fight the battles we can and we must, we hold out hope what is broken may yet be fixed, that we might need not replace it entirely. But make no mistake,
When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable.
*Inevitable*
@@aff77141- retire this stupid-ass joke
Lol. LMAO even.
One thing I always thought was infuriating is I remember protesting a lot in the early thousands but unlike protests in other times I feel like we were laughed at and/or ignored so it did nothing. But these kids definitely know how to make sure you can't fucking ignore me! Good for them
All those anti-globalisation protests!
All those nights protesting about Nike, Gap et al using slave labour.
Somewhere along the line the left became pro-golbalist and took money from those companies: looking at you Colin.... whining about slavery that ended 160 years earlier, while taking money to promote a company using slave labour only 20 years earlier.
Gods, I laughed so hard.
Mike Johnson saying "Enjoy your free speech." sounds like a threat.
there is an encampment on my university campus right now that has thankfully remained very peaceful with the exception occasional loud and annoying counterprotestors. I went to a speech being given by a university professor who is an expert on Middle Eastern history about the Nakba outside the encampment and some Zionist dude bro interrupted his speech trying to get him to debate him. The professor basically said "I'd be happy to discuss this with you after I'm done speaking" and he refused to listen and just kept yelling stuff including the ever so elegant "this is your one chance to debate me man!" and the completely ironic and mind-boggling line "you don't know your history!" People just can't comprehend that all we want is to stop funding a genocide and the counterarguments and ideology of the other side is just baffling.
Every time you say Ronny Bois name with such disgust and discontent, an angel gains it's wings 🪽 😇
Because it always goes back to FUCKING REAGAN!!!!!
Glad you’re speaking up- we need all eyes on Gaza. No one is safe and no where is safe.
Why Gaza? There are multiple wars going on in the world right now. In Ukraine, in Sudan, In Myanmar, in Armenia. Mexico and much of central America is controlled by cartels. Half the world is living under brutal dictators. Why should I care about a small enclave of Arabs, who would throw me off a roof if given half a chance. The Arabs would not fight for young Western people if the tables were turned.
As a former Vietnam War protester in college, I'm heartened that the dream of a better world lives on in the campuses! I was particularly touched by those moms linked arm in arm protecting the younger protestors. I abhor the current genocide, yet dislike both sides in the Middle East as being too violent. Their fight over Jerusalem in particular, is like that of two 5-yr-olds arguing over a toy. I wish they'd all grow up. If Jerusalem is holy, then so is the whole planet.
Excellent summation of the history of student protests over the last 100 years or so.
You ask "What am I doing" to further the cause of progress? I'm not sure this is a good forum for me, but here goes:
I graduated from the pursuit of political progress, including (pro-feminist) men's liberation, to the pursuit of spiritual progress. There's a raging debate between theism and atheism, largely centered around the Bible, and sometimes the Quran or Book of Mormon. The dividing line is creation vs. evolution. Atheists in particular, accuse theists of believing in magic, or fantasy, or you pick the pejorative. There are many valid criticisms to be leveled against institutionalized religions, as well as praise for its contributions to civilizations. Atheists have numerous reasons for their lack of belief in a deity or deities, some honorable, others not so much. For myself, a key factor in the debate centers around how life began. Was it designed or not? "Watchmaker Argument" gets thrown around, as though to wave one's arms and pretend there's no "there" there because it could have been an accident! and proceed to imagine the most implausible of scenarios of how the first global common ancestor (FGCA) came to exist, that also borders on a belief in magic. But they left out one thing... how did it become animated? Even if a cell did form by accident, all you'd have would be a dead cell as life is not a property of matter. In order for "Pinocchio" to become a real boy, "mind" has to be added to that cell in order to animate it, bring it to life. That rules out that it happened by accident.
I find myself in a no-man's land of belief in some celestial being, (not necessarily God), designing and assembling that FGCA, then it was given just enough 'mind' to function by the source of 'mind' (a deity of some sort). And it was "designed" to evolve, (eventually into humans). But getting either side to give a little, appears to be impossible. The Earth is clearly a lot older than 6 thousand years, just as it's clear, life is way too complex for it to be an accident. And, claiming any text to be infallible, also flies in the face of experience. So, neither side can claim to have a sound story to tell. But how to get to middle ground???
Couple that, with the knowledge that if many more people were tuning into their inner advisor in a big way, they would be spirit lead to transform society into a much better version of itself. But in order for that to happen, there would need to be a broad acceptance of some version of neutrality, thus I'm urging people to adopt a simpler focus, (free of the need for theology but amenable to it): *pursue truth, beauty and goodness, and be open to the idea of being a little more perfect.*
Obviously, results would not be immediate, but long-term they would be way better than what we have now.
Apologies but there is no both sides in this conflict. One side is fighting illegal occupation/genocide/ethnic clensing/aphartide the other side you have a very powerful war criminal, racist, fascist state. U.S here is backing the criminal. Israel will always be the bigger criminal even if you do the both sides thing, to the point it's not comparable. Streets of Gaza are now running red with blood literally. This has to stop.
Fucking, is Ronald's official middle name now.
Remember; If protesting is a problem, maybe ask yourself why they're protesting in the first place.
They don't care.
The question they ask instead is "how can I misrepresent their reasons for protesting to my cult?"
Lol, this is an awful question.
You can easily ask "Why are Nazis protesting?" At a random nazi rally, doesn't mean that they have anything of value to listen to.
Terrible video. All the 1968 protests did in the long run was help elect Nixon, which helped thwart the left in the United States for two decades. Pretty much everytime in the late 20th Century a bunch of college kids protested, it led to GOP gains and stifled progress in the short term. And if the student protestors aren't too careful, it will happen again with their anger leading to Trump's election and the left being screwed for the next twenty years (especially since a Trump win will secure a conservative Supreme Court for 30 years). Sure, history will be kind to these protesters since historians and media people have left wing sympathies. But is it all worth it if this leads to initial regression? Remember: the 2020 protestors got praise, but also it just led to more police funding across the country and very few revolutionary change.
Exactly, this protest won't help save democracy. It'll help end it because all they're going to do is help Trump win this year.
Remember in 2020 when Zoomers used TikTok to troll Trump at his Covid infested rallies...
I didn't hear of that that would be interesting to see
Now Biden wants to ban TikTok because they are witnessing a genocide
Remember when no one ever cared what gen z believes about anything ever? Still true
@@FlawlessP401 no. I think they're getting old enough to learn about the world and that will cause them to have opinions that are valid. And if they actually take actions involving things they don't like they're gonna turn out as good as the generation before them and probably better if all this culture war crap ends with them. They also seem to have very progressive views involving capitalism.
After months of deep disappointment in people I had respected, it is heartening to see this. Our world is a mess, but its not hopeless, and solidarity is fundamental to any improvements we can achieve.
I go to UT Austin and people were shocked that state troopers were there on day 1. People were quite literally arrested for holding sign and banners, and even a journalist was tackled and arrested. It was AWFUL.
Burned out neurodiverse trans woman who was denied the chance to even begin learning how to function by ableist society until 3 years ago and it's still a hopeless-seeming struggle. I WISH I had the resources or spoons to do more. But the very society youth are fighting already crushed me for not being able to live in it. At 39 I can't even stop the government from randomly pulling my food stamps. No, changing the world isn't the youth's responsibility, but I can offer them no alternative. Sorry kids, just try not to end up like me!
She got big balls, thank you for speaking truth to power!
Congratulations. You changed my mind on today's campus protesters. I was a photojournalist during campus Anti Apartheid protest, and Shah Out of US. And you're right.
Leeja, thank you for the hard work !! TRUTH TO POWER 🇵🇸
Thankyou for using your platform to spread light to a vitally important issue. As a student who is staying at an encampment we are struggggling (in Australia) its getting to winter so its freezing at night and it feels like the world is trying to paint us as terrible people. Honestly, this is a breath of fresh air and I am so dissapointed many of my fave youtubers haven't said a word about this genocide.
If you’re so old and cynical that you can somehow justify 10,000+ kids perishing from artillery, then please retire from the conversation gracefully and allow us to figure it out.
It is challenging. As a mid-millenial (born in '88), I am somewhat jaded and slightly disappointed in folks of my age group.
Just ordered your "Reagan" tshirt for my 12 year old who's obsessed with politics/history/activism. Your channel is absolutely one of our faves. We moved from Minneapolis to Austin TX two years ago and we miss the (relative) political sanity but we don't miss the snow.
Thanks for all your amazing content, Leeja!
The idea that Israel was a strategic advantage for the West was not held until after the 1967 War. In 1948 Harry Truman's Secretary Of State, George Marshal fought strongly against recognizing Israeli nationhood. He feared it would alienate the oil rich nations in the Middle East. The West only needed "a cozy ally" after the nation of Israel was a fait accompli,
The idea that Israel is a "strategic advantage" for the US or the West is and always was complete bullshit. The US suffered the oil crises of the 1970s precisely because we stood up for beleaguered, democratic Israel against theocratic regimes in the Middle East that happen to sit on massive pools of oil.
Didn't Britain and France use it to invade Egypt during the Suez crisis?
One might consider that the death toll in Gaza was revised as of late and has now a civilian/fighter ratio of roughly 1/1. Which is still tragic and cruel, but far from being genocidal. And a small wonder when considering that those freedom fighters continue to wage war from amidst their own population. One might further add that about 20 % of Israel's population are Arab and partly Muslims, which contradicts some accusations and suggests that a peaceful coexistence in that formerly almost uninhabited land, which was mostly legally purchased from Muslim owners by Jewish immigrants or their sponsors, might have been possible.
So one might conclude that rough basics are not always sufficient to explain complex and complicated constellations.
I am sorry, but this time your video seems to be less well researched than usual.
As for peaceful protest, I am all for it, though.
In urban combat, civilian/combatant death toll ratios are as high as 9 to 1. It is far lower than that in Gaza. What is going on in Gaza in not "genocide" or "war crimes" but simply war. War is ugly. War is brutal. But that does not mean that war is not sometimes justified.
@@jeffreywilheim59709/1 sounds awful, but I think it's realistic. Being a former Navy dude and only being taught some basics about infantry things, I know nothing about urban combat. But we were also taught basics of international law in NCO school.
Therefore I would like to state that HA...S fighters (sorry, I do not want to write their hateful and ugly acronym) aro no legal combatants. Even if you recognize Palestine as a state, they are no regular army. And even if you recognize them as irregular troops, they often wear civilian clothes, hide beneath hospitals etc. They are organized criminals, committing crimes. War crimes as well as different kinds of murder (for proposedly being gay and without a trial for example. There are reports and pictures). They still should be treated lawfully, though. But surely not with reverence. Protesters around the world should consider that. Especially queer persons should do that. B.t.w. the first transgender woman to win the European Song Contest (where G. Thunberg had joined protests last week) was from.... Israel. Where you can be as queer as you personality wants you to be and being sent to represent the country in international song contests.
Sorry for the two long posts.
@@jeffreywilheim5970As a former Navy dude and having been taught only some basics in infantry things, I know nothing about urban warfare. 9/1 sounds gruesome yet realistic. We were also taught some basics in international law in NCO school, therefore I'd like to state that those HA...S fighters (sorry, I do not want to write their hateful and ugly acronym) are no legal combatants. Even if you recognize Palestine as a state, they are no regular army. And even when you count them as irregular troops, they often wear civilian clothes, hide beneath hospitals etc. They are organized criminals, committing war crimes, amongst other things (murdering people for proposedly being gay e. g. - there are reports and fotos). They still should be treated lawfully but surely not with reverence. Protesters should consider that.
B. t. w. the first transgender woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest (where Greta Thunberg had joined the protests in Sweden last week) was from... Israel. The only country in the region that guarantees gender rights. Something else for protesters to think about.
1. where are you getting those numbers from bc thats just not true of the death toll in palestine, 2. you really need to stop listening to zionist talking points lmao it is absolutely not a war when nearly everybody on one side is starving sick dehydrated and injured and the other side is crushing them with tanks and carpet bombing the entire area they’re trapped in living in tent cities in the rubble of what was buildings before israel bombed genuinely everything. Look at the people on the ground, look how they are forced to live, and can you genuinely believe it’s an even war? please be for real
"freedom fighters continue to wage war from amidst their own population"
Less charitable people would call those civilians "human shields"
I was in Ann Arbor for some of the protests, and I did witness several acts which could be considered antisemitic-including tearing down images of kidnapped Israelis.
While I’m not sure about everything being done the protesters could be considered antisemitic, there’s been moments that have made me believe that it’s incorrect to say that there’s no elements of antisemitism present in how those students have acted in campus today.
Has Project Watermelon come across Operation Olive Branch? I think the two might double efforts joined hand in hand.
My dad was a 'Nam vet. He was also a hippie musician and I have a feeling he'd be joining the protesting students. Which leads me to another question.
What can we, who might be too far away, do to help? (I'm not on the US mainland, and there are no local protests in my area).
#freepalestine
Honestly, best concise description of why the conflation between Judaism and Zionism is highly problematic. ❤ Thank you!
Yes! Thank you for pointing out it's possible to question a state's actions without it being about that state's ethnic and cultural group.
I don't see how helping Trump will save democracy or Palestine.
You can't save a country that doesn't exist int he first place. There is not now, nor has there even been, a country called "Palestine."
Yeah this video is all wishful thinking. People aged 18-29 favor Trump over Biden by 6% bc of Gaza. Biden had a 21% advantage with young people in 2020 according to exit polls. Biden has lost the youth vote and we are set to lose democracy.
I have a few deeply Jewish friends where I live. I dont understand but I have empathy. According to them, the Jewish population in Israel does not approve of what their own government is doing. BB needs to go according to them. He's not representing the people of his nation.
Bibi represents Bibi. He funded Hamas and would let a million Jews or Muslims get killed if it would buy him five more minutes in power.
Yet Gazans fully support what Hamas has done and is doing. They were cheering in the streets on October 7th.
@@jw4451Good?
@@Tabish_Nooristanitypical isreal supporter brainwashed by propaganda thinking the entire population of Gaza cheered on Oct 7 and support Hamas when they didn't even win there election by popular vote and most of the population are under 18 , they also leave out how most of isreal supporters the genocide and think isreal isn't being evil enough, going as far as to block humanitarian aid to starving People and harassing anyone who dares think there wrong.
Protest strongly and peacefully everyone!
Keyword: peacefully. Y'all be forgetting that sometimes 🤷🏿♂️
Provocateur. They always send them in. To ensure their narrative.
God damn it, everything connects to ronald reagan, even after death, he is still fucking so much up.
the historic and archeological evidence of Jewish presence in Judea (later palestine) is actually stronger than the religious argument. The founders of Israel were not particularly religious jews. And zionism means a belief that Jews should have a right to live in their ancestral homeland, state or no state. it was the intervention of 4 arab nations after the UN partition in 48 that resulted in the expansion of the fledgling Jewish state and palestinian displacement.
Thank you for all your work!!
I think the bigger issue here is that the larger end goal of these protests - actual long-term Israeli/Palestinian peace - is beyond our control. The Civil Rights protests were about giving black people in America rights. The Vietnam War protests were about bringing troops back home. Even the anti-aparteid protests of the 80s largely saw themselves as an extension of CRM goals. Things Americans could see as tangible. But people have been trying to solve Israel and Palestine's dilemma for years and it's strained largely by the fact that both parties have legitimate grievances and stubbornly refuse to budge on ceding ground. Hell Netanyahu and Hamas both rose to power on their refusal to give the other side wins.
Even if the Palestian protests can end the war in Gaza, we'd need to spend at least a decade on rebuilding, new government reforms, getting Netanyahu and Hamas out of power, etc. And that's largely in the hands of Israel and Palestine. Not something the kids can do unless they grow up, get elected to Washington, and implement it into law. Which, of course, means ensuring we still have a democracy in the next four years alone.
The scope of these student protests is to get our education money out of funding proxy wars enriching the ghouls running the military-industrial complex and an apartheid state actively committing genocide.
I have talked about this with my brothers.
What they serioulsy ask, and I would like to see if anybody here as a resonable coherent answer: "What does it mean for Palestine to be free?"
Gazans have supported and kept Hamas jihadists in power for 17+ years. Whose only goal is to kill Jews. They cheered in the streets when Hamas massacred Israel on October 7th. They don’t want peace or anything resembling what we would call “freedom”.
@@jw4451 lol IDF propaganda bot Netenyahou personally advocated for the funding of Hamas and did it for several years in the 2000s
That's literally supporting Hamas
Most ppl in Gaza are kids and have never voted for anything and there's been no elections for decades
It means Palestinians and Israelis coexisting in a single, secular state, with equal rights and application of the law. In other words, free. Palestinians would be allowed to return to the homes they were displaced from, a sort of "truth and reconciliation committee" would be established to make things right for those oppressed, destroyed homes would be rebuilt, etc. Whether the succeeding country is still called Israel or something else, doesn't matter. But it would not be the same state as it is today.
@@Choppermv17 So anyone who disagrees with you is a bot lol? The videos of Gazans happily cheering in the streets on October 7th don’t lie. Open your eyes and quit defending Hamas jihadists and their supporters. Gazans and Hamas are one and the same.
No one put these students in charge. They need to shut up and actually learn something useful. They are never changing my mind about anything they are only making enemies.
Former prosecutor, Shan Wu, spoke about 28 U.S. Code § 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge.
1. Can Biden act in his role as POTUS, who is to protect, defend, and uphold the US Constitution and under 28 U.S. Code § 455, disqualify Alito and Thomas on cases involving Trump and J6? Alito for his flags and Thomas for his wife's J6 interaction.
2. Can Biden act in his role as POTUS use 28 U.S. Code § 455 to disqualify Cannon from Trump's Mar-a-lago trial? She had pictures online wearing pro-Trump clothing and face paint.
3. If Biden can't/won't disqualify them, can the DOJ do so as it is their duty to protect, defend, and uphold the law?
I personally am not marching to help out Hamas, Islamic jihadists & Hezbollah . 💀❌💀❌
Nixon was elected twice
Because of the student protests, it's funny how they look at the student protests and say how they saved democracy when it resulted in the election of one of the most corrupt presidents ever.
To recall what hope truly feels like, recall the joy felt when that bird approached Bernie Sanders in 2016 at one of his rallies. That, my friends, is the hope we must use to build a better future, starting in our own backyards. Keep up the good fight.
UA-cam channels like leeja's are severely underappreciated !!! ❤❤❤
Morality ≠ legality
It’s possible to be pro-Palestine and anti-Hamas at the same time. It isn’t that difficult.
Why would you be anti-resistance group trying to defend from colonizers?
@@notahumanbeing6892 that’s not what I said.
No. thats actually normal.
Hamas are Syrians. One might even call them colonoizers in their own right.
Im about halfway thru and so far my takeaways are this. 1) Wtf Columbia! and 2) when we research the colleges we want to attend, where they invest needs to be on the list of things we know alongside sports programs & dorm situations.
Youve always been super great about feedback so may i offer some now? You go really fast. Not your speaking pace but the pace at which ideas are presented. It would be great if i had a moment to process what youre saying before you jump into the next section, but ... in a practial sense i dont actually know what that looks like. .. I find myself backing up 20-30 seconds at a time to give myself a moment to grab & hold what u said because theres so much info coming at me. And im definitely not complaining about THAT. Love ya! #backoftheclasskids ❤
FYI, Israel gives their citizens free healthcare. Well, free for them, not free for US taxpayers, apparently the U.S. has provided hundreds of billions to the cause. Not so much for our own people.
Where are the student’s protests against the Russian war in Ukraine? Many more people died there then in Gaza. Ukraine didn’t do anything to warrant an attack by Russia.
Hamas did in October…and are as much to blame for a failure in a cease fire. Hamas is very happy with these world wide protests and wants the ‘war’ to drag on as long as possible. At the cost of the Gaza population. Don’t kid yourself Hamas doesn’t care about the people in Gaza, they were ‘hoping’ for this response by Israel to have the world turn on them. Israel was stupid and careless enough to fall for it.
As much as I want to believe these protests are all about idealism…I can’t help but think there are a lot of ‘followers’ just joining the hype. Having some fun camping with some friends. If asked to explain their thoughts on the complex situation in the middle east…many fail to even understand the basics.
Not saying I don’t think Israel is wrong they are and should stop their needles violence immediately. But can’t understand the randomness against which they are protesting. And how easy they are supporting hamas…who don’t give a fuck about the people in Gaza.
However: Ukraine is in the west and the protestors hate the west.
Are you somehow unaware of the relationship between the US and Israel? Because it doesn't look anything like the relationship between the US and Russia. We're not the primary support of the Russian invasion, but we are the primary support of the Palestinian genocide.
Death counts aren't relevant in anything you've said here. Palestine didn't do anything to warrant land theft by Israel, or the genocide.
Hamas didn't do anything in October that justifies genocide. What happened in October, while being your first look at the events going on in that region, is not the first look for people like me. Your history starts months ago, mine starts decades ago.
Hamas is not responsible for a "failure" in cease fire. Israel are the ones firing, they can choose to cease at any point, but they choose not to because they just want to genocide Palestinians. You don't know a thing about what Hamas is happy with.
Hamas doesn't want the war to drag on at all.
The Gazan people are dying because of Israel, not Hamas.
Hamas ARE THE PEOPLE IN GAZA. Of course they care about themselves and their families. That's why they join Hamas. Every Israeli bomb and bullet is a Hamas recruitment tool.
The protests are about material conditions, not idealism. You can't help but feel whatever you want to make the other side look bad, bonus points when it's just you projecting.
You don't know a thing about anyone here, so you claiming that people wouldn't know a thing about the situation is just wishful thinking and projection.
You are literally here failing to understand the basics.
You are clearly politically disengaged, like to make up things about thousands of people based on your own ignorance of issues, and are clearly not fit to call people's protesting "randomness".
Most the protesters aren't supporting Hamas, which is a mistake since supporting Hamas is the most ethical position to take here.
Hamas are Palestinians, they obviously care about themselves. Again, that's why they joined Hamas. Can you stop dehumanizing brown people for just a few minutes?
@@maxismills Ukraine is not the west and the west isn't a thing that can be hated. It's just a nebulous concept for the far-right to be offended on behalf of.
@@BenjaminWalburn you're justifying 07/10, that's pretty disgusting, I bet you wouldn't say all that to a Jewish person's face
@@BenjaminWalburn “the west is not a thing that can be hated.” So the common slogan “death to the west” doesn’t exist?
I knew "Ronald F!*#-ing Reagan" was involved. That guy is like the world's worst hangover!
Its unfortunate to see you decide to take a very polarized position with little to no space for discussion of how the student protests can be moderated in regards to israel-palestine.
Its also strange to argue that criticism of israel is met in-kind with responses of "Hey, thats anti-semitic" when you know that is not the case for the majority of "zionists". I disagree with your presentation of the history of how the country israel came to be and I believe you can possibly put in a bit more effort into reading historical texts instead of quick summaries that dont elaborate on practicality of why certain decisions were made.
The matter of silencing student protests is interesting and concerning in some aspects but it falls under a certain level of scrutiny as well and the student protests in columbia, nyu, and even city college have been disruptive to the education of the students and faculty. Especially when considering that some people in the encampments are not students(which can be a security concern as well). There are more aspects to these encampments that are merited such a struct response from administration but it doesn't seem worth it to discuss it here.
I am pretty disappointed by the quality of this video and the polarizing language
Thank you for making this video!
I find it a bit dishonest to compare the current student protests to the 70s protest where the national guard literally shot people to death and brutalised them on a different scale from today.
Second of all the 70s student protest didnt lock down other students from the school and actively engaged in anti-war discourse.
These points I just don't see with the current movement. It comes of as an aesthetic people wear and less so earnest protest in favor of the plight of the Palestinian people.
Yeah there’s no comparison with today’s protests where handfuls of students camped out on the grounds of their campuses for barely a couple weeks before packing up and going home for the summer.
I think it would do more for people to be educated on how to be involved in politics, and how democracy functions, than staying the night on campus and causing chaos and confusion. See if any of the protestors can pass a basic vocabulary assessment related to how democracy functions in local politics, state politics, federal, and the related systems maybe. Or for example things like, "why is a 2/3rds majority vote an important concept? when is it important to always require a 2/3rds majority vote?"
The music around Ronald Reagan was EPIC 😂
I remember the mom protests. It was heart wretching that that was what was standing between the black protesters and potential death. I really want to make sure i never become complacent. My hope might be diminishing but still fight regardless.
It is a great message, but we have to remember after the late 1960s to early 70s protests was the 20 year long Nixon and Reagan era entirely caused by the idea of "rule of law" thinking that came as a response to these protests. Arguably these protests set the US back by a decade or two.
This entire video makes me facepalm😶. Sure, it’s obvious you are pro Palestine, but this entire justification and thematic overview is simply laughable.
Love the Ronald fucking Reagan moments
Thank you for all of your consistent work and effort in making these videos Leeja. We appreciate you!💕
Every video is a gift Leeja, but this one is extra special. Thank you!🙏🏽
When peaceful protest becomes impossible, violence becomes inevitable.
I appreciate your shows. Thanks.
In case there's anyone who doesn't know how this stuff actually works: so far as the powers that be are concerned, what all we allow to happen to others, we volunteer to endure, ourselves. Their notions of equality among the vulgus. So, if you're not okay with yourself and your family being in the midst of a genocide, then get off your ass and protest this crap, because it doesn't matter what you mean or what you feel; your inaction and ignorance will be interpreted as callousness that they are then free to show towards you. This is what they see as justice.
College students protest because of what they learn in classes. I suspect.
Or the news, human rights watch, so on?
@@brittanyk6651Maybe if you consider TikTok and Twitter news, lol.
Leeja, thank you for trying to tackle this issue. I would have liked to have seen at least some discussion on the proportion of university funding coming from places like Qatar and how a lot of the protestors' narrative hails from a specific ideology from that region. Also a look into who is organising these protests and funding them could lead to a very different analysis.
I also think you omitted the fact that protestors are specifically blocking many Jewish students from going on campus, which screams discrimination.
I really appreciate your videos and usually I find them to be well researched and thought through. However this time, a deeper understanding of the connection between Zionism and Judaism could have been helpful to a more robust analysis and understanding of why elements of the protests are hate speech, and inherently calls for genocide.
I know I've watched your in depth Ronald Reagan piece, but Leeja, I would pay a thousand dollars for a book written by you titled "RONALD F@&KIN REAGAN: How Reagan Ruined Everything". It would be an instant Times Best Seller.
I believe in protests but blocking aid to people that need like here in Seattle blocking the ambulances is not the way to help but hurt the cause
I've been waiting for Leeja's take on this issue.
I agree with every example of protest you mentioned that doesn't have the support of hamas behind it.
Ive been to enough protests, and around enough protestors, in my life to know that the issue of a protest is _never_ the point.
I have been waiting for you to make a video just like this one. Thank you ❤️
Honestly, the students rarely know what they're talking about on a broad level. They don't understand the wider problem. And thats why the protest works.
As we get older we become jaded, we give up on the aspirational goals and focus on the possible. Not because we don't care but because we think it can't happen. These kids aren't there yet, they aren't broken by reality yet, and thats why they always push us forward.
The young tell us what is wrong. And we tell them why its like that. But we shouldn't block them from forcing a solution.
From what I heard on the ground from activist. These kids do know what they're talking about and those who are unaware are asking questions. They're also having political teach-ins and teaching the actual history on this conflict in these encampments.
@@jonblaze4244They absolutely don’t. I doubt that most of them even know about what river and what sea they are referring to.
@@chickensalad3535 obviously you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
@@jonblaze4244 Researching the conflict has practically consumed my life for the past several months, so I think that I’m quite well educated on the subject. I unfortunately can’t say the same for the people who are chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” when the original Arabic translation is “From water to water, Palestine will be Arab”.
@@chickensalad3535 wow. You've researched for several whole months. Impressive. I work with folks who has been involved with Palestinians liberation for their whole lives. A few decades longer than months.
Does it bother me that Palestinian civilians have to suffer for what Hamas did? Yes it it didn’t I would be worried about what sort of person I am but how many of our civilians have Hamas and the Islamic Jihad killed? And how many civilians did American kill in Iraq in Japan in Germany? Sometimes you have to pick a side and just accept the nastiness of war
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Yah people tend to forget it and
Very ahistorical video. The impact of anti-student sentiment from the failures of student protests helped give us Nixon and Reagan. And with Reagan came the death of labor unions and trickledown economics. The most corrupt era in our history. The aftershocks of this era have been immense and even then, decades later, sentiments towards the war is positive…
Thank you Leeja. I've been worried about Kent State and Jackson State happening again. Plus my mom didn't go to an Ohio state school and was only in high school at the time, but she did go to college in Ohio only a few years after and my dad grew up in Ohio and Colorado, so my parents were definitely aware of Kent State.
We always believe the kids will save us because we realize they still see a progressive future while we, as adults, have become the cog in the machine. We need those jobs/careers to keep ourselves and those kids afloat. We are a disruption or protest from losing our livelihoods and being homeless. Us adults are trapped in the status quo. We see how happy, go lucky and full of life we were via our kids.
kids today are not "happy go lucky"they are furious for having their futures robbed before they even had a chance.
@@arasharfa I'm speaking about primary school aged kids. The one's that still have hopes and dreams. Not college aged adults that take on their first huge disappointment in the life long student debt bill they will be paying