• jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    2 months ago

    Adams had made the “outside agitator” claim that sounded like pure BS. This gives his statement at least a semblance of accuracy

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        2 months ago

        I would doubt that. It seems rare that professors are getting engaged. Not unheard of but it’s a small portion of the overall protestors. A question worth asking though

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          Pure speculation, but I could also easily see it just being kids from other nearby schools that heard about a protest at Columbia and rode the subway up from NYU, or CUNY, or any number of schools in the area. Technically outsiders at that point, but I wouldn’t really consider them as such.

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            Thing is outsiders are much more likely to stir things up than local students - at least in my experience. This applies to parties and other events as well, not just protests.