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Originally Posted by PyramidsofMars
Universities, good ones anyway, provide an education on a vast range of topics. It is up to the student to understand and utilize the discussions (a good university presents and discusses, it does not teach- trade schools and technical colleges are for that, and certainly lead to honorable and important things in life) and interpret them. No university teaches that Israel is wrong. Politics classes and Philosophy classes and such present a HUGE range of opinions, they do not pick a favored one. Unless the professor is absolutely terrible at their job, they will always make it clear that they are presenting their opinion- if they have one- on an issue, before discussing it in a biased manner.
There are just as many conservatives and moderates on university campuses as lefties, and frankly, the 'leftist university student' cliche has grown incredibly tiresome.
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I think I was not clear on the university point - schools seem to be infiltrated with 'activist' groups that are hellbent on accusing Israel of genocide, ethnic cleansing and other outlandish lies. When someone uses these terms they have been clearly caught up in this mess. If you read through this thread you can see some of the hatespeak comes out in posts, which to me means the groups have an active member posting. Ever hear of Apartheid week? It is absolutely disgusting...not that I mind freedom of speech, what I am disgusted about is that fools buy this nonsense.
On the subject of Israel itself, in hindsight some choices the nation made may not have been the best, but they are in quite the situation that is completely alien to a typical Canadian. The unfortunate part is the fact that average citizens in Israel are becoming 'done' with the issue which makes violent Israeli IDF responses more likely.