Well, they may be ignorant or stupid, they may be evil, but they may also need help. Take, for example, Columbia undergrad Khymani James — please. James may be in need of help, but he appears to be busy negotiating with the authorities at Columbia to stand down.
One of the Columbia students leading the “protest” posted this video stating that “Zionists do not deserve to live”
Some in the media ignoring the words of the organizers and students involved because it’s inconvenient to the spin they prefer is irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/oclBgmMqMH
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 25, 2024
Mr. James had more to say — in a symptomatic way.
“Be glad — be grateful — that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists. I’ve never murdered anyone in my life, and I *hope* to keep it that way.” This is a top leader of @Columbia’s encampment, with whom the school is “negotiating,” expanding on his thoughts about how Israel… pic.twitter.com/ugodO4O7M5
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 25, 2024
The NewsNation story cited below can be found online here.
Just to be clear. This isn’t some random person or even a random student, it’s the main organizer of the Columbia protests. His name is Khymani James.
NewsNation covered his attempts to expel Jews from the encampment the other day: https://t.co/qT1KFlFK7H
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 25, 2024
Who are these people? (James’s preferred pronouns are he/she/they.) The New York Post characterizes James as a “ringleader.” He is a spokesman for Columbia’s anti-Israel student group Apartheid Divest.
The Post credits the Daily Wire with digging up the ramblings on James’s mind: “James made the sickening comments as they [i.e., James, I think] were being grilled by officials from Columbia’s Center for Student Success and Intervention over a past Instagram post, according to the video, which was first reported on by the Daily Wire.” I found James’s ramblings via Bonchie/RedState.
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