Again and again, Columbia has shown a willingness to throw students, faculty, free speech, and academic freedom under the bus in acquiescence to a right-wing, pro-Israel narrative that treats support for Palestinians as an affront to Jewish safety.
For all Columbia’s appeasement, President Donald Trump’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced last week that it would cancel $400 million in federal grants and contracts to the university.
There is no appeasing a political force like the Trumpian right, intent on a program of destruction. And there is no appeasing a nationalist Zionist worldview that, defying reason, sees antisemitism in every call for Palestinian freedom. Columbia is proof of the failure of caving in; the administration has offered up a platter of repression for more than a year and is still slated to lose $400 million.
Yeah, Trump has been known to do that. Columbia got what they asked for.
Anyone who capitulates and thinks they’re saving themselves will get the same treatment.
You’re showing a prolific abuser that you are weak and willing to submit, and an abuser will take advantage of that weakness. They will never turn around and treat you better because you complied.
The abuse is the point. Trump will always find an excuse.
In fact, the only thing that works is refusing to be bullied. Look at the tariffs.
The best part is he is an adjudicated felon and was indicted in several other cases he ran the clock out on, and he saw a weaponization of government where there was none, yet these protesters have committed no crime and he wants them punished beyond what the law allows.
We are in the upsidedown.
Exhibit A for “Why you should never try to appease fascists”
IT DOESN’T WORK
The wages of cowardice.
Lesson learned, you fucking cucks. Trump doesn’t give a fuck about you or academia.
They will certainly learn from this and become militant against government overreach in all future situations. Yep. That’s the one thing I can know for certain going forward: liberals will learn from things and take action to counter this 🤦♂️
Remember, Trump thrown Columbia’s academic freedom and freedom of speech under the bus to please this dude.
I mean Columbia is known fur murdering Anti-War protestors since Vietnam.
This time round they cracked down on legitimate and legal protests long before Trump came into office, even allowing MAGA mobs to assault students and faculties, including Jewish people.
They didnt do this because they wanted to appease Trump. They did this because they are loyal to Zionism and are ideologically rooted in authoritarianism, neoliberal capitalism and racism.
I bet that the cut funding will be used to justify downscaling or removing everything related to social justice, critical history, diversity, equal rights and so on.
Huh. I heard they had a decent journalism school. Shitheads gonna shithead right
