mycathas9lives@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoColumbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hallwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down16file-text
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Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoNo, it’s a building with a history when it comes to civil disobedience. It was occupied in 1968 when students protested the Vietnam war.
minus-squareJaymesRS@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoFrom BlueSky: According to the Columbia wiki, Hamilton Hall was blockaded or taken over by protesters in 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1996. https://www.wikicu.com/Hamilton_Hall#Takeover_attempts
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI know - people in certain circles are treating this as equivalent to the storming of the Capitol.
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoThose are circles of utter fucking morons, let’s not kid ourselves.
No, it’s a building with a history when it comes to civil disobedience. It was occupied in 1968 when students protested the Vietnam war.
From BlueSky: According to the Columbia wiki, Hamilton Hall was blockaded or taken over by protesters in 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1996.
https://www.wikicu.com/Hamilton_Hall#Takeover_attempts
I know - people in certain circles are treating this as equivalent to the storming of the Capitol.
Those are circles of utter fucking morons, let’s not kid ourselves.