Politics at Swarthmore?

hellohowareyou
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:29:35 +0000

students have done “demonstration checkpoints” like this at colleges and universities of all kinds, all over the US. All the Jewish and non-Jewish, right and left wing students I knew at swarthmore felt comfortable and safe expressing their political opinions. Certainly some people disagree with the use of a checkpoint to get a message across, and many disagree with the message, but I wouldn’t equate that disagreement to discomfort - Swatties can have an honest and respectful discussion about it. Please PM me with any questions about this issue in particular - Israel/ Palestinian conflict on campus, etc.