Dave Conrad: What does "nah" mean? That they didn't have to replace the books, or that "other libraries were destroyed so it's okay to vandalize this one" isn't a tu quoque fallacy?

Blocked.

then what is the proper way to protest?

Shouldn’t there be some connection between the target of the vandalism and the goal of the protest? If you are going to inconvenience people it’s supposed to be so they are led to think hard about your issues, not so they are scratching their heads about your intentions.

Portland State has economic ties to both Israel and the defense industry

And these books on these library shelves specifically?

AFAIK they did not damage books, other than one dictionary

Do you not see the pictures of the spray painted books?

Are the insides damaged at all? Go look at how libraries and universities are doing in Gaza right now

Every one of these books has to be replaced, and not one person in Gaza is helped in any way. And your next statement is just a tu quoque fallacy.

Nah. They didn’t pick Portland State out of the blue www.psuaaup.net/blog/entry/p...

PSU AAUP | Portland State U President Slams ‘Divisive and Ill-Informed’ BDS Divestment Resolutionwww.psuaaup.net

What does "nah" mean? That they didn't have to replace the books, or that "other libraries were destroyed so it's okay to vandalize this one" isn't a tu quoque fallacy?

How is it a tu quoque fallacy? Those libraries and universities were destroyed *with US weapons*.

Yes? You're arguing it's okay to damage this library because those libraries and universities in Gaza were destroyed. Tu quoque, "you too," means justifying one wrong act (damaging the uni library) by pointing out others have also done wrong (US weapons destroying libraries in Gaza).

What about the idea the protesters could have simply directed all the same actions against the university president instead of the library? They could have gotten people on their side. Just admit they screwed the pooch.

You’d find some way to complain about that.

No, I would be balls-to-the-wall 100% gung ho in favor of that. I think that would be awesome.

You're so pathetic. Your attitude is, anyone who isn't up for spray painting books must just not care about Palestinian lives. Pull your head out.

Many others would disagree. People whined when protesters confronted Pelosi (who called them Russian bots)

No. I am saying that the students were trying to make a statement about what *their own university* was doing. I guarantee that the $750,000 is not for removing spray paint from the spines of books.

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