Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Due to settler attacks protected by IDF, Many Palestinian farmers have lost their lives. Hundreds have been injured. West bank Palestinians farmers are subject to land grabbing, annexation and confiscation. ( International Land coalition)
Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
Why am I not surprised at all this would be a Indiana Senator calling a professor and journalist a "goon"? I just hope that all these leaders know what a stain this will be on them.
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So AIPAC buys off 98% of Congress, imposes their warped world view on disenfranchised voters, and that's fascists succeeding? Where's the fight in you, I only see early surrender. Work hard to primary-out these ghouls in government.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
@@cheikhabdalahi9332 The university has every right to make that decision, even if the case was dropped. Lot's of other professors who didn't participate in a riot never got suspended.
@@AZ-hg6kw Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
God has sent his son here. Ark is prepared. Evil is on its last leg; bout be no more here for long while! Whats Moshiach think about TERRORISTS IN PAL? What DOES mOSHIACH THINK ABOUT LBTQ FOLKS? ALL HAVE FREE WILL! WILL LEAVE HERE CURSED OR BLESSED 1 OR THE OTHER! HOW YOU LEAVING? SUPPORTING EVIL AXIS? YA WILL BE SUCH!
Professor we need more people like you!!! You are a very courageous and kind for speaking up! We ALL STAND WITH YOU! Don’t listen to the corrupt congress!
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
My family name was in the holocaust Schindler List and I DON'T FEEL safe with US, Germany and UK funding NAZI-Israel in the genocide of Palestinians! I am always scared that people think I support disgraceful Israel invasions and decade killings of Palestinians! I want no link to it! We need to make sure that ISRAEL DOESN'T REPRESENT JEWS OR NON RELIGIOUS JEWS! West must STOP link NAZI-ISRAEL to the Jews!
Our government is complicit in a genocide. Excuse me, another genocide. It's not surprising that they don't want us to protest. The same thing happened during the Vietnam War. Just ask H. Bruce Franklin.
Thank you for standing up against the systematic massive attack on academic freedom, professor Thrasher. I hope you’ll brush this violent, unjust personal character assassinstion attempt off.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Professor ilan pape jewish israeli professor based in Britain not a terrorist detained by fbi to ask explain river to sea. Prof pape seems to be in favour of 1 state solution. Imagine if prof paoe was muslim or protestant.
You have to appreciate the irony in the same people who whine about due process, properly executed investigations, and charges in cases are the same one ones whining they aren't punishing political rivals/rivals to their truth fast enough. "For me, not thee" seems to reign supreme these days.
@@moranmike36 I am never sure what words get comments deleted these days. It's cool on most platforms to speak fascist talking points, but calling it out violates T&C because fascists are whiney little b*****s
Thank you for you're support and voice for the Palestinian people and standing strong to protect you're students! We stand with your and support you Professor 💞💞💞✊🏻❤🖤🤍💚
This guy is a hero. I followed him closely on social media during the spring and he attended multiple student encampments. He was so supportive to all the students. I can't believe he's been suspended after 10 months of this. Academia in the USA is cooked.
@@leilaoksanen5142 Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
Steven Thrasher is an admirable and righteous person, and im certain he's an outstanding professor as well. I hope he will consider moving to a less morally bankrupt institution --if indeed such a university exists nowadays.
I pray to God to protect you. There are few people like you who adhere to moral principles and values and follow and support the truth against the grain. You may lose your job because of pressure to be the opposite of that, but of course you won yourself and stood up for your principles and morals. All respect to you.
What if youre a student who doesn't care about politics, but you're there for an education? That's a 80k a semester school, excellent programs. But imagine your classes being disrupted by this shit? People need to understand that there is a world beyond Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Russia.....People should avoid becoming overly emotionally invested in these conflicts.
@@itachiofthesharingan67 The world is one village. The events that occur in any part of it affect you wherever you are. The genocide of the Palestinians resulted in Yemen’s position on striking ships supporting the Zionist entity. This resulted in the paralysis of the movement of trade through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. This resulted in a lack of goods and The high price for the average citizen. This is an economic impact and there is a security impact. The peoples who support the Zionist occupation have become targets because there are students and other honorable people who rose up for the sake of humanity and rose up for the sake of Palestine. This will not bring stability to the countries supporting the occupation. There are international laws that are not respected and have not been applied to return the land. Palestine belongs to its people, so who bears responsibility for that?
We need a new university specifically for all the teachers who’ve been punished because they spoke up for a free Palestine and to stop the actions against Gaza and the Palestinians.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
All those congress men and women who talked down to highly educated professors should be investigated and removed by us we are the tax payer, voters, honorable citizens. They were very rude in the way they question our professors who are contributing to our nation in respectable positions.
Fantastic interview. I will be making my donation soon for this. We need to hear from more profs doing the right thing! Please continue to bring the real news others wont!
I'm a Northwestern alum. The school could have handled this better. The real villain here, in my mind, is the Congress which is putting huge pressure on schools like Northwestern in a way that is totally out of line.
I don’t understand how Jim Banks can not be sued for slander? Why can Congressmen get to slander? Why can’t the professor sue Jim for slander? He should. He needs to. Especially given the subtitle of his book. Put together a GoFundMe for the people. This is about justice!
Hasbara has become so messy. During my career it was called “building a case against you” and it was just as illusive as this professor describes happened to him. “There have been complaints about you” even though the quality of the employee’s work was evident. And the “complainers” are never really named. Not only is this guy not being allowed to speak freely, he also does not have the right to face his accusers. Yes there are moral imperatives here that supersede all of the bogus charges and outcomes of the charges. And especially at Madil School of Journalism. This is a teaching moment if ever there was one!
What if youre a student who doesn't care about politics, but you're there for an education? That's a 80k a semester school, excellent programs. But imagine your classes being disrupted by this shit? People need to understand that there is a world beyond Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Russia.....People should avoid becoming overly emotionally invested in these conflicts.
@@itachiofthesharingan67I assume these students are of voting age so an interest in politics should be encouraged so they can make an informed choice at the ballot box.
@@itachiofthesharingan67 "There is a world beyond these world conflicts", Imagine saying that to the people literally getting murdered because of these conflicts or the professors getting fired, or the student protesters getting suspended or expelled, or the international protestors getting attacked. These issues aren't that separate from any student attending school, they made that abundantly clear by being so quick and harsh to punish students and faculty having an opinion on the situation that goes against the government's opinions. No student is living in a world outside of these conflicts, no human being is living in a world outside of these conflicts. If you are on Earth, these conflicts can and will impact you, especially when the government is literally supporting genocide and punishing anyone who speaks against it in any way. Politics aren't just having an opinion on something, the government and the public use politics to shape the world. Policy, laws, services, social norms, etc. When the government has political plans that involve or encourage detaining college students and professors for speaking against them (regardless of the topic, but we are talking about a highly public genocide), that shows where their politics lie, and it shows something extremely worrying to everyone, especially to people living outside of the U.S. Our issues impact each other.
Sellout Congressman calls the Professor, who is not threatening anyone and protesting peacefully, a goon! We are living in times, where the thief scolds the cop!
After the shameful standing ovations to Netanyahu, the congress has no credibility to impose the wishes on people.
WORD
We have another choice.. The Green Party. Dr. Jill Stein & Prof. Butch Ware. and then continue to vote out anyone that takes AIPAC money.
Stop the racism of benjamin Nasferatu
I know
@@dillydalie11 Jill Stein's got some good ideas but way too many giveaway programs. I do not want to be a welfare state that Jill Stein offers
Stay strong Professor Thrasher 💪
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
@@Curt-Gevert Typical Zionist steady handed take
The US Establishment,
is raising its Fascist Game.
Remember, they took in thousands of Nazees after WWII.
Agree 💯
👍👍
Spearheaded by the Democrats. Make no mistake.
Thank you Professor Thrasher! We support you ❤
Bravo Professor we support you
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
@@Curt-Gevertwe're just glad we're not you. We can leave it there if you like.
Steven Thrasher is eloquent and spot on. Thank you for your wisdom and efforts! 👏🏼
Please explain what this statement means? does your mind default to people who look like him as being inarticulate?
@@Linkx16 no of course not. Why do you ask?
Totalitarian. Horrifying. Where’s this freedom the US talks about non stop.
It's more of an aspiration than anything you should actually want. /s
Want? The Zionists are trying to steal free speech.
The ones you cannot criticize are your rulers America. We are also occupied, right wing and left wing are the same aipac bird 🐦 😮
you cant block police from doing their job in the USA lol, the professor did that
Banks, so biased
Due to settler attacks protected by IDF, Many Palestinian farmers have lost their lives. Hundreds have been injured. West bank Palestinians farmers are subject to land grabbing, annexation and confiscation. ( International Land coalition)
Ongoing for over 76years 😢
I am vaguely sensing this from watching CNN.
Hundreds have died. THOUSANDS are injured.
Anti genociders are heroes
Pro genociders are villains
You'd think we could all agree gin ó side is evil.😢
Both side are guilty of bad conduct.
Stand with neither!
So verrueckt!
So sick !
@@robertholland7558 So if both sides are guilty why there was a Nuremberg court in war world 2,
Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
What a phenomenal interview and guest Amy! The hyprocrisy that grips our government and institutions is horrifying.
Can't wait to read Mr. Thrasher's books. Thank you!
The goon calling the professor a goon! 😂😂😂
😂😂RIGHT!
Repugs are goons.
Irony 🙄
Exactly
OMG, the AUDACITY 💀
Thanks Professer!
Why am I not surprised at all this would be a Indiana Senator calling a professor and journalist a "goon"? I just hope that all these leaders know what a stain this will be on them.
DonOld has stained All the Reds.
Vote them All OUT.
Well, it was the last state for the last big hurrah for the KKK. I’ll bet Jim Banks his grandfather was there.
All our solidarity for him and all those brave students and faculty standing for what it right
System doesn't give you any power. Nothing you can do.
Yes he such an amazing human being 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤may god blessed you Steven trasher 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢when door 🚪 🙏 ❤️ 💖 🙌 😊 🚪 🙏 ❤️ 💖 🙌 😊 🚪 🙏 ❤️ 💖 another will open god is the greatest 👏 👍 😀 😉 ❤️ 💙 👏 👍 so much prejudice beat you up 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢.may god blessed and protects you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
Fascists are hard at work and sadly succeeding.
And zionist lobbies and wealthy elites like Miriam adelson
So AIPAC buys off 98% of Congress, imposes their warped world view on disenfranchised voters, and that's fascists succeeding? Where's the fight in you, I only see early surrender. Work hard to primary-out these ghouls in government.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
@@Curt-Gevertif that was the case he would be in jail but the case was dropped why was he suspended ?
@@cheikhabdalahi9332 The university has every right to make that decision, even if the case was dropped. Lot's of other professors who didn't participate in a riot never got suspended.
3 million Palestinians trees, mostly olive and citrus trees, were uprooted by Israeli forces between 2000 and 2012.
And now it's the Palestinian people being uprooted by the same insidiousness.
Israeli vitriol on full display.
Don't forget the water that was stolen from them that they would have needed for those trees😮😮😮😮
There’s a beautiful film/documentary, The Lemon Tree, you would appreciate if you can find it.
@@AZ-hg6kw Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
Senator,YOU ARE THE GOON!
💯
Facts
He's a congressman, but, yes he's the goon.
No he is a clown. All theatrics
Suspended him. Shame on these terrible people. Trying their best to hide the truth. God bless Palestine 🇵🇸 keep on speaking for Palestine 🇵🇸
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Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
@@Curt-Geverttroll
@@amaiagarmendia9589 Try fighting the police in a socialist utopia, it won't go well
@@amaiagarmendia9589moron too.
Professor you have moral courage to speak against oppression.
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Courage is the only way that could save this world.
God has sent his son here. Ark is prepared. Evil is on its last leg; bout be no more here for long while! Whats Moshiach think about TERRORISTS IN PAL? What DOES mOSHIACH THINK ABOUT LBTQ FOLKS? ALL HAVE FREE WILL! WILL LEAVE HERE CURSED OR BLESSED 1 OR THE OTHER! HOW YOU LEAVING? SUPPORTING EVIL AXIS? YA WILL BE SUCH!
Professor we need more people like you!!! You are a very courageous and kind for speaking up! We ALL STAND WITH YOU! Don’t listen to the corrupt congress!
Thank you, Steven Thrasher- you are appreciated by the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
How does Palestinians have anything to do w the genocide of the Jewish people
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
My family name was in the holocaust Schindler List and I DON'T FEEL safe with US, Germany and UK funding NAZI-Israel in the genocide of Palestinians! I am always scared that people think I support disgraceful Israel invasions and decade killings of Palestinians! I want no link to it! We need to make sure that ISRAEL DOESN'T REPRESENT JEWS OR NON RELIGIOUS JEWS! West must STOP link NAZI-ISRAEL to the Jews!
Shut up curt
@@Curt-Gevert but that's too slow
This is very disappointing. I thought we were to speak up for injustices. Sad
Our government is complicit in a genocide. Excuse me, another genocide. It's not surprising that they don't want us to protest. The same thing happened during the Vietnam War. Just ask H. Bruce Franklin.
Well said keep coming back until there is the truth shining through!
Shameful congressman, shame on him!
These zionist call themselves victims but never tell the world what they did to others
Banks is up for re-election.
Every 2 Years Congresspeople are up before the Voters.
AIPAC must be behind this!!!
Exactly SHAME ON Him 💯💯💯
He's just one more hypocritical "Freedom of Speech"-screeching Republican.
Sending love and solidarity to Professor Thrasher ❤️❤️ appreciate you!!
More power to you, Prof. Thrasher!
Thank you for standing up against the systematic massive attack on academic freedom, professor Thrasher. I hope you’ll brush this violent, unjust personal character assassinstion attempt off.
Wow, I wish that he was my professor😊 I’m so glad that he’s finally speaking out about his experience.
I loved professor Steven Thrasher . He’s my new hero . Thank you for your morals , conduct and being true and transplant to yourself and others 🥰🥰
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Your old hero was Hamas?
The Republican lawmaker is the only " goon" for adressimg anyone with such disrespect.
He is unworthy of his office
Yes. Absolutly.
Vote Banks OUT This November!
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Most of them are unfortunately.
@@Curt-Gevertusually the police are the ones picking the fights.
Very ironic, a journalism professor being suspended for journalism
Way to be Steven Thrasher! Stay strong.
Due Dissidence - Professor detained at Airport after attending Free Palestine film
Terrible
😔😣
SMDH
Professor ilan pape jewish israeli professor based in Britain not a terrorist detained by fbi to ask explain river to sea. Prof pape seems to be in favour of 1 state solution. Imagine if prof paoe was muslim or protestant.
Thank you Professor Steve Thrashers we need more great leaders like you in the congress. Much love and respect
If he can’t teach there anymore his students should follow him elsewhere and get lots of media coverage about it!
Yes! This University just scammed those students
Thank you! I can't thank our educators enough for standing up and protecting our students.
Prof you have strong moral guts.
Shame on politicians 😢😢😢. Social justice and human rights are not for some groups of people 😢😢😢
The "American experiment" has utterly failed. Ronnie Ray-Gun put the last nail in the coffin.
So also the z io experiment is a failure.
THANK YOU PROFESSOR STEVEN THRASHER 💯💯
❤
The only thing "embarrassing" is the behavior of our congresspeople. 🙄
Important coverage
Amy and Juan - you’re super. Thanks for covering these things.
What happened to
FREEDOM OF SPEECH 😮
we are losing our rights 😢
Yes you are! Only the mainstream media is complicit in this happening,BECAUSE their journalistic ability is sorely lacking! OH the irony!!!!
As a member of Jewish Voice for Peace I am so ashamed of Northwestern because I earned a Ph.D degree from that University. Shame Shame Shame
You have to appreciate the irony in the same people who whine about due process, properly executed investigations, and charges in cases are the same one ones whining they aren't punishing political rivals/rivals to their truth fast enough. "For me, not thee" seems to reign supreme these days.
aka fascism
@@moranmike36 I am never sure what words get comments deleted these days. It's cool on most platforms to speak fascist talking points, but calling it out violates T&C because fascists are whiney little b*****s
Protesting to stop the genocide is not antisemitism.
What an honourable professor!!
Thank you for you're support and voice for the Palestinian people and standing strong to protect you're students! We stand with your and support you Professor 💞💞💞✊🏻❤🖤🤍💚
Hind Rijab was 6 years old. The two Medics who were gunned down by the IDF for trying to save her will never be forgotten.
This guy is a hero. I followed him closely on social media during the spring and he attended multiple student encampments. He was so supportive to all the students. I can't believe he's been suspended after 10 months of this. Academia in the USA is cooked.
Thanks professor for your Humanity
stop genocide in GAZA 😢😢😢
Let the gays rule in Gaza!! 😂
RESIST!
I hope these US Universities, lose Students and tuition. They, as well as these exceptional Professors, can go to other Countries that are welcoming.
We stand with you Professor!!!!!❤❤❤❤
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@@leilaoksanen5142 Did Hamas really believe that a social media campaign could help them win this war?Hum-us know from the beginning that this will happen, but they persist in pushing this war onto this people
This is shameful and low by the most fascist regimes standards.
Steven Thrasher is an admirable and righteous person, and im certain he's an outstanding professor as well. I hope he will consider moving to a less morally bankrupt institution --if indeed such a university exists nowadays.
Thrasher! Thank goodness for decent professors.
Brave man
Outstanding interview, Amy. Thank you professor Steven Thrasher, author of “The Viral Underclass”. I admire your courage, Sir! 🤟🏼🍉🕊️🧕🏼💚
I pray to God to protect you. There are few people like you who adhere to moral principles and values and follow and support the truth against the grain. You may lose your job because of pressure to be the opposite of that, but of course you won yourself and stood up for your principles and morals. All respect to you.
❤
❤❤
What if youre a student who doesn't care about politics, but you're there for an education? That's a 80k a semester school, excellent programs. But imagine your classes being disrupted by this shit? People need to understand that there is a world beyond Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Russia.....People should avoid becoming overly emotionally invested in these conflicts.
@@itachiofthesharingan67 The world is one village. The events that occur in any part of it affect you wherever you are. The genocide of the Palestinians resulted in Yemen’s position on striking ships supporting the Zionist entity. This resulted in the paralysis of the movement of trade through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. This resulted in a lack of goods and The high price for the average citizen. This is an economic impact and there is a security impact. The peoples who support the Zionist occupation have become targets because there are students and other honorable people who rose up for the sake of humanity and rose up for the sake of Palestine. This will not bring stability to the countries supporting the occupation. There are international laws that are not respected and have not been applied to return the land. Palestine belongs to its people, so who bears responsibility for that?
Free speech will win ✌️🇵🇸
🙏
idk. it isn't like they are listening to the scientists...
Like, gays in Gaza??? 😂
@@SingSing-g3c how does that apply
@@smokindauberdoo4208 Just typical "hasbara" to put smoke on the path. No longer will they will succeed.
We need a new university specifically for all the teachers who’ve been punished because they spoke up for a free Palestine and to stop the actions against Gaza and the Palestinians.
Very good idea !
No thanks to echochambers lol
we need to sue as much as they do.
Lies don't like the TRUTH. ⌛
Nothwestern, along with Columbia, has given us the current crop of "journalists." Sad.
Shame on Northwestern. Stop!
Whether the arrest is right or wrong, you can not, violently, block the police from making arrests. You go to court and plead your case, it either works or it doesn't. Picking fights with the police arresting criminals is not the way to go about it.
Banks is the goon in this.
All those congress men and women who talked down to highly educated professors should be investigated and removed by us we are the tax payer, voters, honorable citizens. They were very rude in the way they question our professors who are contributing to our nation in respectable positions.
Fantastic interview. I will be making my donation soon for this. We need to hear from more profs doing the right thing! Please continue to bring the real news others wont!
Rep. Banks is the only goon here
Still boycotting products from Isreel.
Boycotting everything from fakestine! Oh...forgot...they don't produce anything...nothing to boycott...except terrorism
I'm a Northwestern alum. The school could have handled this better. The real villain here, in my mind, is the Congress which is putting huge pressure on schools like Northwestern in a way that is totally out of line.
Thank you Professor Thrasher. With tears in my eyes, thank you.
what is missing here is who made the complaints.
Police State
Police State University…
The United States of Hypocrites
Stay strong professor
“Goon” I miss professional, polished, mature adults. 😮
Does the university get funds from AIPAC?
They probably do get money from wealthy Zionists.
No. Qatar
@@SingSing-g3cLots of the people in Congress and the Senate and media are funded/bribed by AIPAC.
MOST LIKELY THEY DO
It's almost like free speech is only free as long as it doesn't challenge for profit structures.
It would be laughable if not so disgusting. America ain't never been free
Amazing that these top universities just crumble at the sign of ¨The Benjamins¨
Banks calling Proffessor Thrasher a THUG is beyond DESPICABLE!!!
I don’t understand how Jim Banks can not be sued for slander? Why can Congressmen get to slander? Why can’t the professor sue Jim for slander? He should. He needs to. Especially given the subtitle of his book. Put together a GoFundMe for the people. This is about justice!
Professor here. What happened to academic freedom
It di⚰ed along with others.
Thanks so much for letting this professor explain his experience.
Banks should be dismissed.
Steven Thrasher is an intelligent thoughtful person. Northwestern needs to reinstate his classes and get him back in the classroom immediately!
Jim Banks is an embarrassment to the Great State of Indiana…
There's only one charge against him and his colleagues: telling the truth. Good for you, Sir. And thank you.
Hasbara has become so messy. During my career it was called “building a case against you” and it was just as illusive as this professor describes happened to him. “There have been complaints about you” even though the quality of the employee’s work was evident. And the “complainers” are never really named. Not only is this guy not being allowed to speak freely, he also does not have the right to face his accusers.
Yes there are moral imperatives here that supersede all of the bogus charges and outcomes of the charges. And especially at Madil School of Journalism. This is a teaching moment if ever there was one!
What if youre a student who doesn't care about politics, but you're there for an education? That's a 80k a semester school, excellent programs. But imagine your classes being disrupted by this shit? People need to understand that there is a world beyond Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Russia.....People should avoid becoming overly emotionally invested in these conflicts.
@@itachiofthesharingan67I assume these students are of voting age so an interest in politics should be encouraged so they can make an informed choice at the ballot box.
@@itachiofthesharingan67 "There is a world beyond these world conflicts", Imagine saying that to the people literally getting murdered because of these conflicts or the professors getting fired, or the student protesters getting suspended or expelled, or the international protestors getting attacked.
These issues aren't that separate from any student attending school, they made that abundantly clear by being so quick and harsh to punish students and faculty having an opinion on the situation that goes against the government's opinions. No student is living in a world outside of these conflicts, no human being is living in a world outside of these conflicts. If you are on Earth, these conflicts can and will impact you, especially when the government is literally supporting genocide and punishing anyone who speaks against it in any way.
Politics aren't just having an opinion on something, the government and the public use politics to shape the world. Policy, laws, services, social norms, etc. When the government has political plans that involve or encourage detaining college students and professors for speaking against them (regardless of the topic, but we are talking about a highly public genocide), that shows where their politics lie, and it shows something extremely worrying to everyone, especially to people living outside of the U.S.
Our issues impact each other.
I would hope that we all have educators with such a high level of integrity!
JOUTUBE CENSORSHIP IS OUT OF CONTROL!!
Thank you!
Brave man. Bravo 👏
Sellout Congressman calls the Professor, who is not threatening anyone and protesting peacefully, a goon! We are living in times, where the thief scolds the cop!