US: New York University adopts measures declaring 'Zionists' a protected class
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Pro-Palestinian groups say move is 'dangerous precedent' that equates Zionism with Judaism

Word on the street is NYU plans to make “Nazi” a protected class next.

  • DarkNightoftheSoulEnglish
    82·
    3 months ago

    its not a red herring, the positive argument has yet to be made on your part: on what basis should zionism be a protected class?

    i feel like the genocide practiced by and supported by zionists is sufficient justification for an anti-zionist stance. it is certainly sufficient for an anti-nazi stance: can you imagine someone saying “the insertuon of someone saying ‘but genocide’ to justify pro -nazi hate only supports my point.” in that context? thats what you sound like to me. you sound like a nazi supporter dancing around their de facto support of genocide.

    • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
      311·
      3 months ago

      I agree that anti-zionist should be a protected class too. Both sides are subject to false projections and hate and should be protected.

      • DarkNightoftheSoulEnglish
        41·
        3 months ago

        here i think we mostly agree, but students already have extra protections and responsibilities above the level of common citizens. what further protections and/or responsibilities are required here?

        • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
          48·
          3 months ago

          Increase the consequences of actual hate speech to discourage it. In my eyes it is the root of all the horrors enacted in the past almost century. Keep the disagreement polite, without threats of violence from either side, and resolve this rationally so this BS can end.

          Unfortunately nobody is incentivized to do this so the pinball machine keeps ding-a-linging daily…