Quote from: Oexmelin on Today at 01:48:50 PMOnly Trump can stand up to the Bolshevik.
Quote from: Barrister on Today at 02:17:12 PMQuote from: celedhring on Today at 02:11:11 PMI think it's obvious the aim of the protesters is not to influence Israel's foreign policy, but rather the US'. And that's a far more realistic expectation.
But is it their aim? And even if it is, is that aim that realistic?
Like I said I can see how university protests might try to modify university policies ala BDS - but I'm not so sure how it would influence Joe Biden in the White House.
Quote from: celedhring on Today at 02:11:11 PMI think it's obvious the aim of the protesters is not to influence Israel's foreign policy, but rather the US'. And that's a far more realistic expectation.
QuoteJohnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID
By Paul Kelso, business correspondent
Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station when trying to vote in the local elections after forgetting to bring acceptable photo ID.
Sky News understands polling station staff were forced to turn the former prime minister away after he initially failed to comply with legislation he introduced while he was in Downing Street.
Mr Johnson, who introduced the Elections Act requiring photo ID in 2022, was attempting to cast his ballot in South Oxfordshire, where a police and crime commissioner for the Thames Valley is being selected.
In England, passports, driving licences, blue badges and certain local travel cards are accepted forms of voter ID.
A spokesman for Mr Johnson did not deny he had failed to bring ID, but did say he'd managed to vote today.
Make sure you don't make the same mistake if you haven't voted yet - we've got a full list of acceptable ID in this post.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on Today at 08:23:06 AMQuote from: Barrister on May 01, 2024, 02:39:00 PMYeah. I mean letting yourself be arrested for riding at the front of the bus while black is great political theatre, same as chaining yourself to an old growth tree you're trying to prevent being logged - there's a clear connection between what you're doing and your cause, even if it might be against the law.
It's hard to come up with compelling theater for a protest aimed at another country's foreign policy. Israel's government certainly is not going to influenced by what a handful of students at Columbia University are doing. The Vietnam era protests were different in that respect - everyone in the 18-22 age group had a direct personal stake in the prosecution of the war and there were on campus connections like ROTC.
Presumably the model is the South African divestment campaign but that was a longer, more patient effort that didn't (as I recall) involve physical occupation of buildings. And while the ANC had a militant wing, it didn't carry out anything like Oct 7.
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