Police Clear Columbia Protest -- Just As They Did On Same Day 56 Years Ago

[LiberalArkie]

On April 30, 1968, police flooded onto Columbia University's campus to end a demonstration students had staged — a scene that was eerily repeated 56 years later.

A large group of New York police officers cleared Columbia University’s weeklong pro-Palestinian protest encampment, including a building that was occupied by protesters, late Tuesday night.
On the same day 56 years earlier, the front page of Columbia’s student newspaper featured similar scenes of officers storming into crowds of students protesting the Vietnam War and proposed segregation policies.

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The resurfaced front page of the Columbia Spectator, which was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Omar Jimenez, stated that on April 30, 1968, Columbia University called 1,000 police officers to end the demonstration at multiple buildings — including Hamilton Hall. The situation ended in nearly 700 arrests and 100 injuries.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-columbia-university-protest-1968-parallel_n_6631b722e4b0279447ac9c63

I wonder what could be the correlation between the 2? No geographical significance? Both dates had Democratic presidents.

Could it be perhaps a violent war that is trying to exterminate the opposing side?

[Bobstandard]

1. Explain please

Could it be perhaps a violent war that is trying to exterminate the opposing side?

What exactly you mean by that?

[LiberalArkie]

3. Well people see the genocide of the Gazan people kind of like the rural peoples of Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia

The way the U.S. military carpet bombed, napalmed, phosphorus bombed and other ways the rural peoples kind of compares to what is happening in Gaza.

The Vietnamese did not really blame the American people as is evident by the way Americans were treated after the war.

There is a difference between the policy of the country and the citizens of that country. The IDF sees no difference in the citizens of Gaza and the government of Gaza. We saw no difference between the citizens of Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam and the government of North Vietnam.

[Bobstandard]

4. Ok

So you’re not taking a shot at Democratic Presidents specifically. You’re criticizing people in general.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Times change but people don't?