Following over 100 student arrests at Columbia University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment, University President Minouche Shafik took the time to remind students that, yes, they are allowed to protest, but only if that protest is quiet and, more importantly, ineffective.
“Students’ right to prot
Y’know some people claim that Russia recently declaring all LGBT groups as terrorist organisations is because the LGBT support groups are all CIA plants.
This is not a justification for Russia obviously, whether or not the CIA plant thing is true persecuting your own country’s queer community is always wrong. I just find it interesting that people have no problem condemning Russia and pointing out that this is a bullshit justification for homophobia but with Israel calling into question the morality of “hamas allegedly hides among civilians so killing Palestinian civilians is justified” will have people compare you to Hitler.
I also find the “Hamas hides among civilians” justification interesting because… Where else are they supposed to go?