Is it just me, or is the whole “respect everyone’s opinions” and “civil discourse” shit repugnant when the other side supports a literal authoritarian who is disintegrating the fabric of our society and democracy? Like I don’t respect you or your beliefs.

Harvard

“Listen to both sides” actually no I don’t have to listen to Nazis

The problem occurs when people assumptions about the other side's beliefs. You need to engage civilly in order to find out someone else's true beliefs.

As long as they support / voted for Trump, I know enough about what they value / don’t

The thing is that we end up disintegrating our democratic institutions even faster when we don’t treat them w respect, even if they don’t deserve it

When we disintegrate treat our institutions when we don’t treat our opponents w respect I mean

That doesn’t mean we need to support them or agree w the fascists, but it does mean that we need to make it as easy as possible for citizens who supported them in the past to recognize and fix the mistake, which means not calling them all fascists

Cuz like ppl might think that trump isn’t a fascist and that we are actually the bad guys—I think they’re wrong, but for them to see that we need to act like the good guys

No we disintegrate our democratic institutions when we give antidemocratic opinions a voice. Some beliefs - like white supremacy and other bigotry - should not be taken seriously or be amplified for the sake of posterity

Like I see what ur saying, but we just do not have the political power to actually successfully suppress those opinions

No you don’t. And this is a perfect example. A binary choice in an election (or 3 if not voting counts) does not tell you enough to deduce what someone stands for

does anyone feel like they’re just failing at life

Yes I’m failing terribly but I thank God everyday that my titties are still sitting pretty

Why are people acting like learning about the Middle East = Antisemitism??

Or even talking about the Middle East lol

Think… you’re not supposed to know the things you’re learning about… the more people learn the more they will naturally be against Israel. Antisemitism is being used as a tool to protect the state.

Because learning about the ME would make you lean against Israel which is inherently antisemetic since that is the new definition of antisemitism.

Everyone’s just a lil gay 🙂‍↕️

Harvard must abolish the letter grading system. 

This system is a remnant of white European colonialism given its link to capitalistic industrialism. 

We must hold space for indigenous ways of doing.

Bait is commonly used in the indigenous practice of fishing.

ik this is a joke but I’ve literally heard even worse shit 100x over in humanities seminars 💀

Seminars are a form of cultural appropriation of the traditional indigenous powwow.

However, if one conducts a powwow acknowledgement prior to a seminar, it is acceptable and can be seen as adopting a form of indigenous knowledge structure.

Western colonialists have coined the notion of the circadian rhythm to unfairly impose “woke” and “unwoke” times that don’t align with traditional eastern schedules. 

It must stop.

ummm, the very terms “western” and “eastern” are in conversation with a eurocentric perspective that decenters the positionality of black and brown bodies. please check your privilege‼️

Actually your use of the words “black” and “brown” are offensive in that they imply the existence of “white.” This implication is oppressive. 

Please consider decolonizing your bxdy.

it’s hard to accept that wanting a significant other isn’t something you can grind for, or statistically maximize, or work towards actively…ive given up, just gotta look at em say “damn” and move on fr, bigger and better things in life

Pressed where it hurts there… the universe really gave me all I could ever wish for then told me I can’t have it

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS 😭😭😭 like a good job is within reach if you try hard enough, but love is completely out of our control. As a control freak, I HATE THIS

Not move on, just wait for the right person/time. Can’t force it, but you can put yourself in situations that make it more likely

how it feels asking people to list you or your friends

My roommates a little TOO excited for visitas

Guys plsss upvote I wanna see it, I’m a freshman :)))

i just got denied for an internship. only real ones know this feeling.

Boy I have been receiving rejection emails on daily basis since August

I’m asking this genuinely. Can someone please please share the widespread antisemitic actions they’ve seen on campus? I feel like everything “widespread” that I’ve read has to do with criticism of Israel.

Bro if I didn’t go I genuinely would think it’s a warzone from the way this has been discussed

Jewish guy here — I personally haven’t seen that much antisemitism on campus, except for the words and actions of the PSC. They’ve put out a lot of antisemitic statements that go beyond criticizing the Israeli government and play into common antisemitic tropes, in addition to using antisemitic imagery in some of their campaigns (eg: depicting a holocaust scene with Jews/israelis as nazis). aside from that, I haven’t experienced any personal attacks on campus, but that combined with a lot of…

Larger nationwide antisemitism has led to a bit of unrest among the community. With this said, it is absolutely 100% not antisemitic to criticize the horrendous actions of the state of Israel, the Israeli government, Netanyahu, etc. and one issue we face in the Jewish community sometimes is staunch pro-Israel ppl who call any criticism of Israel antisemitic devalue the word so when anyone hears something called antisemitic they immediately discount it and don’t believe that it is antisemitic

all this to say — criticizing Israel is NOT antisemitic. there are ways however that Israel is criticized in antisemitic language, but it is absolutely possible to do so strongly without using any antisemitic tropes. And as a Jewish guy with family in Israel I 100% condemn the actions of the Israeli government and think Palestine should have the right to self govern — there’s a lot more nuance to the situation than the media or ppl in each side sometimes portray

feel free to dm me if u have any more questions, always happy to talk about this!

I didn’t see the Nazi depiction- can u tell me more abt that and when it occurred

yeah absolutely — I don’t remember it super well cuz it was 3 years ago but they put up an art installation in the yard and one of the panels depicted that, another one depicted Jews in a super stereotypical/offensive fashion (beard, hunched over, comically large nose, etc)

obviously the art installation didn’t make me fear for my life or anything, but walking past it was just a reminder that antisemitism absolutely exists today and on campus and is often overlooked (this was before October 7 etc so antisemitism at Harvard was not a topic of conversation at all). Now I think that national media especially has blown it wayyyy out of proportion, but it still does exist

dm me and I’ll tell you some of the things I’ve been up to recently

#2 you are probably totally valid, but why is this a representation of Harvard then? Like Salient says a lot of nonsense like there should be a gender pay gap for example, but no one blames all of Harvard for it or does it require the outrage we see now

I think the most recent thing was when someone ripped off the wall and stole a freshman’s mezuzah

as I said below, I don’t blame the institution of Harvard for it, and think the national media has blown everything wayyy out of proportion and is making Harvard out to be some extremely antisemitic place which it is not. OP asked however not about the institution of Harvard but about antisemitic acts on campus, which the PSC falls under.

With that said if u want to talk about the institution of Harvard I think they’ve done a horrible job of dealing with everything on both sides, and deserve no praise for anything — both not dealing with or condemning antisemitism on campus AND not providing sufficient support for the Islamophobia affecting students or condemning the doxxing that was occurring. However this post wasn’t about the institution itself

So there have certainly been a few things, like the antisemitic flyer at the encampment, someone ripping a mezuzah off a freshman's door, etc. But I'd say it's more of a general sentiment on campus that is increasingly hostile to Jews and Jewish institutions.

For example Hillel hosted a latke-hamantaschen debate recently which is just lightheartedly debating 2 Jewish foods. But there were comments on sidechat saying things like “is that some Jew code for Israel Palestine” and another one complaining about the Hebrew lettering on the event flier. It’s little things like this which contribute to a general feeling of antisemitism

That being said, I don’t think Trump actually cares about antisemitism and this is all just a front for his war on higher education. So fuck him

Do you mean the art installation last year? Because there was nothing anti semitic on that at all

nope, I don’t remember that one. This one was my freshman year and I’m a senior

My friend got told to hide his Star of David necklace since “some view it as a star of hate”

Also the PSC had a protest on Holocaust Remembrance Day this year talking about the “Gaza Holocaust.” When Jews at Harvard can’t experience literal Holocaust remembrance day without literally being called Nazis, there’s a problem.

Yeah that’s exactly right. Im not personally fearing for my own safety, it’s more of a feeling of a bubbling of antisemitic attitudes by many here (and all around the country)

Thanks for this response. Very thoughtfully worded and enlightening

Ah I see, I’m a soph so idk the one ur talking about but we put one up last year and there was nothing antisemitic whatsoever… feel like the org generally frames the issue as one against the government these days.

Honestly can’t blame people when IOF loves to use the Star of David as a mark of their presence in Gaza

I can’t speak to that one as I can’t click on the image / zoom in to see what the images are depicting, but I’m glad you’ve focused in on the government more as an org. The one I was talking about was before ur time yeah but was definitely really bad, i unfortunately don’t have any pics

They have twisted the very perception of Judaism as a whole by making this a fight “for the survival of Judaism”, not saying they are right or that it’s not antisemitism, but I think we should also acknowledge the role that Israel plays in increasing antisemitism.

That’s equivalent to saying you can’t blame people for Islamophobia because people commit terrorist attacks in the name of Islam. The Star of David is a religious symbol for all Jews representing our religion, and associating it with hate is inherently antisemitic.

Fair enough, glad that we’ve grown since then at least

This was written up in the crimson if anyone wants to look it up further

As a left jew,
Thank you #2.
It feels really hard to talk about the little bits of antisemitism one experiences - the comments here and there, the incidents every couple of months or so, the vitriol online - without being accused of supporting war crimes.

i’m not even in tech and i was offended 😭

the most annoying shit is when you finish a pset and then they make a correction to the assignment the day it’s due. and this happens every week.

This is why I don't do my psets until the day before they're due (not procrastination, it's strategic)

at that point i just simply don’t correct it

Me who just found out I got rejected from the last internship I applied for this summer:

There’s always stay at home and do research at your local college

round 2 of mindich service fellowship is open!

Not sure Khurana could get any more based than this

Surprised he had the guts to say this tbh

He is parroting Larry Summers but at this point I’ll take it

Larry summers was an even wilder surprise

More importantly than based, it's completely accurate. If only Garber had the spine to put truth over cowardice.

He doesn’t have much to lose now that he’s leaving. Hopefully he speaks his mind a little more and says how he really feels before the end of the academic year. 🙌

Garber is the president of a university. Anyone in that role should have the longevity of the University in mind. Given Trump has virtually unchecked power and has shown to be vindictive, I do not see how strongly opposing Trump right now benefits anyone (or at least the vast majority of people) at Harvard

Also from the article so it doesn’t seem like he’s fully based: 

“Via the spokesperson, Khurana also asked that The Crimson not suggest his remarks referred to Trump, even in summary.”

“Khurana quickly sought to limit the reach of his comments and walk back their implicit condemnation of Trump.”

Pro Palestinian protesters have been saying this since the beginning but instead when they said it they all got put on academic probation(some folks were kicked out for up to 2 seamsters and others even had their degrees revoked BY Khurana and Garber. Also if you weren’t a freshman/student last year you don’t even understand half of the hypocrisy of Harvard.

Longevity mean protecting free speech and academic freedom. Without that, there is no university to protect.

guys i’m going on a date with my TF this friday (it’s a scheduled meeting and it’s mandatory for the class)

Do you think the houses are married. Like dunster is married to Mather because he’s funny not because he looks good.

It’s literally mommy mather and daddy dunster get it right

Dunster is daddy and mather is prostitute he bought

“Happy Birthday to this beautiful soul!” And its the worst person you know 😭