Biden gave a speech this morning condemning the university antiwar protesters. He calls them violent and says that they are protesting illegally.

full video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLjdZbwutY

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

Let’s highlight the actual points in this article instead of taking Hexbear at their word:

emphasizing that violent protest is not protected under the law.

Biden emphasized that “peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues”

“Whether it’s antisemitism, Islamophobia or discrimination against Arab Americans or Palestinian Americans, it’s simply wrong... In America, we respect the right and protect the rights for them to express that, but it doesn’t mean anything goes. It needs to be done without violence, without distraction, without hating and within the law.”

The president also said “no” to a separate shouted question asking whether he thinks the National Guard should intervene in the campus protests.

To summarize, he respects their right to protest and called for nonviolence without citing any side in particular. Notable that there have been violent counter-protestors.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Berkeley has had an encampment on campus since April 22nd and hasn't sent in the cops.

As always, with protests like this, the violence always begins with cops.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/berkeley-takes-hands-off-approach-gaza-campus-protests-columbia-called-police-2024-05-02/

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 49 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Violence begins with cops or fascist agitators*. So far the students have had the discipline to not retaliate, which is what the violent agitators want.

*Some of those who work forces…

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Every single one of the US's amendments came not through voting, or within the political system itself. Every single one was accompanied by violent and disruptive protest and the threat from the masses below.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Ok, but protests need to be done “without distraction”? That kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

I'm against all protests that I can't ignore completely

[–] Pollux@leminal.space 34 points 4 months ago

Translation: We only allow "protests" that are ineffective and don't cause any trouble for the ruling class

Also, Lemmy.world user detected, opinion rejected.

[–] fah_Q@lemmy.ca 32 points 4 months ago

Name anything significant that changed with "peaceful protest" shit nothing changes when right-wing nut jobs stormed Congress.

[–] Deinonychusanti@lemmy.ml 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whithout citing any side in particular.

Do you really think Biden is talking about anyone other than the pro-Palistinian protesters in this context?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Peaceful protests have not won anything. The Civil Rights Movement was not peaceful, despite liberal mythology.