Shahid Bolsen Message to Student Protesters

Summary

The speaker addresses American student protesters, elevating them to the status of educators who are using campuses for their intended purpose: education and upliftment. They argue that these students are teaching society about the harmful ideologies of racism, colonialism, and Zionism, and are metaphorically 'operating' to remove these 'tumors' from the American body politic. The speaker encourages the protesters, stating that their actions are transformative and that they are a test for America, not the other way around. They assure the students that their future is secure, as they are the ones offering a path forward, and that they will be welcomed as heroes in countries that oppose the ideologies they are fighting against.

Takeaways

• 📚 The speaker views the protesters as educators, using campuses to promote education, refinement, and upliftment.
• 👨‍🏫 The protesters are described as teaching their professors, faculty, and administration about the realities of oppression and colonialism.
• 🔬 The script likens the protesters to dissecting an anatomy class, analyzing the 'malignant tumor' of Zionism and its impact on American society.
• 🛠️ The protesters are teaching how to 'remove' the ideology of Zionism, which is seen as destructive to the American political system.
• 🤒 The American political system is described as 'unhealthy' and susceptible to ideologies like Zionism, white supremacy, and bigotry.
• 💪 The speaker encourages protesters to understand they are in a 'testing' phase where their conviction and commitment will be challenged.
• 🚫 The script predicts resistance and attempts to undermine the protesters through violence, punishment, and misrepresentation.
• 🌟 The protesters are portrayed as transformative agents, not just for their country but also for themselves, becoming more than they were before.
• 🙏 The movement is framed as an instrument of justice, humanity, peace, and divine will, responding to prayers from oppressed communities.
• 🏆 The protesters are positioned as the ones administering the test to America, challenging the society to confront and overcome its toxic ideologies.
• 🌍 The speaker assures the protesters that they are offering a future to America and that they will be welcomed globally, especially in Muslim and global South countries.

Q & A

What is the speaker's perspective on the role of the protesters?

The speaker views the protesters as educators, teaching about the issues of American Empire, colonization, and the impact of Zionism, rather than just being students.

According to the speaker, what are the protesters teaching their professors and society?

The protesters are teaching their professors and society about the anatomy of oppressive systems, including racism, colonialism, and Zionism, and how to surgically extract ideologies that have metastasized in the American body politic.

What metaphor does the speaker use to describe Zionism in the American political system?

The speaker uses the metaphor of a 'malignant tumor' to describe Zionism in the American political system, suggesting it is a destructive force that has been spreading rapidly.

How does the speaker describe the transformation that the protesters have undergone?

The speaker describes the transformation as a process where the protesters have become more than what they were before, evolving into instruments for justice, humanity, and peace.

What does the speaker suggest the protesters are testing in America?

The speaker suggests that the protesters are testing America's commitment to its values and its willingness to address and remove the 'tumor' of destructive ideologies that have infiltrated its political system.

What does the speaker believe will be the outcome if America does not cooperate with the protesters?

The speaker believes that if America does not cooperate with the protesters, it will continue to suffer from the negative effects of ideologies like Zionism, leading to a loss of legitimacy, credibility, and viability.

What does the speaker predict will happen to the protesters if they persist in their efforts?

The speaker predicts that the protesters will face resistance, including attempts to make them give up or sabotage themselves through violence, punishment, and misrepresentation.

How does the speaker characterize the future prospects of the protesters if they continue their activism?

The speaker characterizes the future prospects of the protesters as bright, stating that they will be welcomed as heroes in Muslim countries and the global South, where the future lies.

What does the speaker imply about the role of older generations in relation to the protesters?

The speaker implies that older generations are out of touch and on the decline, suggesting that time is not on their side and that they are unable to stop the progress initiated by the younger generation.

What is the speaker's view on the importance of the protesters' movement for the future?

The speaker views the protesters' movement as crucial for the future, as it represents a transformative force that challenges and seeks to change the destructive ideologies that have no place in a progressive society.

Outlines

00:00

📚 The Power of Student Protests as Education

This paragraph emphasizes the role of student protesters in America as educators rather than just students. The speaker suggests that these young people are teaching society about the true nature of issues such as racism, colonization, and the influence of Zionism. They are likened to teachers who are not only challenging the status quo but also providing a critical examination of the American Empire. The protesters are portrayed as dissecting and challenging ideologies that have been deeply rooted in the American political system for decades. The speaker encourages the protesters, stating that their actions are transformative and that they are not only changing their country but also themselves. The message suggests that the protesters have entered a space of testing, where their resolve and commitment will be challenged, but they are also the ones testing America's willingness to change.

05:02

🌟 The Role of Protesters as Agents of Change and Justice

In this paragraph, the speaker continues to highlight the significance of the student protesters, positioning them as the ones administering a test to America rather than being tested themselves. The protesters are seen as a means through which the unjust are kept in check and the oppressed are defended. The speaker argues that America's future depends on how it responds to the protesters and their demands. The paragraph also addresses concerns about the protesters' future, suggesting that they are offering a future to America by challenging its current path. The speaker assures the protesters that they will be welcomed and valued in countries that are aligned with their cause, particularly in Muslim and global South countries, which are seen as the future. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing that the protesters are successors to the current system, not the other way around, and that time is not on the side of those opposing change.

Keywords

💡Students

In the context of the video script, 'students' are portrayed as agents of change and educators rather than just learners. They are described as teaching their professors, faculty, and society about the issues they are protesting against. The script emphasizes their role in educating others on the 'anatomy class' of American Empire, which includes themes of colonization and oppression.

💡Protesters

The term 'protesters' is used to describe the students who are actively demonstrating against perceived injustices. They are not just expressing dissent but are also teaching others about the systemic issues they are fighting against, such as racism, colonialism, and Zionism. Their protests are framed as a transformative act that is reshaping both themselves and the society around them.

💡Education

Education is a central theme in the script, where it is redefined beyond traditional classroom learning. The students are using their campuses as spaces for intellectual, cultural, and moral upliftment. They are 'teaching' in the sense that they are raising awareness and challenging the status quo, which is a form of education in itself.

💡Colonization

Colonization is presented as a historical and ongoing process of domination and exploitation. The script uses the term to describe a malignant aspect of the American Empire that the protesters are dissecting and seeking to remove. It is depicted as a destructive ideology that has been ingrained in the American body politic.

💡Zionism

Zionism is referred to as a 'malignant tumor' in the script, symbolizing a harmful and destructive ideology within the American political landscape. It is portrayed as a cancer that has been consuming the legitimacy and credibility of the country, and the protesters are teaching others how to 'remove' this tumor.

💡Oppression

Oppression is a key concept in the script, highlighting the systemic injustices that the protesters are fighting against. It is linked to concepts like racism, colonialism, and Zionism, and the protesters are described as revealing the 'human biology' of this oppression, aiming to educate others on its mechanisms and effects.

💡Transformative

The script describes the actions of the protesters as 'transformative,' suggesting that their protests are not just about immediate change but are also about fundamentally altering the way society operates and understands these issues. Their efforts are seen as a catalyst for a broader transformation in society's approach to justice and equality.

💡Ivy League

The term 'Ivy League' is used to refer to a group of prestigious universities in the United States, such as Columbia, Harvard, and Berkeley. In the script, these institutions are highlighted as the sites of significant protests and as places where the students are acting as teachers, challenging the traditional roles within academia.

💡Cancer

Cancer is used metaphorically in the script to describe the destructive ideologies within American society, particularly Zionism. The protesters are likened to surgeons, teaching others how to 'remove' this metaphorical cancer from the 'body politic' of America.

💡Justice

Justice is a recurring theme in the script, with the protesters portrayed as instruments of justice. Their actions are seen as a means to challenge and rectify the injustices perpetuated by harmful ideologies and systems, aiming to bring about a more equitable and just society.

💡Global South

The 'Global South' refers to the less economically developed nations, primarily located in the southern hemisphere. In the script, it is suggested that students who participate in these protests will be welcomed as heroes in Muslim countries and the Global South, highlighting a shift in where the future opportunities and moral leadership may lie.

Highlights

Students are portrayed as teachers, using campuses for education, refinement, and upliftment.

Protesters are educating professors, faculty, and administration about the realities of oppression.

The analogy of dissecting the American Empire to understand the anatomy of racist colonialist oppression.

The protesters are likened to teaching a class on surgically extracting ideologies like Zionism.

The American political system is described as having a malignant tumor of Zionism.

The role of the protesters is to teach how to cure the American political system.

The American political system is depicted as having been exposed to carcinogenic elements like white supremacy and bigotry.

Protesters are described as the real teachers of universities, aiming to save themselves and America.

The protesters are entering the arena of testing, where their conviction and resolve will be tested.

The challenges faced by protesters include attempts to make them give up or sabotage themselves.

The transformative nature of the protests and how they have already transformed the protesters themselves.

Protesters are described as instruments for justice, humanity, peace, and God.

The protesters' movement is seen as an answer to prayers from families in Gaza.

Protesters are not being tested but are the ones administering the test to America.

The future of America depends on whether they cooperate with the cure offered by the protesters.

Protesters are reassured that they are offering a future, not throwing theirs away.

The protesters will be welcomed as heroes in Muslim and global South countries.

Transcripts

if you could address the student

protesters in America what would be your

message to them these aren't students

they're teachers they're using those

campuses for what they are truly

supposed to be used for Education

refinement upliftment intellectual

cultural and moral Excellence for taking

people out of ignorance into

understanding no one's doing that on

those campuses more than those young

people today those protesters they're

teaching their own professors they're

teaching their own faculty they're

teaching their own uh Administration and

they're teaching their whole society

their whole soall civilization I know

this isn't a civics class it's not a uh

political science class it's not an

economics class it's not a class about

International Affairs or about history

no they're teaching an anatomy class and

they are dissecting American Empire

they're dissecting

colonization and they're showing you uh

the human biology of racist colonialist

oppression and the tumor the malignant

tumor of

Zionism and they're teaching you how to

remove it they're teaching you how to

remove that tumor they're teaching a

class uh on the surgical extraction of

an ideology that has metastasized in the

American Body politic for over 75 years

and that has been steadily destroying

that country for decades little by

little but fast fter and faster with

each passing year moving even more

rapidly spreading even more rapidly in

the past 6 months and yes they're

teaching you uh that this tumor

developed because the body was

susceptible to it because it was

unhealthy to begin with and they're

trying to teach you uh how to cure

yourself they're trying to teach America

how to cure itself because the cells uh

in the American Body politic that

mutated into the cancerous support for

Zionism that's devouring that country's

legitimacy its credibility and its

viability

today they've been exposed to dangerous

uh elements all along carcinogenic

elements like white supremacy and

bigotry radioactive Global hegemony

islamophobia and the parasitic military

industrial complex oh you've been

unhealthy for a very long time

now and now that tumor is eating you

alive and those

students those students

uh who are the real teachers of Columbia

University of Harvard of Berkeley the

ivy league and every other University

campus that's involved in the protests

they're trying to teach you how to

finally save yourselves but we all know

you're going to fight

it we all know that you're too arrogant

and too stubborn and too sick to

cooperate with your own

treatment Zionism and the neocons have

become like a a cancer in the American

political brain so no one expects you to

think clearly so I would tell the

protesters you need to understand where

you are right now what space you have

entered because you've entered the arena

of testing and this isn't the kind of

exam that you may be used to now this is

the arena where your conviction is going

to be tested your resolve is going to be

tested your commitment is going to be

tested your determination is going to be

tested and as is appropriate for The

Prestige of your universities this test

is going to be rigorous they're going to

try to make you do one of two things

they're either going to try to make you

give up or they're going to try to make

you sabotage yourselves and they'll do

this by violence they'll do it by

punishing you they'll do it by rejecting

your demands by threatening you by

vilifying you by misrepresenting you by

lying about you by trying to make you

think uh that they have the power to

steal your future from you basically

they're going to do this uh by treating

you the way the zionists treat the

Palestinians I'm telling you what you're

doing is transformative and I'm not just

talking about how what you're doing is

uh something that will transform your

country no I'm talking about how what

you are doing has already transformed

you once you decided to do what you are

doing you're more than what you were

before you're more than what you were

before you're more than yourselves what

you're doing is bigger than you and that

makes you bigger than your own selves

I'm tell telling you you are an

instrument

collectively you're an instrument for

Justice You're an instrument for

Humanity you're an instrument for peace

and yes I'll say it you're an instrument

of God your protests are an instrument

of God of Allah subhana wa ta'ala the

god of the Muslims and yes the god of

the Jews the god you may or may not even

believe in but he's using you

nonetheless you and your movement are in

part an answer to the millions of

prayers that countless families in Gaza

offered not just for the last 6 months

but for the last 75 years and this is

how Allah keeps the unjust in check by

means of the just this is how he helps

the oppressed by raising up people who

will defend them so if you understand

that uh then you can understand that you

are not actually the ones being tested

you're the ones administering this test

America is not testing you you're

testing America because that's what you

are for your country you're a test for

your country you're a test for your

Society you're a test for your

people they're being tested with you and

truly their future depends on whether

they pass this test or not their future

depends on whether or not they cooperate

with you in the Cure that you're trying

to offer them the remedy that you're

trying to get them to accept so that

they might finally Purge their system

and their society and their culture

from the lethal toxins of colonization

Zionism apartheid and genocide I know

that they're telling you uh that you're

going to be suspended you're going to

throw away your education you're going

to throw away your opportunities throw

away your future career your freedom

Your Privilege and so on but believe me

that's delusional they're in no position

to threaten you well how are they going

to uh threaten to take away your future

when you're the one who's offering them

a future because there is no future in

Zionism there is no fure future in uh

American or Western colonization in the

Middle East or anywhere else it's bad

enough that their history is full of

that but there's no place for it in the

future no you're their successors

they're not your successors tell me when

did an older

generation uh oppose their own

successors and win no time's not on

their side they think that they're

fighting you from the top of the hill

but they're already over the hill and

there's no going back up it's only

downhill from here for Zionism so you

just keep pushing and watch them just

roll down that Hill into discredit

disgrace and infamy and as for your

education if you're worried if you're

actually worried about your future your

education your opportunities and so on

then believe me you will be welcomed

with open arms like heroes in any Muslim

country in the world and any country in

the global South and you know and I know

that that's where the future really is

anyway