Thank you. I’ve been extremely concerned about what’s happening on campuses and your article is so helpful. I’m a Jewish woman. Never in my life did I think the cautionary words of my father be true, that concern about antisemitism would once again become ignited as it is. (He fought in wwii and his and my moms parents all came from the general Ukraine areas) Still so worried the wrong messages will take hold beyond the universities and extremely pleased to hear about the intense and civil discussions, the best outcome of the moment. Education is the key to peace for everyone. Here’s hoping.🕊️
Thank you for a very illuminating piece, one that highlights the necessity and benefit of open dialogue and civil respect all around, even under duress. If our Universities lose their grounding in dialogue to rage, political dysfunction and interference, it will be a very bad day for all of us, both now and down the road.
Makes you wonder what ADL’s method of giving Stanford an “F” for dealing with anti-semetism. One emotional incident from a Jewish student? All your belief in education Michael, have you even finally considered there is no peaceful solution Israel/ Humas/Palestinian situation? Too many parties have too much invested in continued war.
@phil tanney You raise an important issue: this conflict -- like Ukraine -- is not simply a "local" issue or a regional dispute, this is a conflict that involves a large part of the world's nations, populations and resources. Distraction and propaganda are hallmarks of Russian disinformation techniques, and now we have segments in the U.S. who are echoing and compounding Russian propaganda on both conflicts. No wonder Americans are confused, indecisive and losing interest! Russia supports Hamas and Iran, and yet news outlets, politicians, bloggers and reporters continually promote Russia as a potential "partner" and model for the U.S. follow. We need more attention paid to who is aligned with each combantant, and who is benefitting from these conflicts.
Is it believable that Putin has operatives poisoning the social media feeds of Stanford students (whose praxis, in my opinion, is riddled with factual and semantic flaws)?
Thank you. I’ve been extremely concerned about what’s happening on campuses and your article is so helpful. I’m a Jewish woman. Never in my life did I think the cautionary words of my father be true, that concern about antisemitism would once again become ignited as it is. (He fought in wwii and his and my moms parents all came from the general Ukraine areas) Still so worried the wrong messages will take hold beyond the universities and extremely pleased to hear about the intense and civil discussions, the best outcome of the moment. Education is the key to peace for everyone. Here’s hoping.🕊️
Thank you for a very illuminating piece, one that highlights the necessity and benefit of open dialogue and civil respect all around, even under duress. If our Universities lose their grounding in dialogue to rage, political dysfunction and interference, it will be a very bad day for all of us, both now and down the road.
Makes you wonder what ADL’s method of giving Stanford an “F” for dealing with anti-semetism. One emotional incident from a Jewish student? All your belief in education Michael, have you even finally considered there is no peaceful solution Israel/ Humas/Palestinian situation? Too many parties have too much invested in continued war.
Bob Langfelder
@phil tanney You raise an important issue: this conflict -- like Ukraine -- is not simply a "local" issue or a regional dispute, this is a conflict that involves a large part of the world's nations, populations and resources. Distraction and propaganda are hallmarks of Russian disinformation techniques, and now we have segments in the U.S. who are echoing and compounding Russian propaganda on both conflicts. No wonder Americans are confused, indecisive and losing interest! Russia supports Hamas and Iran, and yet news outlets, politicians, bloggers and reporters continually promote Russia as a potential "partner" and model for the U.S. follow. We need more attention paid to who is aligned with each combantant, and who is benefitting from these conflicts.
Is it believable that Putin has operatives poisoning the social media feeds of Stanford students (whose praxis, in my opinion, is riddled with factual and semantic flaws)?