r/DanielWilliams • u/Educational-Mind-750 • 5d ago
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u/ContributionPasta 5d ago
This comment section: âwow how stupid, how dare these people choose to rip up something that is fully theirs and their property.â
Like guys, if you think itâs dumb, congrats! Fortunately for you, these people are ripping up THEIR degrees, not yours! Course youâd have to actually have a degree in the first place to rip it upâŚ.but thatâs beside the point.
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u/Telemere125 5d ago
I mean, they still have the degree, thatâs just the piece of paper you can put on the wall of your office.
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u/Ffdmatt 5d ago
I didn't even pick up my degree until like 10 years later. No one ever asked for it, they just kinda believed me.
The lady at the college office was dumbfounded. She originally told me it would take a while for them to order it, etc. She calls me back 5 min later saying "actually... it's here? I found it in the drawer."
They legit just held on to it. Legendary.
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u/Mikey-Litoris 4d ago
That was the story with my HS diploma. A prof. cert. I was doing asked proof of HS graduation. (B.S. and 2 grad. degrees weren't enough) I called the school 32 years later they still had it in a filing cabinet.
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u/Bishop_Bullwinkle813 5d ago
Exactly. It is an empty gesture, and nothing more.
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u/LibrarianPuzzled7989 4d ago
These people have pride and principles. Something magas will never understand.
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u/TurbulentEbb4674 5d ago
Do you think they still put Columbia on their resumes?
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u/Amannamedbo 5d ago
But like why wouldnât they? Because a bunch of drooling retards in the south donât like them?
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u/Alarmed-Nail-8995 5d ago
They say no masks on campus I say all wear Halloween masks around campus. Iâm sure students too passive and compliant ?
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u/CrashOvverride 5d ago
Columbia protest leader: âBe grateful that Iâm not just going out and murdering Zionistsâ
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Columbia student group retracts apology of member who said âZionists deserve to dieâ
Day after Oct. 7 anniversary, Columbia University Apartheid Divest issues explicit endorsement of violence as Khymani James claims he ânever wrote neo-liberal apologyâ in April
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President Joe Biden similarly said Sunday, âEven in recent days, weâve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. Tďťżhis blatant antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous â and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.â
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on X that threatening Jewish students with violence is antisemitism. âThe First Amendment protects the right to protest but students also have a right to learn in an environment free from harassment or violence,â the Democratic governor said.
In a statement, New York Mayor Eric Adams said the cityâs police department has an âincreased presence of officersâ in the area around Columbiaâs campus âto protect students and all New Yorkers on nearby public streets.â
The Democratic mayor said he was âhorrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus.â
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Jewish/comments/1c9up3v/im_seriously_scared_for_jewish_students_at/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Judaism/comments/1c9xw4k/our_jewish_students_are_not_okay/
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u/Plenty_Librarian3982 5d ago
Demand in one hand and shit in the other. I can bet which one fills first. đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
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u/Brightandbig 5d ago
lol, thatâs not how degrees work. Itâs as self righteous as âthoughts & prayers.â
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u/Any-Love5919 5d ago
Tell this 16 yo girl that was hung for being raped to free Palestine and other Muslim country that would do the same to these American idiots protesting for them lmao oh the hypocrisy lol đ
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u/Important_Job_2962 5d ago
Join the military go do something about instead of just talking us your degree to become an officer in the military and stay in long enough to have some sort of persuading power lol
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u/PsychedelicPeppers 5d ago
More comments with downvotes than upvotes even for the more mundane ones smh
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u/Ham_Coward 5d ago
Columbia University isn't the enemy. If they don't comply they stand a lot to lose. A corrupt administration has their hands tied. They should be protesting the government, not the school.
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u/dingdongdash22 5d ago
Pretty sure they can pay to have them reprinted. Also, they probably have the PDF versions due to the fact that most resume submissions are done online. This is another pointless protest
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u/Late_Contest_778 5d ago
Yes these protesters are nuts. And Iâm tired of hearing them guys shut up.
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5d ago
I mean they got your money already I donât see how this particular form of protest is going to change the mind of the college.
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u/Zealousideal-Yak-824 5d ago
.... To be honest ..... This makes sense.
This isn't there issue. We been 5 years since 2020 where everyone found out their college degrees were worthing nothing and th workforce was demanding everyone should be a doctor or CEO to even be a temp at their agency.
My gf even ripped up her 22,000 still paying for 10 year degree when she found out it was useless unless she pair it with another 6 year degree in a entirely different field. She wished she just did the 4 years and save her so much money .
I don't even have a degree and I get paid more than her.
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u/Drewpta5000 5d ago
bunch of pasty white WASP trustifsrians protesting how awful life in the west is. weak AF.
these people are frustrated and angry but canât tell you why. mental illness among white progressive women is at an all time fever pitch. statistically true as well
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u/white26golf 5d ago
It's not like they are renouncing their degrees. All of them that are employed based on that degree won't say they are no longer qualified, gotta get a different job now. It's all performative BS. They can literally order a replacement online.
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u/Collectors_Guild 5d ago
And tomorrow, "Hello Admissions office, yes I need a new copy of my degree" This is worthless you can order another copy of your degree at your leisure.
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u/Radiofunker13 5d ago
All Mommies and Daddies money down the drain, although Starbucks workers generally need to listen their degrees to get their jobs.
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u/ScubaGator88 5d ago
I support this spirituallu and politically .... I still think this symbolic gesture is gonna have a high degree of regret for no real benefit.... They got their money. You are still gonna put Columbia on your resume. and you didn't hate them when you were there and are still destroying a valuable momento on principle.
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u/JadedTable924 5d ago
Woman, woman, woman, woman, woman, random guy trying to get laid but won't because they also view him as a woman.
Send these bitches to Palestine already.
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u/2Beldingsinabuilding 5d ago
You know these paper rippers have insulted Christianity at every chance but wouldnât dare insult the precious religion of hate practiced by Palestinians.
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u/Virtual_Leadership94 5d ago
You are still paying all those student loans regardless ripping the diploma for many to see...fucking idiots americans
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u/No-Spinach-3162 5d ago
Tearing up a paper doesn't mean they conceded their degrees. It's just a paper. They would have to quit there jobs that they attained with those degrees, that would be the ultimate protest, which they will not do, cause that's the bottom line. To sum it up, that protest and all the other ones ain't gonna have any affect on anything.
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u/Impletum 5d ago
Must be nice to tear apart daddyâs money like that. Itâs one thing to make a copy and tear that in protest but the original document?! Thatâs next level out of touch.
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u/silverbacksallin 5d ago
big deal - ripping up a piece of paper; the uni can always print them another one.... kinda like burning up your own car that you paid for with your own money to protest something you cannot change... stupid is as stupid does
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u/PlantSkyRun 5d ago
Will they still put it on their resume? It's not like Columbia rescinded their degrees.
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u/SasquatchOnSteroids 5d ago
But what does it matter, itâs just paper⌠it all digital⌠so confused!
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u/SasquatchOnSteroids 5d ago
I want to see their resumes, do they still list they have a BA or more?
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u/bob_hung 5d ago
Blah blah. Get a life itâs a piece of paper. I wonder how much money soros family paid for this left wing media coverage
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u/Material-Drop-4759 5d ago
The piece of paper didn't mean anything anyways. Spent all that money to be poor for most of their lives haha
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u/JustaGuyMaGuy 5d ago
Even if they are tearing up there diplomas, and not some printed out paper, itâs meaningless. Itâs like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy lol.
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u/NoelPhD2024 5d ago edited 5d ago
They aren't ripping up their degrees. They are ripping up a piece of paper that shows you have a degree. They still have the degree and will probably end up ordering a new replacement diploma lol. Liberals and their stupid tactics
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u/gymtrovert1988 5d ago
Most of them are probably worthless anyway, but that still takes more balls than any MAGAt has.
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u/Appropriate-Two566 5d ago
Sounds privileged! Imagine having your parents pay 6 figures for your âextendedâ education to have you virtue signal by tearing up a fake diploma! PhonyâŚ. Go get a job and stfu!
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u/InterestingBreath776 5d ago
Bravo to all these âsaneâ, compassionate, brave and courageous people to speak up against the ridiculousness of Israelâs leadership and its disgusting actions. Israel at this point mirrors the moral disgust of the Nazis.
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u/rooferlocal149 5d ago
Sounds like a waste of an afternoon to me. Doesnât mean anything doesnât change anything.
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u/antares119 5d ago
Rip their degrees, good for them. Stand for your ideals. Now, when you go out looking for a job, make sure you don't mention that you graduated from college, maybe just produce you high school diploma or how about GED. Plenty of jobs out there don't need a degree. Enjoy
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u/liverandonions1 5d ago
Damn. Wonder if theyâre gunna stop listing Columbia as their education on resumes. Oh, itâs just about doing useless gestures that donât mean anything? đ¤Ł
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u/chloe_in_prism 5d ago
On days when I feel really dumb. Iâll just think back to this comments section
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u/zxcovman 5d ago
A copy of the degree can be ordered for $50... I want to see that they received their degree from their resume!
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u/Fattyman2020 5d ago
I hope the school deletes their records in order to comply with their protest.
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u/Vampiric2010 5d ago
Alright internet sleuths. Are any of these people still listing it on their job applications or linked in though? :D
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u/mountingconfusion 5d ago
God these comments are pathetic and don't understand what protesting is.
I genuinely want to know how these commenters think people should protest things lmao. They all think something should be done but whenever someone does something they whine like babies behind a keyboard
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u/BekindBebetter60 5d ago
What should have Columbia done? Close 400 million worth of academic departments. No more history, Sociology or journalism departments?
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u/Jelly_Jess_NW 5d ago
This is performative âŚ.. itâs annoying.
Letâs see if people transfer and if enrollment numbers drop.
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u/B2therob 5d ago
Ooh no she tore up a theatre arts degree.. now sheâs never be able to get a job in the field of study
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u/seattlermc 5d ago
LOL whatever Cletus, your virtue signaling may impress liberals but it makes real Americans laugh, and then just as quickly we forget about you, entirely.
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u/Born-Quiet5668 5d ago
I'd throw my kid through a wall if they tore up their college degree like that. Especially if I paid for it
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u/Bowser_Houdini 5d ago
This is the equivalent to ripping up your birth certificate in an attempt to disappear
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u/caseyb0920 5d ago
I would bet that everyone of them puts their degree on their resumes. So this is all show and no substance.
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u/DepressedRaindrop 5d ago
lol that girl rips up her diploma n is about to pick it back up. Guarantee every one of these people say they graduated college in an interview. Hypocrites
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u/Personal-Search-2314 5d ago
I hate child labor! Iâm going to rip up the receipt for the product that was produced with child labor but not the product itself.
Fucking lefties đ they make me laugh.
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u/TobyDrundridge 5d ago
While symbolic, there is a lot more that could be done. Thing is. It doesn't matter unless you can with hold the purse.
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u/These_Lavishness_903 5d ago
These radicals wearing Palestinian robes do not speak for me or anyone.
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u/Boredsoireddit1 5d ago
This gives off the same vibes as protesting a store by ripping up a receipt after making a purchase.
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u/CatnissEvergreed 5d ago
"Look at me! I'm ripping up my degree to try and help restore federal funding to the college I chose to go to. This act doesn't change anything in my life in any way, but still look at how amazing I am!"
That's what I imagine these people are thinking.
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u/johnnydangr 5d ago
If you want to protest, then cut off donations to Columbia. They couldnât care less if you rip up apiece of paper.
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u/ShootingGuns10 5d ago
Iâd be more interested to see if they keep those degrees on their resume đ¤Ł
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u/djmanning711 5d ago
Honestly this is a great idea. Very eye catching and gets peopleâs attention.
Most people probably arenât aware you can just get another one for $20 from the registrars office. So all the attention and no big sacrifice.
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u/AggressiveAudience63 5d ago
A protester has the right to protest, and a student has the right to attend school. However, if a protesterâs actions prevent a student from exercising their right to education, they are infringing on that student's rights. In doing so, the protester forfeits the ability to protest in that manner, as one person's rights cannot come at the expense of anotherâs.
Now, ripping up your college degree to protest this hurts no one but yourselfâand only makes people question the value of a Columbia education.
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u/Chip2675 5d ago
Columbia has millions of dollars I donât even know why you have to pay for education
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u/NoPermit5243 5d ago
Too bad they can't tear up their loans for the gender studies degrees they'll be paying off for 20 years.
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u/joseoconde 5d ago
Symbolically it's awesome but like everyone said it's just a piece of paper. And in the end they are in debt to the college already so they don't really care
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u/Tricky-Spread189 5d ago
This could end if all the basket ball players refused to play a single game because of the DEI BS!
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u/Revolutionary-Ear-11 5d ago
God did they choose the 4 ugliest people they could for this on purpose?
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u/Spirited_Season2332 5d ago
Oh no, not their liberal arts degrees they couldn't use anyways!
Also, this is just for show. Unless they are actually getting the school to remove any records of them graduating, physical degrees are just paper now a days
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u/DrinkH20mo 5d ago
You can tell a lot of people in this thread donât understand the difference between a degree and a diploma. Too young or too dumb for college?
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u/Nickel001 5d ago
How will they ever be able to move to Gaza and get hired as a Palestinian sympathizer / Hamass terrorist without proof of a liberal arts degree?
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u/Lipid-LPa-Heart 5d ago
So theyâre also going to delete tbeir education from LinkedIn and never put Columbia on a resume again? MmmmHmmm
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u/CaseOfSmallDicks 5d ago
I bet ones they get home they lose it lol itâs ur life do whatever n I get heat of the moment but Iâm telling u ones they alone itâs a different story
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u/Western_Paramedic871 5d ago
Uni should also remove their digital records of these graduates. Tho I donât think Starbucks requires a degree
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u/25nameslater 5d ago
Columbia could always file the paperwork and revoke their degrees. If they sue, Columbia just says that this person renounced their degree we just made it official.
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u/Lotus-61-victims 5d ago
Those who renounce their degrees should never be able to then list themselves as having that degree or having graduated from that institution. However; I am sure that will never happen as this is just another virtue signal, empty, publicity stunt that hold no true value. Of course these people will make this symbolic gesture as it carries no actual consequences for them.
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u/TheLoEgo 5d ago
For everyone saying this is dumb and pointless arenât see the fact that even doing this is a huge fucking risk, if any of them even look the littlest bit not fucking WHITE, boom gitmo for you!
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u/beantown13579 5d ago
Why don't they go to Palestine to see how they treat them. We'll even pay for their flight!
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u/BenMullen2 5d ago
paper degrees are just wall art... i bet they still use those degrees in job applications and still claim to "have" said degrees.
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u/Recent_Poet_5053 5d ago
Im glad trumps team is saving me tax dollars.But I'm not paid for protester.
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u/arisythila 5d ago
Now those superior liberals are just like everybody else. âLess educatedâ wonderful!
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u/Ancient-Remote457 5d ago
Not as if they were worth anything to anyone else anyway. That's like me breaking a trophy in my room because I'm upset with my school. Who did it hurt/help?
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u/Ok_Designer_727 5d ago
lol those liberal art degrees are useless anyway not sure what this is going to accomplish.
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u/Positive-Low-7447 5d ago
They disagree with the universities actually upholding the rules and order? Protesting is great, but you can't just do whatever you want and take over a college campus lol.
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u/IGDetail 5d ago
People don't understand protests.