Trump thinks he can silence student protesters. This isn't the Vietnam War generation. There will be a Civil War if Trump sends the Military

@MistyCee

I voted for Trump, hoping he would improve the economy and end the wars, but his cabinet choices are raising concerns. It indicates he might break his campaign promises. Every time I hear Trump speak, I genuinely feel like I made a big mistake. He's no longer talking about helping people or making the system fair; instead, he's focused on how much money corporations will make. A lot of people are regretting their vote.

I believe this generation is more informed. They don’t trust the media, and with the rise of social media and the ability to use VPNs, the government has less control over the free flow of information than it did before, when mainstream cable news and newspapers dominated the narrative.

@Jokersswild Trump's snake oil often sounds really good, doesn't it?

And I hope this generation ends up being better informed than prior ones, as opposed to just having more opinions and alternative facts.

@Burnley123 Absolutely! Great point! What really frustrates me is the hypocrisy. Last year, Tim Scott introduced a bill to defund colleges and universities that promoted antisemitism. On the surface, that sounds good. The key issue lies in the wording. What exactly does 'promoting antisemitism' mean? Well, apparently, the DoE has been instructed to consider the Anti-Defamation League's definition of antisemitism. If you check the ADL's website, it clearly states that "anti-Zionism is considered antisemitism."

@sunsporter1649 Wow, this is my first time seeing this. The average American doesn't know this stuff.

@Crazywaterspring These are privileged Indians who come from the same families who supported the British Rule.

@Burnley123 AIPAC built itself into the most powerful player in USA politics, even though it's primarily concerned with Israel.

This is an anomaly, but AIPAC managed to silence all dissent, when it comes to criticizing Israeli government's conduct, and equated it with anti-semitism.

Since the Hamas attack on October 7th, joined by the Hizballah attack on October 8th, and the Houthi attempts to attack shortly after, AIPAC did not have to try much, other than activate its mailing list, and calling US Congress members.

The left needs to detach itself from Hamas. It's not only a losing battle, but it's also not the right one.

The real issue is creating a state Palestinians can truly govern themselves.

@Northwest I can't speak for the US context but the left in the UK has almost nobody who supports Hamas. I've been to demos and I'm on X but I've not seen a speaker praise Hamas or a journalist I follow praise them.

There are lots of attempts by the mainstream media to present the conflict as a Hamas vrs Israel binary but I don't accept that framing.

The institutional centre-left here (the Starmer Labour government) criticises the worst excesses of Netanyanhu but keeps selling the regime weapons. The cut in funding of 10% was a very weak and ineffective attempt to placate Muslim labour voters.