Violence either fizzles out or it escalates. It never stays low-level like this indefinitely, and fizzling is our best-case scenario. Yet I’m not certain that’s what’s going to happen.
The truth is that these “protestors” have engaged in unlawful behavior over and over again, then demanded they be excused. They are literally demanding amnesty from universities, for crying out loud, and they’ve been downright vile to countless people who support Israel’s right to exist.
People aren’t interested in playing nice.
I’m concerned what happened at UCLA will happen again somewhere else, particularly where there’s absolutely zero interest in university administrators in stepping in and actually doing anything. UCLA’s chancellor talked a big game, but then crumpled.
When that happens, some people are going to decide that if the rules no longer apply, they won’t be bound by them anymore.
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