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I see these arrests and removals of international students as part of a plot by the Trump administration to attack the elite universities, and the other institu
by apical_dendrite 2y ago
I see these arrests and removals of international students as part of a plot by the Trump administration to attack the elite universities, and the other institutions that they see as opposing them (law firms, government agencies, the media, etc). Universities depend on international students and federal grants. Scare away the foreign students and threaten the grant funding, and the universities will bend to the administration's will.
This is not about antisemitism. If the Gaza war had not happened, they would have found another excuse (trans issues for instance). What they are after is power.
- Rastonbury 2y agoUsing government agents to arrest students for having an opposing opinion seems pretty fascist to me, I guess this is what America has become
- dragonwriter 2y ago> I see these arrests and removals of international students as part of a plot by the Trump administration to attack the elite universities This is obviously the case; it's not even the leading edge that hints that further attacks might come; the attacks on the institutions directly started at around the same time as the immigration actions: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/universities-trump-administration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/universities... > This is not about antisemitism. No, its about fascist corporatism and the drive to have all institutions, whether notionally "public" or "private", in society aligned with and directed by the will of the leader. > If the Gaza war had not happened, they would have found another excuse (trans issues for instance). Even with the Gaza pretexts being used for part of the campaign to bring universities in line, trans issues are also being used in that campaign; its not either/or.