re: Yale and Columbia

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Why do students a thousand miles away think they can impact shite in the Middle East?

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When I was in school, between attending classes, studying, assignments, my on-campus job (for the last couple years), and my social life, I didn't have time to be worried about what was going on on the other side of the world. Senior year was filled with job and grad school applications, as well.

And by no means was I qualified then to give an educated stance on complex geopolitical issues. I had so much else in my life going on and wasn't arrogant enough to think that I was some expert on world affairs at such a young age.

You hear about most of these protests at these high-profile, expensive schools where Mommy and Daddy are paying tuition. When I worked at a regional school, where a lot of the students were in the military in the past, and/or had full-time jobs, and/or had kids at home, there was little to none of this. Everyone was too busy/had too many responsibilities to have the privilege of just camping out in the middle of campus protesting.