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by frugalmail 277 days ago
what "peaceful means of protest" has the government shut down exactly?
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Cutting university funding if they don’t block protests. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqly0zrnnv3o
The ones at many Ivy League schools.
Literally every Israel protest.
> Literally every Israel protest.

I just googled and found at least three pro Palestine protests today. One is in NYC.

So... seems like nothing was banned, and this is why you were downvoted.

So was your issue with hyperbolic use of the word "literally", or are you rejecting the premise all together, because you would have to try really hard to deny that there has been an unrelenting crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in the name of "anti-semitism"?
I did not downvote you. I think people who did disagree with your claim that literally every Israel protest is banned. BTW, it is hard to understand what does "Israel protest" even means. Does it mean it is a pro Israel protest? Pro Palestinian?

I think formulating your claims better could have avoided the downvotes, and allowed others to understand what you mean exactly.

I think it's quite clear what he means tbh, unless you don't follow American politics.
Whoever just downvoted this, how about using your words instead.