A Columbia University protester named Khymani James was recently caught on camera proclaiming that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”
Like many of the young people currently disrupting campus and civic life around the country, James’ grievances go far beyond what’s happening in the Gaza strip. He is a committed foe of “white supremacy” and an advocate for “decolonization.” From his self-description as “queer,” one can assume he shares the usual objections to “heteronormativity” and a commitment to “smashing the patriarchy.”
By now we are used to such posturing. The vagueness of these terms and their near-universal application — is anything not “white supremacist? — makes them comical. Of course, it is also what makes them dangerous.
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James has apologized for his words.
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