mycathas9lives@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoColumbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hallwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkColumbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hallwww.newsweek.commycathas9lives@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 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-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI know - people in certain circles are treating this as equivalent to the storming of the Capitol.
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThose are circles of utter fucking morons, let’s not kid ourselves.
minus-squareJaymesRS@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 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
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.
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.
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