While in Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken characterized the occupations of university campuses such as Columbia, NYU and Yale as a "hallmark of our democracy" while decrying their silence on Hamas:
In our own country, it's a hallmark of our democracy that our citizens make known their views, their concerns, their anger, at any given time, and I think that reflects the strength of the country, the strength of democracy. It is also notable that there is silence about Hamas, as if it wasn't even part of the story.
One could make the case that Blinken made a point of characterizing these occupations as a "hallmark of our democracy" because he was in China and wanted to draw a contrast between our two countries. Yet I cannot imagine Blinken calling a congregation of election deniers, COVID deniers or Tea Partiers a "hallmark of our democracy."
Yet I think Blinken's comment concerns the occupiers' silence on Hamas is far more dubious. Why should this come as any surprise to Blinken? There have been demonstrations in praise of Hamas attack on Israel from day one. Why would these occupiers have anything to say about Hamas when they are busy chanting, "Kill the Jews!!!" as was the case at Northeastern University here in Boston? Why would these occupiers have anything to say about Hamas when they are busy telling us "Zionists don't deserve to live" as was the case at Columbia University?
In fact, the only time these occupiers aren't silent on Hamas is when they praise Hamas with chants like "Long live Hamas!!!" "We're all Hamas!!!"
In other words, those who are occupying college campuses nationwide are pro-Hamas. They have made this loud and clear. So why hasn't Secretary Blinken gotten the message?
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