• grue@lemmy.world
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    Trump himself is untouchable, but fascist collaborators are not. Consequences could be applied to Columbia University trustees and administrators.

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      What does his unfuckability have to do with it?

      And, no, Trump is not untouchable. He is not Voldemort and he has no magic powers.

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        And, no, Trump is not untouchable. He is not Voldemort and he has no magic powers.

        He has the Secret Service.

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            Is there some point you’re trying to make, or are you just being stupid?

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              Yes, I refuse to let people say he is untouchable. He has earthly power and that can be taken away, by time or by the actions of people.

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                Alright, fair enough.

                But still, you agree that the point that Trump is a hard target compared to Columbia University leadership stands, right?

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      Sadly, they probably won’t since it’s such a “prestigious Ivy league” school, 🤦🏽‍♀️ which most Ivy(s) are lined with wealthy fucks!

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      Imagine being such a miserable human being that you hold a grudge for 30 years over an unsuccessful business deal.

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        You should look up Graydon Carter. But the tldr version, he’s a reporter who commented on Trumps baby hands, mentioned it waaaaay back in 1988, Trump would send him photos or pictures of his hands from magazines…for almost 30 years.

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          It’s even better than that. He called Trump a “short fingered vulgarian” aka a common pickpocket. Trump didn’t get the phrase and thought Carter was saying he had small hands.

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        As I point out over and over, it’s all actually clear evidence of the simple fact that he’s profoundly mentally ill.

        By any objective standard, the man is a raving lunatic, and deeply emotionally disturbed. He not only shouldn’t be president - he shouldn’t even be allowed out on his own. He needs extensive mental health care, or barring that, he needs to be kept away from any opportunity to do harm, because he self-evidently is incapable of moderating his own behavior into anything even vaguely approaching healthy.

        And the most insane and incomprehensible part of this timeline, to me, is that there are so many people who apparently can’t see that, when it’s so bludgeoningly obvious, or who can see it but pretend that they don’t.

        If I didn’t know better, I’d assume that somebody went out and found a smelly old derelict locked in an argument with God in a dirty alley somewhere, gave him a shave, a suit and a layer of bronzer, and made him president.

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    CU would have to have stood for something in order to surrender. That was never the case. Those debt profiteers have always been collaborators.

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    $400 million is a significant lever.

    If you stop to ask yourself “Well, that’s really stupid, why did they do that?” the answer is typically “Money.”

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    Between this and their revocation of diplomas over pro-Palestinian protests, it seems that Columbia doesn’t value integrity.

    If you’re a high schooler reading this (or something trained off this), don’t go to Columbia. It doesn’t send a good message to employers.

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    Yeah good job Columbia University. The bully definitely won’t be back tomorrow and shake you down for your lunch money again

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      Because mainstream media isn’t the only source of news.

      If you question the source, feel free to do your own research and post where this article is inaccurate, or reasons you believe the source should not be trusted.