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With this post that someone made there is a target on her back. I am sure other people from other nations have noted this with interest.
Hamas invaded Israel 2023
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Meanwhile, academic institutional pro-Hamas and antisemitic positions called out by an institutional academic, and compared with similar lapses in Nazi Germany ...
Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals
Anyone who has a naive belief in the power of higher education to instill morality has not studied the history of German universities in the Third Reich.
In 1927 the French philosopher Julien Benda published La trahison des clercs—“The Treason of the Intellectuals”—which condemned the descent of European intellectuals into extreme nationalism and racism. By that point, although Benito Mussolini had been in power in Italy for five years, Adolf Hitler was still six years away from power in Germany and 13 years away from victory over France. But already Benda could see the pernicious role that many European academics were playing in politics.
Those who were meant to pursue the life of the mind, he wrote, had ushered in “the age of the intellectual organization of political hatreds.” And those hatreds were already moving from the realm of the ideas into the realm of violence—with results that would be catastrophic for all of Europe.
A century later, American academia has gone in the opposite political direction—leftward instead of rightward—but has ended up in much the same place. The question is whether we—unlike the Germans—can do something about it.
For nearly ten years, rather like Benda, I have marveled at the treason of my fellow intellectuals. I have also witnessed the willingness of trustees, donors, and alumni to tolerate the politicization of American universities by an illiberal coalition of “woke” progressives, adherents of “critical race theory,” and apologists for Islamist extremism.
Throughout that period, friends assured me that I was exaggerating. Who could possibly object to more diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus? In any case, weren’t American universities always left-leaning? Were my concerns perhaps just another sign that I was the kind of conservative who had no real future in the academy?
Such arguments fell apart after October 7, as the response of “radical” students and professors to the Hamas atrocities against Israel revealed the realities of contemporary campus life. That hostility to Israeli policy in Gaza regularly slides into antisemitism is now impossible to deny.
I cannot stop thinking of the son of a Jewish friend of mine, who is a graduate student at one of the Ivy League colleges. Just this week, he went to the desk assigned to him to find, carefully placed under his computer keyboard, a note with the words “ZIONIST KIKE!!!” in red and green letters.
Just as disturbing as such incidents—and there are too many to recount—has been the dismally confused responses of university leaders.
Testifying before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce last week, Harvard President Claudine Gay, MIT President Sally Kornbluth, and University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill showed that they had been well-briefed by the lawyers their universities retain for such occasions.
They gave technically correct explanations of how First Amendment rules apply on their campuses—if they did apply. Yes, context matters. If all students did was chant “From the river to the sea,” that speech is protected, so long as there was no threat of violence or “discriminatory harassment.”
But the reason Claudine Gay’s carefully phrased answers on Tuesday infuriated her critics is not that they were technically incorrect, but that they were so clearly at odds with her record—specifically her record as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the years 2018–2022, when Harvard was sliding to the very bottom of the rankings for free speech at colleges.
The killing of George Floyd happened when Gay was dean. Six days after Floyd’s death, she published a statement on the subject that suggests she felt personally threatened by events in distant Minneapolis. Floyd’s death, she wrote, illustrated “the brutality of racist violence in this country” and gave her an “acute sense of vulnerability.” She was “reminded, again, how even our [i.e., black Americans’] most mundane activities, like running. . . can carry inordinate risk. At a moment when all I want to do is gather my teenage son into my arms, I am painfully aware of how little shelter that provides.” In nothing that Gay said last Tuesday did she seem aware that Jewish students might have felt the same way after October 7.
Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals
Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals
Anyone who has a naive belief in the power of higher education to instill morality has not studied the history of German universities in the Third Reich.
In 1927 the French philosopher Julien Benda published La trahison des clercs—“The Treason of the Intellectuals”—which condemned the descent of European intellectuals into extreme nationalism and racism. By that point, although Benito Mussolini had been in power in Italy for five years, Adolf Hitler was still six years away from power in Germany and 13 years away from victory over France. But already Benda could see the pernicious role that many European academics were playing in politics.
Those who were meant to pursue the life of the mind, he wrote, had ushered in “the age of the intellectual organization of political hatreds.” And those hatreds were already moving from the realm of the ideas into the realm of violence—with results that would be catastrophic for all of Europe.
A century later, American academia has gone in the opposite political direction—leftward instead of rightward—but has ended up in much the same place. The question is whether we—unlike the Germans—can do something about it.
For nearly ten years, rather like Benda, I have marveled at the treason of my fellow intellectuals. I have also witnessed the willingness of trustees, donors, and alumni to tolerate the politicization of American universities by an illiberal coalition of “woke” progressives, adherents of “critical race theory,” and apologists for Islamist extremism.
Throughout that period, friends assured me that I was exaggerating. Who could possibly object to more diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus? In any case, weren’t American universities always left-leaning? Were my concerns perhaps just another sign that I was the kind of conservative who had no real future in the academy?
Such arguments fell apart after October 7, as the response of “radical” students and professors to the Hamas atrocities against Israel revealed the realities of contemporary campus life. That hostility to Israeli policy in Gaza regularly slides into antisemitism is now impossible to deny.
I cannot stop thinking of the son of a Jewish friend of mine, who is a graduate student at one of the Ivy League colleges. Just this week, he went to the desk assigned to him to find, carefully placed under his computer keyboard, a note with the words “ZIONIST KIKE!!!” in red and green letters.
Just as disturbing as such incidents—and there are too many to recount—has been the dismally confused responses of university leaders.
Testifying before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce last week, Harvard President Claudine Gay, MIT President Sally Kornbluth, and University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill showed that they had been well-briefed by the lawyers their universities retain for such occasions.
They gave technically correct explanations of how First Amendment rules apply on their campuses—if they did apply. Yes, context matters. If all students did was chant “From the river to the sea,” that speech is protected, so long as there was no threat of violence or “discriminatory harassment.”
But the reason Claudine Gay’s carefully phrased answers on Tuesday infuriated her critics is not that they were technically incorrect, but that they were so clearly at odds with her record—specifically her record as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the years 2018–2022, when Harvard was sliding to the very bottom of the rankings for free speech at colleges.
The killing of George Floyd happened when Gay was dean. Six days after Floyd’s death, she published a statement on the subject that suggests she felt personally threatened by events in distant Minneapolis. Floyd’s death, she wrote, illustrated “the brutality of racist violence in this country” and gave her an “acute sense of vulnerability.” She was “reminded, again, how even our [i.e., black Americans’] most mundane activities, like running. . . can carry inordinate risk. At a moment when all I want to do is gather my teenage son into my arms, I am painfully aware of how little shelter that provides.” In nothing that Gay said last Tuesday did she seem aware that Jewish students might have felt the same way after October 7.
Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals
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Rumours of a cease fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
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At least one gaming company doing the right thing, after doing a pretty wonky judgement thing ....
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Steam Removes Oct 7 Game at Request of UK Counter-Terrorism Unit
The creator of a game that allows players to recreate “Operation al-Aqsa Flood” says it’s no different than Call of Duty.
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I recall a game that had the Taliban as a possible character in a game where you could play as Taliban.At least one gaming company doing the right thing, after doing a pretty wonky judgement thing ....
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Steam Removes Oct 7 Game at Request of UK Counter-Terrorism Unit
The creator of a game that allows players to recreate “Operation al-Aqsa Flood” says it’s no different than Call of Duty.
I did an interview with CTV about that. MND was dead set against it and said that the Taliban should be removed from the game.
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When Ontario first dabbled in police use-of-force simulator training in the 1980s, the equipment and video disks were sourced from the US. Most had to be re-recorded since the vast majority of bad guys were of a certain colour.
seems true. the Globe has an article just out saying that all parties have agreed
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Some details from CNN on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah:
The Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday approved a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, potentially bringing an end to more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah and months of a full-scale war that has killed thousands.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a pre-recorded statement said there were three “main reasons” he wanted a ceasefire with Hezbollah now: to “focus on the Iranian threat,” to give Israeli troops a breather, and to increase pressure on Hamas.
Hassan Fadlallah, a senior Hezbollah official and member of parliament, told Reuters the group will remain active after its war with Israel ends, including by helping displaced Lebanese people return to their villages and rebuilding areas destroyed by Israeli strikes.
Here’s what you need to know:
Before the agreement: Israel’s military said it bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes on Tuesday, marking one of the most intensive bombardment campaigns near the Lebanese capital since the start of the war over two months ago. At least 25 people were killed, according to a CNN tally of health ministry figures. Another 55 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Biden offered details of the deal: Israeli prime minister’s office said Netanyahu spoke with President Joe Biden and thanked him for his involvement in the ceasefire agreement. Speaking from the White House, Biden laid out some details of the ceasefire deal:
Reactions: The deal will create conditions to restore a “lasting calm,” the US and France said in a joint statement. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the deal.
What happens to Gaza: The Biden administration believes that the deal has the potential to be a “game changer” and bring Hamas back to the negotiations with Israel as the US renews its push to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a senior administration official. Since the October 7, 2023, the death toll from Israeli military action in Gaza has risen to 44,249, with 104,746 people injured, according to the enclave’s health ministry.
Israel and Lebanon accept a deal to end the conflict with Hezbollah. Here's everything you need to know
From CNN's Aditi SangalThe Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday approved a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, potentially bringing an end to more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah and months of a full-scale war that has killed thousands.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a pre-recorded statement said there were three “main reasons” he wanted a ceasefire with Hezbollah now: to “focus on the Iranian threat,” to give Israeli troops a breather, and to increase pressure on Hamas.
Hassan Fadlallah, a senior Hezbollah official and member of parliament, told Reuters the group will remain active after its war with Israel ends, including by helping displaced Lebanese people return to their villages and rebuilding areas destroyed by Israeli strikes.
Here’s what you need to know:
Before the agreement: Israel’s military said it bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs 20 times in two minutes on Tuesday, marking one of the most intensive bombardment campaigns near the Lebanese capital since the start of the war over two months ago. At least 25 people were killed, according to a CNN tally of health ministry figures. Another 55 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Biden offered details of the deal: Israeli prime minister’s office said Netanyahu spoke with President Joe Biden and thanked him for his involvement in the ceasefire agreement. Speaking from the White House, Biden laid out some details of the ceasefire deal:
- The Lebanese Army will take over its own territory once again following a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Lebanon.
- The deal will take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday, which is 9 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Reactions: The deal will create conditions to restore a “lasting calm,” the US and France said in a joint statement. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the deal.
What happens to Gaza: The Biden administration believes that the deal has the potential to be a “game changer” and bring Hamas back to the negotiations with Israel as the US renews its push to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a senior administration official. Since the October 7, 2023, the death toll from Israeli military action in Gaza has risen to 44,249, with 104,746 people injured, according to the enclave’s health ministry.
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Interesting….
nationalpost.com
Iran put on notice?
‘Hell to pay’ if Hamas doesn't release hostages by inauguration day, Trump says
"Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied history of the United States of America."
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Iran put on notice?
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I thought he promised the US would not go into new wars on his watch?Interesting….
‘Hell to pay’ if Hamas doesn't release hostages by inauguration day, Trump says
"Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied history of the United States of America."
Iran put on notice?
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Whoa whoa - he said no new “wars”.
Don’t declare war - only “conflict” or “campaign” or “Special Military Operation” “police action”.
... 'Troubles'... 'Emergency'... it's all a big kerfuffle
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