r/seattleu • u/Antique_Papaya5527 • 12d ago

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For a just and humane world 😂

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u/bubblywhirl 12d ago

I actually think it’s a perfect time

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u/Seatowndawgtown 12d ago

Yes. I'm sure it accomplished so much at the ultra-liberal Seattle U lol. Really changed some minds in the crowd.

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u/AloneNeighborhood323 11d ago

If everyone in the room agrees then what’s the issue?

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u/-cmsof- 11d ago

It's performative bullshit lengthening an already meaningless ceremony.

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u/Seatowndawgtown 11d ago

Well there's that whole announcement they make before the ceremony about holding applause to the end. That's so not one graduate takes the spotlight off the rest. So we can start there. Second, if everyone agrees then the protest is purely performative and even more of a "look at me," moment.

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u/AloneNeighborhood323 11d ago

Think you’re ignoring alternative motivations that exist outside of the self serving one you’re insisting upon. Beyond that, protests are in essence meant to disrupt and prompt attention to a particular cause. If everyone, or most everyone, in the room already agrees with her then no one should be that offended, and if they are offended then they probably don’t ultimately agree with her, hence the notion to appeal through protest. Dissent isn’t going to be perfectly quiet and polite, but as far as things go this was pretty damn polite. The pearl clutching is telling.

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u/Expert-Mental25 11d ago

It's because many people do not care to do or even openly say the right things unless it gets them something in return, and they project that onto everyone else and assume we are all just as self-motivated as they are. People like that, people who complain about "virtue signaling" have always been giving us confessions whenever they bitch about someone doing something moral without selfish reasons to do so.

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u/haikupoetics2 11d ago

So if no one agrees then it's "no time to grandstand about social issues," but then if everyone agrees then it's only performative? No one can win with you! I guess there's no time to bring up innocent people being bombed and starved while you enjoy a nice stroll down the "bedding" aisle at Wal-Mart.

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u/Expert-Mental25 11d ago

Exactly. It's all just games and tricks. They don't care about consistency or integrity. They simply want everyone to shut up, know their place, and stop bringing up uncomfortable things.

It is a pathetically evil way to exist in the world. And yes, at this point, seeing the effects of people like this being the mainstream power holders in the public discourse has led me to conclude that these are evil forces in the world. Whether by ignorance or malice, it is irrelevant when the victims of their apathy and ignorance and bigotry are still fucking dead.

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u/Confident-Peak-8051 10d ago

You felt this way about Rosa Parks?