IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago[Video] The President of Seattle University prevented a Muslim student from raising the Palestinian flag during the university’s graduation ceremony and pushes her awayi.imgur.comvideomessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1video[Video] The President of Seattle University prevented a Muslim student from raising the Palestinian flag during the university’s graduation ceremony and pushes her awayi.imgur.comIndustryStandard@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareArgentRaven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·2 days agoSo we can’t know without context. Was there a policy on no flags/signs/speeches? They should’ve have a second test with an Israel flag, and a control with the American flag. Or I guess just check their donor list for Israeli contributions that would obligate them. That’s probably easier.
minus-squareTypotyper@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down28·2 days agoHow about not politics or religion. Just go up there and accept your diploma. Don’t derail the event and make it all about you, otherwise everyone will start doing that and what a mess it will become.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAll about her? Isn’t this by definition making it about the thousands of people whose lives have been lost?
minus-squareRiverRock@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThe reactionary cannot imagine an act of genuine solidarity without the ulterior motive of external validation. What a sad life
minus-squaretortina_original@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·2 days agoHoly fuck. Are you an American, by any chance?
minus-squareProprietary_Blend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down14·2 days agoApparently this is an appropriate forum
So we can’t know without context. Was there a policy on no flags/signs/speeches?
They should’ve have a second test with an Israel flag, and a control with the American flag.
Or I guess just check their donor list for Israeli contributions that would obligate them. That’s probably easier.
How about not politics or religion. Just go up there and accept your diploma. Don’t derail the event and make it all about you, otherwise everyone will start doing that and what a mess it will become.
All about her? Isn’t this by definition making it about the thousands of people whose lives have been lost?
The reactionary cannot imagine an act of genuine solidarity without the ulterior motive of external validation. What a sad life
Holy fuck. Are you an American, by any chance?
Apparently this is an appropriate forum