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Re:U.S. university reverses decision to remove Olympic prote... by jahewson on Monday February 07, 2022 @05:29PM (#30252277)
They’re not dealbreakers though, are they? That’s why these students are protesting - it’s their own government they want to act.

There were students complaining about Tibet when I was a child, 30 years ago. Given the rise of the social justice movement in the US and events in HK I don’t see anything odd about a resurgence of such concerns from the youth of America. It’s not like these students previously thought it wasn’t a problem - they weren’t even born.

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Re:U.S. university reverses decision to remove Olympic prote... by xg15 on Monday February 07, 2022 @05:52PM (#30252566)
Yes, the (progressive) youth was always protesting - what's odd is that suddenly the government is taking those protests at top priority when for the longest time, they were mostly ignored.

While the issues are real, the timing seems very convenient.

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