Comments on: Cambridge University Occupation Going Badly

By: Alec

Alec — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:30:29 +0000

Dunno if anyone’s still reading this, but it’s failed. Quite badly. In fact, it’s a complete rout.

By: vildechaye

vildechaye — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:52:53 +0000

The Irie: I see you’ve bought into the swindle that Israel is “totally dependent on the U.S.” lock stock and barrel. Unfortunately, it’s a canard. The U.S. provides Israel with $3-4 billion a year; for an economy the size of israel’s, that’s chump change; useful for buying weaponry, but hardly life or death.

It’s a pity you only read the “facts” that suit your nasty little thesis and don’t take the time to analyze them to see if they actually make sense. this one doesn’t.

By: Alan Ji

Alan Ji — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:51 +0000

I have distinct memories of reading about student sit ins back in 1968. Some of them were in Art Colleges. That enabled some of us to learn that there were such institutions as Art Colleges.

By: Weiss

Weiss — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:57:05 +0000

Cool, so on that logic the Brits can consider Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Jackson (to name just a few of a potentially very long list) to be ‘Americo-British’…;)

By: Hanoi Paris Hilton

Hanoi Paris Hilton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:18:34 +0000

ref: ‘Anglo-american?’ what the…

Lady Randolph was born in Brooklyn, NY –also my own native village– of possibly Jewish, but more likely Hugenot lineage. Go Google her.

By: Israelinurse

Israelinurse — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:56:47 +0000

Well Reuben, I would imagine that it is helpful if a SU anti-racism officer is impartial. It sort of seems to go with the job. Of course every person is entitled to a political opinion, but in certain jobs one cannot allow that opinion to be seen. This person may sympathise with the PSC’s cause, but my argument is that if he wanted to take part in a public demonstration, he should have resigned his post first. In a hypothetical situation in which a Jewish student is harassed by a PSC supporting student, the former would find very difficult to approach the above anti-racism officer and expect impartial treatment.
Unfortunately, incidents of the above nature are no longer hypothetical for some Jewish and Israeli students studying in British universities today.
I’m also not sure if people realise just how offensive some others find the wearing of kaffiyahs – particularly when used to cover the face. You may think that it is merely an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people. I see it as an expression of condoning terror.

By: Weiss

Weiss — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:45:35 +0000

‘Anglo-american?’ what the…

By: Sea Kitten

Sea Kitten — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:00:52 +0000

… this seems an infringement on our right to protest peacefully …

It’s funny how the word “occupation” normally has these people forthing at the mouth, but when they occupy something, it’s a peaceful protest.

Of course, an occupation is not a peaceful protest, but the seizure of property with the intent to deny its use to its owners. It’s a form of theft.

… and stands to compromise our wellbeing.

Hmm, the Billy Bunters of the far left regretting not occupying the tuck shop, perhaps?

By: xyzzy

xyzzy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:57:31 +0000

Every time you crush your neighbours, the hatred against you will grow and grow and grow. THe only way to sustain yourselves will be to kill and kill and kill, and each time you do, the hatred will become worse and worse.

That’s why there’s a constant risk of the Bundeswehr rolling into Alsace, you see: the result of Germany losing two wars with France is the constant ferment of hatred that Germans feel for their neighbours.

I’m in California next week: I’ll make sure I have a quick getaway planned in case Mexico invades in revenge for a couple of military defeats.

By: Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:31:55 +0000

University students are legally adults. I don’t see why they should be treated as children, being given so much leeway as they’re just ‘finding themselves’ and going through some natural stage of rebellion. Any other adult in any other walk of life would not be allowed to forcibly occupy private property so I don’t see why students on campus should be any different. It’s not the responsibility of a university to involve itself in any conflicts that pop up just because a few students want to feel like they’re giving their lives some kind of meaning. If they don’t leave of their own accord they should be arrested like anyone else would be and expelled from the university.