Good Job Chicago, hope this spread to my state too. Every Democrat supports Palestine, Republicans are the ones who would sacrifice their first born to defend Israel
URGENT: Demand a ceasefire now.
Millions of lives depend on it.
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Plenty of us with friends, family, and citizenship in Israel want a real solution, not just another ceasfire that will be broken by Hamas with a large missles barrage on said friends and family.
I see all of these calls for ceasefire, but they always end there. No actual suggestions for a long term solution.
Cities have very little role in international diplomacy. If a city wants to support something like Black Lives Matter, at least that’s something related to what they do. They employ police who might not treat black people fairly, for example. But, it seems wrong to get involved in international diplomacy.
For a different reason, schools also shouldn’t have a stance. Schools are supposed to be a “marketplace of ideas”. If a student council wants to take a stand, sure. If a Palestinian rights org on campus wants to hold a rally, that’s great. The school itself should stay out of it and simply provide a physically safe place for other people to express their ideas.
Cities grant building and zoning permits, sign contracts with private companies, and make property sales. They have a lot of influence on what kinds of businesses are allowed in.
Or, again, it can be regulated by the city council.
And schools shouldn’t invest, but they do, so therefore they have to be struggled against
And if the city’s serious about an issue, they should use those tools. Not make a bland statement about calling for a cease-fire. Actually punish companies selling weapons. But, that’s an actual step, calling for a cease-fire is more a “thoughts and prayers” approach that just wastes everyone’s time.
As for universities, same thing. If they’re going to invest in things, then instead of making statements about Gaza or whatever, they should actively sell off investments. But, really, a university should be a stage people use to share their ideas. The stage shouldn’t be only open to the currently fashionable points of view.
Why shouldn’t they? The city government represents the citizens of that city, who are calling for a ceasefire. They’re saying “we hear you and agree there should be a ceasefire”
Why shouldn’t they? They have no power to do anything, and it isn’t their business. Any time they spend on posturing about things they can’t have any impact on is time they can’t spend doing their actual jobs.
These city council meetings keep getting over run with citizens making statements about the situation and that is actually preventing them from doing other things. That’s why they passed this. So that the citizens will feel appeased and let them move on to their real business. It’s the citizens who are wasting the time in this case and if that’s their prerogative then so be it.
If you reply ‘economic sanctions’ as if that has ever functioned at all in the way anyone actually intended for their use, you vastly require educating in this topic.
I’ll take your complete avoidance of the question as a tacit understanding that you actually have no idea what you’re talking about but are pretending to take a moral highground where there is none to make yourself feel better about your lack of education.
Thanks for playing and enjoy the block fam; I’ve no interest in continuing discourse with someone as intellectually dishonest, or disabled, as yourself.
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