Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) compared pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations with the women’s suffrage movement.
In a joint press conference with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bush heaped praise on campus protesters across the country, comparing them to several major protest movements across history, including those for suffrage and against the Vietnam War.
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), accompanied by George Washington University students, speak during a news conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
“Protest isn’t meant to be comfortable,” she said. “It is meant to be disruptive. And if you don’t want folks to protest, then prioritize humanity over profit, humanity over your donors, humanity over your property. This is how justice is won, though.”
“It was true during the women’s suffrage movement where young women were arrested, jailed, and force-fed, which
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