The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism: Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment? The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth. Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again. In short, they said: It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews. This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is: “the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group” The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership. Don’t take my word for it. You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am. They must all resign in disgrace. If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour. Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world? Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context. To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest. On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing. It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate. If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.
The entire hearing: c-span.org/video/?532147-…
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn When evil genocidal sympathizers shows you who they are, believe them.
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn It sounded shameful to me. They avoided the questions because it makes the Ivy Schools look like "woke institutions" which they are.
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn Ask them if they would kick out a student carrying a "there are only 2 genders" sign. There would be no equivocating. This is cowardice. They are afraid of the students in this case.
Since it’s absurd to imagine a student - or even an entire campus - being able to commit genocide against Jews (or any other group), these presidents testified under oath that they have policies that are entirely unenforceable. This should worry all minority groups, not just Jews.
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn Unfortunately, this is a lagging indicator of the erosion of higher education in the United States. Think about the graduates that these types of attitudes produce. We're in trouble.
This is how they’ve been to white people for a few years now. Nobody cared which is why nobody is scared to say these things. If you donated or voted left, this is what you get. People are only waking up now because the Jewish community exists in both parties. For people on the right this behavior from these people is old news.
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn Disgusting individuals, wild how they are smirking as they knowingly answer that calls for genocide are okay with them.
@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn Jesus Christ - Ivy league schools are broken to the core