People on here complain about racists and Nazis and such but when it comes to the really awful abuse—death threats and stuff like this—that seems to me much more frequently to come from the left (a couple groups, in particular)

This phenomenon where the left understands it is has again fallen victim to the bait of its own hypocrisy yet concludes the problem lies not in the hypocrisy but in the taking of the right's bait needs a name.

'The Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ paradox' perhaps?

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The UCLA encampment is now in the dumpster, an apt metaphor for the strategy of this movement apple.news/ATK6ZuFwYSWa_q…

Anyone that needs this sort of explanation of the difference between a position based on principles and one based on populism is, I think, very unlikely to benefit from it.

The UCLA PD police chief John Thomas John Thomas seems to have had his Pete Arredondo moment.
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More bad news for pro-Palestinian protesters. Net public opinion:
—minus 19% support
—plus 5% have been violent
—plus 16% admin not harsh enough
—minus 15% support divestment

PR geniuses these kids are not.

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Columbia students confirm they have been working with outside agitators for months.

When you've lost the crowd at the School of Music, Theater and Dance, then you are definitely doing something wrong, protesters!

How is that disruption policy drafted coming, @Umich Santa Ono ??

Holding public 'People's Tribunals' to try, in absentia, your fellow students for the crime of 'having disagreed with you' seems unlikely to convince anyone that you care about the rights of people on the other side of the planet.

Americans are free to love or loathe, cheer or boo, wave or burn our flag. This is a right we all enjoy. I tend to prefer the love/cheer/wave crowds, though 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Yet another encampment demonstrates they are fundamentally illiberal. They have no qualms denying the rights of those with whom they disagree but will surely whine incessantly when The University of Chicago shuts down their little show.

'Governor DeSantis Tells Residents of the 'Free State of Florida' What Kind of Meat He Will Allow Them to Eat' cato.org/blog/governor-… via Cato Institute Jeffrey A. Singer