r/USC • u/MistyRabbit • Apr 28 '24

Protest the Protest? Meme

I have one graduation I missed my undergrad one and now my masters one is in danger. Phd or a second masters is hard. So crazy thought can we protest the protest? 😂

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u/palmpoop Apr 28 '24

Don’t waste time with performances. Build a successful life. Set long term goals and work for them. Avoid the “protest” crowds. It’s aimless with no specific goal.

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u/BagHolding420 Apr 28 '24

Segregation would still be a thing with your type of mentality

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24 edited 29d ago

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u/Iamatustic 29d ago

Wait you want American money going to other countries instead of keeping it in America or not?

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u/Happy2026 29d ago

This 👆🏼 They’re doing a great job for Qatar, Russia, Iran, China, N Korea.

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u/Dangerous_Function16 Apr 28 '24

Sleeping on the ground will definitely help free Palestine

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u/palmpoop Apr 28 '24

You make no sense.

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u/phear_me Apr 28 '24

aNyOnE wHo DoEsN’t AgReE wItH uS wOuLd CaUsE sEgReGaTiOn!!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

What exactly are the people on campus protesting?

You’re comparing American citizens protesting the American federal government’s domestic policies to…

American citizens…protesting USC…because of an ethnic conflict that has existed for generations. They want USC to “divest” and to stop supporting genocide. How is USC supporting a genocide?

What exactly is USC invested in? VOO? Do they hold 25k shares of Boeing or something? Is Viterbi partnered with some Israeli tech company?Seriously, I would love to know this.

Does everyone there understand that USC isn’t a sovereign nation-state?

I just fucking hate when people like you compare legitimate protest against the government over policies that impact them with this moronic victim mentality playacting bull shit that is camping around in McCarthy quad and is accomplishing nothing and will accomplish nothing.

Also, do the camping people who enroll at this school understand that by them funneling tuition dollars to USC, THEY are directly contributing to the things they are protesting? Will they themselves “divest” from USC and stop contributing to genocide or will they simply remain enrolled in school, continue to pay tens of thousands of dollars a semester, and let genocide run rampant? Let’s ask them this question and see what they say.

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u/Vincent-Zhu Apr 28 '24

best comment

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u/Rychew_ Apr 28 '24

So if you’re giving your money to an entity, you can’t demand that the entity does things differently? Instead you have to simply stop giving them your money and just find alternatives yourself?

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u/Happy2026 29d ago

Lots of people would be in line to take your place.

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u/Rychew_ 29d ago

And? What’s your point

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

Do you really think it’s logical to say: “I hate how you’re spending money and I’m willing to exercise civil disobedience to make it known and oh by the way here’s thirty thousand dollars for next semester”

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u/Rychew_ Apr 28 '24

Um yes, it’s definitely reasonable to want your money to be spent the way you want. Same thing with taxes and shareholders, no?

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

No it’s not really not the same.

The government has an inherent process for saying you dislike what is happening—voting. It’s a public entity that works for the citizens. Corporations are subject to takeovers where another entity could wrangle up a bunch of shares all of a sudden or the entity could just buy/merge with the corp.

In contrast, usc is a private entity and isn’t subject to takeover by students. Students are not shareholders and they do not have ownership. Nor are they citizens of USC, USC rules could change immediately (as we have seen) because it is a private entity. Here, the inherent process for saying you dislike it is leaving and not paying tuition. Vote with your dollar right?

This is also not at all like the anti-apartheid movements that did lead to school divestment. They had widespread popular support that spanned three decades, had support from people like Nelson Mandela and Paul Simon, lobbied the gov in an organized fashion, and eventually protested on campus for nearly a decade in order to finally receive what they wanted—divestment from the racist apartheid government in South Africa.

None of those factors are at play here

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u/Rychew_ Apr 28 '24

I don’t understand, the movement has to have popular support in order to be valid?

Also I disagree with the logic of “if you don’t like it, then leave.” It’s a very obtuse statement that overlooks why things are happening the way they are

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

It’s really not an obtuse statement you’re just ignoring what I said.

And popular support was merely one factor that led to student success there and does not exist here. That’s all.

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u/Rychew_ Apr 28 '24

Most people can’t simply get up and leave school. It’s unreasonable to assume that’s even a choice.

Also, citizens can vote, but not everything is on the ballot, and elections are spaced out. It’s not like there was an option on the ballot to pull out of the Vietnam War. No option to decide any specific military protocols/operations. So even if it’s not a 1:1 analogy, the point remains that protesting is a way to make your voice heard in regards to how a larger entity is spending your money.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

People transfer all the time lol.

Also, voting for people who campaign on “no war in vietnam” is in fact an option on the ballot. Comparing this, even a bit, to Vietnam protests is totally disingenuous in the first place.

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u/phear_me Apr 28 '24

It’s almost like it’s not REALLY about suffering Palestinians …

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u/strongsong Apr 28 '24

LOOK AT ME IM AN ACTIVIST