University demonstrations / myLot

Nigeria

February 23, 2018 1:55am CST

When I was in the university we used to carry out demonstrations and protests a lot. It seems we protested against everything. When the food was not good, there was somebody protesting. If the utility companies takes away power, there will be a protest. If the VC starts a program the students don't like, they will bring out their placards. Some of the protests are peaceful but a majority are violent. Students will impound cars and burn them. They even attacked the residence of the VC at one time. Wondering if anyone has participated in a violent protest?

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36713)

• India

23 Feb 18

I never participated in any protest.

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Nnaemeka

@mydanods (6513)

• Nigeria

23 Feb 18

Neither did I. I wonder what made them do so rather than ask for a round table discussion with the authorities if they feel aggrieved.

PLETHOS

@Plethos (13718)

• United States

23 Feb 18

nope, i believe that if you protest, it should be peaceful. once it gets violent, the message is lost.

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Nnaemeka

@mydanods (6513)

• Nigeria

23 Feb 18

Youths do not believe in peaceful protest. I have not witnessed any peaceful protest since I was a student.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Feb 18

No. I think it is stupid to be violent. It costs the nation, and consequently government is left with no monies to create jobs. Better would be to completely surround the VC's house. Do not let anybody in, do not let anybody out. No water, no food, no power supply, the guy will bend down faster.

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Nnaemeka

@mydanods (6513)

• Nigeria

23 Feb 18

Maybe it would work being peaceful. But would some hotheaded youths listen to that?

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John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

23 Feb 18

I don't remember protesting during my time as a student, despite this being during the early 1970s when there were plenty of protests on UK university campuses. However, at present we have placards and protests a-plenty in the UK - but it is the lecturers and professors who are doing the protesting! This is over proposed changes to their pension scheme, which will leave many of them with a much smaller pension than they were hoping for. Their anger is being fuelled by the fact that the top brass in many universities are paying themselves huge salaries and they have their own pension arrangements.

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Nnaemeka

@mydanods (6513)

• Nigeria

23 Feb 18

Here in my country, the lecturers go on strike if they feel aggrieved that their demands are not being met. The students suffer when they do so because academic activities come to a halt whenever this happens.