What was most gratifying about university students protesting genocide last spring was that their concern was based on their empathy for people who aren’t one of us, rather than for our troops or spending priorities, as has been the case with past peace movements. This ability to empathize with victims of U.S. funded aggression is a much bigger threat to the powers that be, and explains their intimidating crackdown on free speech.

Jon Nelms

Amherst