Donald Trump is using campus protests to stoke right-wing violence for the election

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/03/donald-is-using-campus-to-stoke-right-wing-violence-for-the/

27 comments

  1. The neglected child will burn down the village just to feel its warmth

  3. In 2020 it was mostly the police who caused the violence. Not many BLM protestors had tear gas grenades. It’s no different here, people protest, cops respond with hugely out of proportion force, and then declare a riot and blame the victims.

  4. Where is the protests and outrage and occupation of buildings by college kids over the creeping fascism of Trump or women’s right being taken away?

    Of course Trump is going to use this to his advantage. Because it’s not about him.

    edit: weird standing up for women gets down votes here?

  5. A citizen seeking a presidential candidacy should not encourage violence among Americans.

  7. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was behind funding these protests.

  8. They are inserting non students to sow discord.

  10. All these douchebag loving Trump supporters are gonna love his new policies…

  12. Uhhh news flash, he’s been doing that with every opportunity he has been given.

  13. I mean it’s working how many young colllege white males are in those videos. It’s energizing them to vote and one thing about it’s not that far of an ideological jump towards violence

  14. Indeed, check the r/ conservative threads on the subject . All DARVO.
    Or dont if you prefer sanity.

  17. Russian SVR are using the same methods they used back in 2016 to stoke BLM protests and drive wedges amongst voters.

  18. So long as Trump remains a threat to regain power, the world is at a greatly elevated risk of nuclear self destruction.

  19. Reports that more than 30% of protestors arrested at Columbia don’t even attend the University. Why, it’s almost like someone with a lot of money is paying to ramp it up just to make Biden look bad. Wonder who that could be.

  20. Because of course he is. Trump loves stochastic terrorism and wants to intimidate you the voter into submitting to his inevitable autocratic regime.

  21. He needs chaos to survive. This is why he will never make a good president.

  22. This will backfire. One thing both sides of the Israeli Hamas dispute can agree on is they both hate Trump.

  24. It’s not helping that many protesters shit all over Biden. If Trump is re-elected, it’ll be because of these people.

  26. Everyone under the age of 26 has never participated in an election where Trump wasn’t on the ballot. Those who could participate for the first time this year were 10 years old when Trump was first elected. Who has major life problems they can trace to a president and their government when they’re 10?

    It’s wild to think that these college kids who became politically aware ten minutes ago from some TikTokker telling them about Biden’s genocide think that somehow Trump is better in any possible sense.

  27. >Despite all the hysteria in the punditry about campus protests against the war in Gaza, by and large, the student activists have been peaceful.

    The article begins with a lie. I didn’t even bother reading the rest of it because now I don’t trust the author.

    There is plenty of evidence of violence and hate crimes happening at these riots.

    [‘I have become traumatized.’ Jewish students describe campus antisemitism](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/business/antisemitism-college-harvard-upenn/index.html)

    [73% of Jewish college students have experienced or seen antisemitism since start of school year, new survey finds](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/73-jewish-college-students-experienced-seen-antisemitism-start-school-rcna127014)

    [UC Berkeley leaders denounce violent protest that forced evacuation of Jewish student event](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/uc-berkeley-leaders-denounce-violent-protest-jewish-student-event-evacuated-ran-bar-yoshafat-lecture/)

    [Biden administration faces pressure to step up its response to antisemitic incidents on college campuses](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-pressure-response-antisemitic-incidents-college-campuses-rcna148822)

    [Jewish Yale student says pro-Palestinian protester assaulted her. Here’s why she feels targeted.](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/yale-protests-jewish-student-assaulted-pro-palestinian-rally/)

    [Former Cornell Student Pleads Guilty to Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-cornell-student-pleads-guilty-posting-online-threats-against-jewish-students-campus)

    [Yale student assaulted by protesters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk_-rFeSf8s)

    [JEWISH STUDENT ASSAULTED ON UCLA CAMPUS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y67mRNalLJQ)

    [Jewish student recounts injury during UCLA protest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecD39KFX6oU)

    [Jewish Girl at UCLA beaten unconscious by pro-Palestine protesters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsVjXdoYVZ8)

    [Native American woman is assaulted for holding a sign that says “Hamas supporters are not welcome on native land”](https://www.instagram.com/lanimekeel/reel/C6N-yo6uHCP/)

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