Community | February 24, 2009 | 4 comments

Ridiculous End to the NYU Revolution

source: http://gawker.com/5159003/the-painfully-ridiculous-end-to-the-nyu-revolution

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The final, farcical moments of the failed Revolutionary NYU Food Court Occupation were caught on film by one of the protesters. And then shown to the world, despite being—by any standard—incredibly embarrassing.

"You may not come in here. This is student's free space," says the cameraman, as a security guard pulls apart the flimsy barricade that the administration had chosen to leave in place for the past two days. As soon as the guard sets foot in the food court: "Excuse me, brutality here. You are on camera...Do not use brutality. You may not detain us, you are on camera!" This, as two security guard were moving away from him. "We deserve to be explained what is going on," he says to several bored-looking cops. Here's what's going on dude: you're not actually allowed to take over buildings. Believe it or not.

This video is a blow to romantic notions of student activism. A hilarious blow! [via NYU Local]
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    • Slarabee,

      They were protesting because they feel the NYU tuition is too high, and they wanted the school to suddenly start publicizing all the Professor's salaries in an attempt to make the school's budget "more transparent." They failed to realize that they attend a private institution, and they essentially have no right to this transparency. This is not the government. They have a choice here. If they feel that NYU is an obnoxiously expensive school, they can do what the rest of the world does, and GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.

      Additionally, slarabee, please know that at no point were the kids at risk. They didn't bring in a single NYPD officer, or a single armed security guard. The kids illegally barricaded themselves inside a cafeteria because they had a sudden problem with the tuition of their famously overpriced institution, and the cops and Administrators took down the barricades, peacefully suspended the kids who were in charge of the illegal act, and cuffed the kids who refused to leave.

      Thats it. This didn't even come close to violence or bloodshed. In my opinion, these students are media-hungry, melodramatic, protest-happy hipsters with no real comprehension of what they've decided to fight for.

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