Fareed Zakaria: Colleges are not the communities they once were

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria shares his take on the pro-Palestinian protests at major US universities, and the broader issue behind the turmoil on campuses.

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[Scrapingthebottom]

CNN MSNBC and Fox have not had student protesters on the air giving their point of view.

[Kaesight]

You call that a take... Funny how you never mentioned why they were protesting.

[HannahKPuder]

There is nothing difficult to understand about the protests on campus.

[socialjusticejewelry]

Coordinated protests is evidence of lack of community?

[engma]

Google: Fareed Zakaria apartheid

As a student at Yale University in the mid-1980s, Fareed Zakaria opposed anti-apartheid divestment and argued that Yale should not divest from its holdings in Apartheid-era South Africa. He co-signed a letter to Paul Giamatti's dad condemning peaceful anti-Apartheid protesters (downthread).

[HelloWorld-hbyt]

So u saying these kids are doing protest because they are lonely and wanna camp out for fun?

[santarosa]

My daughter’s college experience was centered around alcohol. It wasn’t part of the experience it was THE experience. Empty and sad.

[aaronbertram]

Fareed doesn't think young people are conversing. Perhaps it is he who has lost touch.

[nyworker]

Who is the highest paid person on the major university payroll?
1)College President
2)Political Science Dept Chairman
3)Football Coach

[tommyudo]

Students agree with me : healthy discourse
Students disagree with me: damaged communities.

[factsnotfeelings]

Yeah, back in his college days, Zakaria was pro-apartheid and debated in favor of denying blacks in SA democracy and equal voting rights. Dont believe me? Look up his college and his debate group while at that college.

[onieuvx]

Once you fully appreciate how low our legislators (our role models, and builders and maintainers of our system) have become, then you can understand why everything in this country is the way it is.

[williammcadoo]

As a student at Yale University in the mid-1980s,

Zakaria opposed anti-apartheid divestment and argued that Yale should not divest from its holdings in South Africa.[8]

[gtviewer]

"Friends don't let friends commit genocide."

[brycelambright]

He is righ about the decline in community but i don't see how it is related to protests

[mariayounus]

seriously, when college protest as united and crystal clear as ever, he doesn't know what to make out of it?
Well how much did AIPAC pay him?

[mauricioangulos.]

This is happening by design: universities don't care or want students to be outspoken or critical thinkers, but rather obedient and silent customers indebted for life. Students don't see their classmates as partners but as competition for scholarships or a good job. It's hard to create a sense of community in a place where grades and personal success are the priority.

[moooeomran]

That was such a weird report… it’s a literal community of different groups of people, different religions, coming together for something greater than themselves. standing up against genocide, if anything it restores my faith in humanity, it is so inspiring. The sad part is in a few years these pundits will look back as if they were on the side of the protesters the whole time

[GolfNut]

This is the most bizarre monologue I've seen from Fareed. Maybe College students have eyes and ears and can see the disproportionate collective punishment being delved by the Israeli government on the Palestinians and feel morally obligated to speak up. I'm actually quite proud of these youngsters. Gives me hope for the future.

[Hesham_MK]

You weren’t up against the ADL & AIPAC