MADNESS

What's happening in US campus colleges these days is total madness.

I understand the emotionality that comes with seeing the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza every day. 

But I don't understand the violence and resorting to intimidation, threats, and criminal behavior associated with these protests.

They demanded so the whole world had to stop and revise their ways. What on earth is this?

This shows that the higher education institutions are steeped in the mediocre ideology but not really teaching anything to these young adults that will make them thrive in the workplace of the future and prepare them for life as good citizens of their countries.

I am appalled at the reticence and lack of moral resolve by college administrations to address these issues, allowing it to fester and escalate to criminal behavior which would then entail a different public order approach.

With all the monies for tents, teargas, and plywood purchased by these protesters, these could have been aids that could go directly to the citizens of Gaza. They need action than political statements and posturing. 

I am never a fan of protest movements. It had done nothing to resolve intractable societal issues and those past Occupy, BLM movements did not achieve any substantial policy and political reforms than to sow divisions and polarizations that political parties and professional agitators take advantage of. 

Protesting for a certain cause or concern and raising that to authorities that could address these issues are all part of a democratic exercise. However, if you are protesting the Hamas-Israel War to your municipal and county councils, this is like barking on the wrong side of the tree. Just google the lady who threatened a council and was put in jail. 

Despite this, I still believe in peaceful dialogue and debates that are meant to freely discuss these issues without recriminations on those parties who want to do this. Sadly, those in democratic countries take this for granted and exploit it for their own agenda. In totalitarian societies, freedom of speech and assembly is often prohibited and those who attempt to do that will meet draconian punishments or even death. 

Just remember that for a second.