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Biden says dissent must not lead to disorder and his support for Israel remains unwavering amid college protests (hexbear.net)
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Biden says dissent must not lead to disorder and his support for Israel remains unwavering amid college protests | CNN Politics

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday attempted to balance the right to free speech and his desire for law and order in his first extensive remarks on campus protests against the war in Gaza – but insisted he has not changed his support for Israel.

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“We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,” Biden said. “… Peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues.”

“But,” Biden added, “neither are we a lawless country.”

Destroying property, Biden said, “is not a peaceful protest. It’s against the law.”

“Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancelation of classes and graduation – none of this is a peaceful protest,” the president said. “Threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not peaceful protest. It’s against the law.”

Biden said dissent “is essential to democracy” but that it “must never lead to disorder, or to denying the rights of others.”

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[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 98 points 6 months ago

Destroying property, Biden said, “is not a peaceful protest. It’s against the law.”

powercry-1

they're destroying PROPERTY

powercry-2

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 83 points 6 months ago

America: where you can kill people over violating your property but don’t you dare violate property over 34,000 people being killed.

[-] PoisonIvy@lemmygrad.ml 46 points 6 months ago

Fuck it I don’t even care anymore. These people deserve their toothbrush seizure. “That’s not really a thing” yeah well you should have thought of that before the world got like this; hand it over.

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 60 points 6 months ago

Someone tell him children hospitals in Gaza used to be property

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 28 points 6 months ago

If Trump gets re-elected....brump

[-] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 28 points 6 months ago

Could you imagine your whole fifty year political career leading up to this kayfabe ass set of elections where he is barely doing better with voters than Donald fucking trump?

What is it all for? It's not even like Biden is rich or got to go visit Epstein island or whatever people like him strive for. You get to invite Bruce Springsteen to the white house occasionally. That's the big prize.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I know youre joking, but to take you too seriously, don't discount the presidency in this form.

This man is free. For at least the past 4 years, maybe till the end of his life, he has unlimited power. no matter what he does, with the DNCs and medias help his actions will always be better than an imaginary trump. Every action he takes, unlike any time in memory, he has no detractors with a voice. He's "better than" forever. No matter what he has backers, political and in journalism, legitimizing this sham of a democracy. If he loses the election? It's America's falling to facsism, not because he himself is...Like seriously, he's in a position where he has nothing to lose, and he's making hay.

[-] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

That's a great point, but he seems to be squandering it in my opinion. Unless he's just that boring

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Not even prime Bruce either. Damn.

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Was there even property destruction?

[-] KoboldKomrade@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

I would say the CIA would kill George Washington and/or the Boston Tea party nerds, (or Sherman or any/all of the Union leaders) but at this point I think Liberals would take matters into their own hands.

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 6 months ago

Scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 88 points 6 months ago

“We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,” Biden said.

the Big Lie must be constantly repeated

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 76 points 6 months ago

pick and choose which laws benefit them while they ignore the UN and ICCs laws.

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 49 points 6 months ago

And ignoring US domestic laws about selling weapons. We do have laws against what’s happening, and I really need some rogue sheriff to decide to start enforcing them when some of these politicians happen to be in their county.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 35 points 6 months ago

The law is what we say it is when we want to say it but dont hold us accountable to it!

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Something something whom the law protects but does not bind something something

[-] T34_69@hexbear.net 66 points 6 months ago

Biden is the one who denied the rights of others! The protests are peaceful until the cops show up! It's against the law because the authorities declared it as such. Oh, everyone's a criminal because you declared everyone a criminal? The assembly is unlawful because you said so? Damn that's crazy!

galaxy-brain

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 26 points 6 months ago

They are also mow antisemitic because the government up a definition that makes them antisemitic. Everything is 1984 to these lib dipshits except actual 1984 shit lol

[-] Moss@hexbear.net 62 points 6 months ago

“We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,” Biden said. “… Peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues.”

"But,”

Take yourself a little bit seriously Joe

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 52 points 6 months ago

From Bluesky

Definitely don't squash dissent. Flatten, maybe. Perhaps squeeze. Maybe quell. But definitely not squash.

[-] regul@hexbear.net 51 points 6 months ago

I've had about enough of this guy.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 29 points 6 months ago

The more I hear about this Biden fellow the less I care for him

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 48 points 6 months ago

We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent

You could write a multi page list going back 30 years of events where this is not true.

[-] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 47 points 6 months ago

Keep the cops out then shrug-outta-hecks

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 6 months ago

No they're the only ones allowed to do the violence

[-] volcel_olive_oil@hexbear.net 45 points 6 months ago

here's how Biden can still win

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 6 months ago

LAW AND ORDER

[-] OrionsMask@hexbear.net 42 points 6 months ago

"Dissent must not lead to disorder" is just a fancy way of saying "we'll let you protest, up until the point where any real change might conceivably come of it."

Fuck your order, old man. Hurry up and croak.

[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

freedom isnt orderly

[-] QueerCommie@hexbear.net 40 points 6 months ago

Biden: peaceful protests ≠ effective protests. Westerners’ capital being infringed upon is a greater crime than any murders

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 30 points 6 months ago

"stop the genocide or we will increase pressure"

"no"

increases pressure

"nooooo whyyy"

[-] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 28 points 6 months ago

biden-troll

[-] dkr567@hexbear.net 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh yeah because your fake-ass revolution and independence from the TERF island was truly filled with peaceful protests and no violence right Joe? Ghoul-ass sack of shit.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 24 points 6 months ago

biden-alert "Nothing will fundamentally change."

[-] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago

Another lie by a politician. Things have drastically changed for the worse

[-] D61@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago

biden-rember "So long as its not my support of Israel, Jack."

[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago

Don't forget to vote We'll push him left when he gets reelected. Trust me, bro.

[-] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They're not even doing that this time. "Trump is worse" is the order of the day, but that's easily proven false in certain regards.

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 22 points 6 months ago

🎵🎵🎵we gotta fund them fund them fund them

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

In november we remember and if you don't want distorder stop throwing in fascists and jackboots.

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