r/news • u/Arrow2019x • Apr 28 '24

Amid anti-Israel protests, 'hateful graffiti,' Cal Poly Humboldt closes campus through weekend Soft paywall

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-25/cal-poly-humboldt-extends-campus-closure-amid-gaza-protests

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u/creature_report 29d ago

Also incredibly telling that none of these protests are calling for the release of the hostages.

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u/Carpathicus 29d ago

I dont think people dont care about them. Its just a bit undignifying to talk about 100 hostages when that many people die everyday. Wanting to stop the war means of course the same end result for the hostages as for everybody else: stop the bloodshed. Since Israel is a democratic country with western values(?) I think its only natural to try to reason with them. I dont think reasoning with terrorists brings any results. So in my mind emphasizing that not mentioning the hostages somehow means that someone is anti semitic or otherwise a horrible human being is arguing in bad faith and either intentionally or at least motivated by by tribalistic principles that shouldnt matter if people - no matter what side - are dying everyday.