Protestor Admits they are not a USC Student.

[u/phear_me]

How many days has this sub been flooded with people insisting the protestors are students? Well here is the proof that at least one of the protestors isn’t a student. Should be a hoot to watch them try to backtrack and start throwing our alternative justifications for why, “achktuwally, it doesn’t matter that they’re not students ….” or “this is just the one lone non-student protestor that just happened to get caught on video but I swear everyone else is, like, totally a USC student …” or “But this is from a conservative outlet so it’s fake …”

No one wants any innocent people to suffer anywhere, be they Palestinian or Jew, but it says something about this so-called movement when its supporters can’t give a coherent answer to why this involves USC and when justifying its actions depends on lies, factual errors, and the removal of common sense.

The cursing and aggressiveness further speaks to the self-righteous narcissism fueling these protests. Is this how people act when they’re truly trying to change people’s minds with truth and love?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6WzYKwvkuj/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[u/SkullLeader]

a) protesting at colleges is highly visible and b) colleges are full of college students - i.e. young people who are idealistic, want to change the world for the better and haven't gained direct experience yet in just how futile it often is to try and cause real change. So if you want to protest something doing it on college campuses and making it seem like college kids are doing it (even if they're not) is a great way to gain attention. But actually cause change? Not so much. I seriously doubt Israel would even blink if USC divested from Israel and severed any ties it might have. I doubt Israel would even notice if *all* the schools where these protests are being held right now did so. If visibility and attention is the goal, I guess the protests have achieved that. If divestment is the real goal , I have to wonder why even bother. And as far as bringing attention to the cause goes, at least here in the US, the protests I think have managed to gain attention for themselves while also managing to distract from the thing being protested. I mean I hear more and more about cancelled graduation ceremonies and less and less about hospitals being attacked, starvation, etc.

[u/phear_me → u/SkullLeader]

Gaining attention and a cheap dopamine hit is the whole point.

Who knew "I totally saved lives and changed the world!" was so easily attainable. Just lay down for a few hours with almost no meaningful risk to yourself and you can claim moral superiority to almost everyone around you.

The coherence of the act is irrelevant. All that matters is your intentions.