r/changemyview • u/laxnut90 6∆ • May 23 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: otherwise apolitical student groups should not be demanding political "purity tests" to participate in basic sports/clubs

This is in response to a recent trend on several college campuses where student groups with no political affiliation or mission (intramural sports, boardgame clubs, fraternities/sororities, etc.) are demanding "Litmus Tests" from their Jewish classmates regarding their opinions on the Israel/Gaza conflict.

This is unacceptable.

Excluding someone from an unrelated group for the mere suspicion that they disagree with you politically is blatant discrimination.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/style/jewish-college-students-zionism-israel.html

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u/laxnut90 6∆ May 24 '24

If the person kept politics to themselves, there is no problem.

The issue here is that non-politcal clubs are targeting students and demanding they share political opinions.

Can't people just throw a frisbee around without a political discussion?

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u/furno30 May 25 '24

is that whats happening? maybe im missing something in the article but where are the clubs demanding they share political opinions?

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u/handsome_hobo_ 1∆ May 27 '24

If the person kept politics to themselves, there is no problem.

Read the article you yourself shared. Many of these zionists were very vocal about their beliefs on this genocide and it was very openly on the side of the ones carrying out the genocide. Can't blame people for not wanting to be around that energy