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For some perspective, this is still nothing compared to what the government of Israel has recently achieved in manipulating the American education system [1].

For some perspective, this is still nothing compared to what the government of Israel has recently achieved in manipulating the American education system [1]. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws#Amawi_v._Pflugerville_Independent_School_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws#Amawi_v._Pfluger...

toxik 5y ago
What-aboutism at its finest.
- pphysch 5y ago
  "Whataboutism" remains one of the most self-destructive inventions of Cold War propaganda. Dismissing context because it makes "your side" look hypocritical or undermines a narrative (in this case, "CCP is uniquely evil") is no way to understand geopolitics.
  - toxik 5y ago
    I, and HN it seems, disagree. Israel’s anti-BDS tactics provided little interesting context while moving the discussion to an unrelated topic.
    - pphysch 5y ago
      It is extremely relevant to provide context for what the baseline/expected behavior is when discussing a particular instance of it. Otherwise, false assumptions replace the facts: "US allies would never interfere with our domestic education system, only bad guys do that!".
ketralnis 5y ago
Two things can be bad
- nix23 5y ago
  And three can be too, but it's not possible to talk about two at once.
nebula8804 5y ago
There is some good news though. Recently Abby Martin won her lawsuit. From your link: "Documentary filmmaker Abby Martin was invited to speak at an event at Georgia Southern University on February 28, 2020.[69] She was supposed to be paid $1,000 for her speech. She was asked to sign a pledge to agree not to boycott Israel which she refused to do and her speaking arrangement was subsequently cancelled. She therefore announced on January 10, 2020 that she had filed a free speech lawsuit against the State of Georgia and Georgia Southern University over its anti-BDS law. She was represented by CAIR Legal Defense Fund and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.[70][71] On May 24, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in Martin's favor, holding that Georgia Southern violated her First Amendment rights." From what I understand they are now trying to alter the law so that it works around this ruling. These laws appear to be easy to implement but once challenged they are shot down. I think more lawsuits need to occur in each state unfortunately. That way we have clear cut precedence.

toxik 5y ago

What-aboutism at its finest.

pphysch 5y ago
"Whataboutism" remains one of the most self-destructive inventions of Cold War propaganda. Dismissing context because it makes "your side" look hypocritical or undermines a narrative (in this case, "CCP is uniquely evil") is no way to understand geopolitics.
- toxik 5y ago
  I, and HN it seems, disagree. Israel’s anti-BDS tactics provided little interesting context while moving the discussion to an unrelated topic.
  - pphysch 5y ago
    It is extremely relevant to provide context for what the baseline/expected behavior is when discussing a particular instance of it. Otherwise, false assumptions replace the facts: "US allies would never interfere with our domestic education system, only bad guys do that!".

ketralnis 5y ago

Two things can be bad

nix23 5y ago
And three can be too, but it's not possible to talk about two at once.

nebula8804 5y ago

There is some good news though. Recently Abby Martin won her lawsuit. From your link: "Documentary filmmaker Abby Martin was invited to speak at an event at Georgia Southern University on February 28, 2020.[69] She was supposed to be paid $1,000 for her speech. She was asked to sign a pledge to agree not to boycott Israel which she refused to do and her speaking arrangement was subsequently cancelled. She therefore announced on January 10, 2020 that she had filed a free speech lawsuit against the State of Georgia and Georgia Southern University over its anti-BDS law. She was represented by CAIR Legal Defense Fund and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.[70][71] On May 24, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in Martin's favor, holding that Georgia Southern violated her First Amendment rights." From what I understand they are now trying to alter the law so that it works around this ruling. These laws appear to be easy to implement but once challenged they are shot down. I think more lawsuits need to occur in each state unfortunately. That way we have clear cut precedence.