My own college President, who is quick to express her deepest sympathies following pretty much every tragedy, natural and human-caused, did not say a thing until after hours on Monday. And this is the milquetoast, passive-voice language she chose:
"Dear [college] Community:
As you are likely aware, conflict in the Middle East has led to ho…
My own college President, who is quick to express her deepest sympathies following pretty much every tragedy, natural and human-caused, did not say a thing until after hours on Monday. And this is the milquetoast, passive-voice language she chose:
"Dear [college] Community:
As you are likely aware, conflict in the Middle East has led to horrific acts of violence—hundreds of innocent civilians who have lost their lives or are wounded, and individuals taken hostage.
[The college]’s International Education Center has reached out to our Israeli and Palestinian F-1 visa students to offer mental health and academic support, as well as assistance with their visas. ... "
Compared to the stuff coming from DSA chapters and campus leftists, this is not a terrible statement. Indeed, the email continues with more specifics about how to reach out for assistance from the college. It's all boiler-plate stuff, but nonetheless helpful and welcome. When the belated message finally arrived in my Inbox last night, though, and I read that opening single-sentence paragraph, I was outraged. Still am. The architects and perpetrators of this egregious act of coordinated terror? Apparently it was just another episode of "conflict in the Middle East". Boys will be boys, you know. Words never mentioned in the email: Hamas, terrorism, jihad, pogrom, anti-semitism, Jews/Jewish, ... and Israel only shows up in that one sentence referencing "Israeli and Palestinian" international students.
It should not have taken so long, and it should not stand out as so exceptional, but the statement released today by the UW-Madison Chancellor is exemplary. Kudos to Chancellor Mnookin and to the campus's Hillel chapter with whom she worked.
Welcome Pete. You are now able to see these people for who they are. No outrage that these liars have sold over the past 7 years has been real, only virtue signaling and manifest falsehoods designed to encourage numbers to trust them with more power to keep doing the same. It’s a terrible shame that these people cannot call a spade a spade unless it’s party-approved. But at least, if there is any silver lining to these tragedies - hopefully it will be the last time so many give heed to the vile propaganda spewed by our traitorous ‘leaders’
My own college President, who is quick to express her deepest sympathies following pretty much every tragedy, natural and human-caused, did not say a thing until after hours on Monday. And this is the milquetoast, passive-voice language she chose:
"Dear [college] Community:
As you are likely aware, conflict in the Middle East has led to horrific acts of violence—hundreds of innocent civilians who have lost their lives or are wounded, and individuals taken hostage.
[The college]’s International Education Center has reached out to our Israeli and Palestinian F-1 visa students to offer mental health and academic support, as well as assistance with their visas. ... "
Compared to the stuff coming from DSA chapters and campus leftists, this is not a terrible statement. Indeed, the email continues with more specifics about how to reach out for assistance from the college. It's all boiler-plate stuff, but nonetheless helpful and welcome. When the belated message finally arrived in my Inbox last night, though, and I read that opening single-sentence paragraph, I was outraged. Still am. The architects and perpetrators of this egregious act of coordinated terror? Apparently it was just another episode of "conflict in the Middle East". Boys will be boys, you know. Words never mentioned in the email: Hamas, terrorism, jihad, pogrom, anti-semitism, Jews/Jewish, ... and Israel only shows up in that one sentence referencing "Israeli and Palestinian" international students.
It should not have taken so long, and it should not stand out as so exceptional, but the statement released today by the UW-Madison Chancellor is exemplary. Kudos to Chancellor Mnookin and to the campus's Hillel chapter with whom she worked.
https://news.wisc.edu/mnookin-a-message-on-the-tragic-events-in-israel-and-the-palestinian-territories/
Welcome Pete. You are now able to see these people for who they are. No outrage that these liars have sold over the past 7 years has been real, only virtue signaling and manifest falsehoods designed to encourage numbers to trust them with more power to keep doing the same. It’s a terrible shame that these people cannot call a spade a spade unless it’s party-approved. But at least, if there is any silver lining to these tragedies - hopefully it will be the last time so many give heed to the vile propaganda spewed by our traitorous ‘leaders’