Chris Hayes: Why campus protests are 'the easier debate' 

how did this even make it on air? props to Chris Hayes for being on the right side of history.

Finally someone with guts at MSNBC

This is the only coverage I have seen today that actually focuses on the core issue at hand. Really great work Hayes.

Thank you Chris. Finally someone in the mainstream who speaks the truth.

Watch out Chris. This type of reporting/commentary will get you sacked. You might have to team up with Medhi.

Chris Hayes thank you. I sobbed listening to this. Thank you for speaking the truth that history will show. Politicians think if they lie, the truth will not be told, but history will tell the truth about genocide in Gaza and abuse by authorities and police on our own campuses. As a Jewish democrat, I am horrified that this is happening under a democratic president and in my own city of Los Angeles, that Karen Bass is allowing police brutality on our campuses.

The best commentary I've heard about the protests. The context no one is talking about

I was in high school when the national guard killed 4 students at Kent state ...I thought we had learned so much....till now.

Be careful Chris Hayes… talking like this got Medhi Hassan fired… the higher ups may be listening…so disappointed in MSNBC… but I’m proud of you for this insightful posting

The response to STUDENT protests in this country whether today or in the sixties is frankly repugnant. It’s uncivilized and is the sort of thing that makes a joke of our claims of democracy and human dignity.

I was a Vietnam War student protestor. Thank you for your understanding and voicing of the source of the students' protest as motivated by compassion for humans who are suffering and dying and your unveiling of the way the university administration requested police responses have been vastly disproportionate and have prejudiced the public against the protesters!! Mahalo!

Finally! A refreshing and well-rounded piece that thoroughly covers the entire scope of the situation. Great work, Chris!

antiintellectualism and an inability to learn from history

Hi Chris: thank you so much for your reasonable approach to this awful situation. I used to like Morning Joe, but their rhetoric about the student protests is wrong & inflammatory. Thank you for being a voice of reason.

Do you remember the Cop City Protests in Atlanta? THIS militarized response is G.I.L.E.E. (The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange) Why have our police officers from all over the country been trained by the Israeli Army for decades now? You'll find the answers to this in the a Mainline article from Sept 2020 titled "From Atlanta to Palestine" And those answers will answer so many decades old questions about the rise of police brutality in America.

Thank you for trying to present an objective view of both sides of this conflict. My late husband was a pacificist and would be appalled at what we ostensibly are supporting.

Finally prime time news talking about this

Today's America is The Land of the Free with selective restrictions

Thank you Chris Hayes. Finally a mainstream news out let that looks at the reality of the situation.

Undoubtedly, the best analysis on whats happening at U.S universities. Kudos!

A war that’s killed 13,000 children and six months. Search your conscience for an answer that addresses that question.

This is the first sane coverage I've heard on the issue. 'How' tens of thousands of people choose protest is not as important as 'why' tens of thousands of people are choosing to protest. Basic exclusionary screens against companies or individual of countries that commit human rights abuses are a common implementation of portfolio guidelines in this decade. You cannot buy Russian securities. Individuals linked to Russia were forced to sell their stakes in businesses. It doesn't matter if Russia claims that they are battling an anti-Semitic authoritarian regime. What matters are the ruined cities, indiscriminate attacks on civilians, displacement of the local populace, and mass graves. I personally think schools, hospital, and religious organizations probably shouldn't hold ownership in companies that generate their revenues from weapons. I thought that was common sense, and I am a bit shocked to see that these endowments were not already divested from those firms. ALL Israeli businesses is a different matter. I think the documented large flows into investments like Lockeed Martin in November is more concerning and morally reprehensible than schools having equity in SodaStream.

It's driving me mad that our newsrooms are avoiding that particular context ... Why are the majority protesting? The pro Palestine or pro Israel also lacks context in a lot of reporting that I have seen as well.

thank you for trying to tell the truth

I served in the first Gulf War. At the time, I was pretty thoroughly indoctrinated. It wasn't until I got home and learned the truth that we were not told that I turned my face toward peace. Since then, I have been skeptical of any divisive rhetoric on war whether for or against. The situation in Israel/Palestine is about as divisive as it gets. In my frame, I cannot be 100% on one side or the other, but it obviously must stop. Menachim Begin was able to make peace with Yasser Arafat in the late 1970s, and things were calmed down for a while. Let's try that again. If it has to be revisited every few years, let's commit to doing that.

Thank you, Chris Hayes, for the prudence and the human empathy of this monologue.

There are always two sides of the story. The question is what value you hold up the most. It is clear that for those brave kids, empathy towards humanity matters.

Omg! I didn't know that about Sam Jackson. So cool!❤❤

Thank you for being reasonable unlike morning Joe :-)

Excellent Analysis. MSNBC can play a role in clarifying the way forward, and resisting the extremists

Thann you for covering this in the right way!!!

Excellent analysis, Chris. Your voice of reason and empathy is appreciated. This perspective has been disturbingly absent in the MSM during this conflict and these campus protests. In fact, the amount of absurd gaslighting and persecution of pro-Palestine demonstrators by law enforcement and politicians has been disgusting. Morning Joe has been absolutely appalling on this topic. Keep up the good work.

"The songs of slaves represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by then, only as an aching heart is relieves by its tears." ~ Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), American orator, writer, editor, and abolitionist leader. How moving to hear the protesters remembered the songs 🎵 of long ago and sang them soulfully and quite well. Non-violent, peaceful protests. 🕊

Chris Hayes, send a resume to Zeteo. You'll get sacked soon.

That's the first time I've seen a major outlet ask... do these protesters have a point?

Finally, someone at MSNBC has the courage to make a clear statement on immoral war on Gaza Thank you Chris! You now have my undying loyalty, unlike my erstwhile loyalty to your colleagues.

Well said. Thank you, Mr Hayes. This took some bravery on your part, and on the part of your producers. Kudos!

Just when I think there's no truth left in NBC, ABC, CBS, or CNN, here comes a real journalist. Thank you.

Wooow I'm surprised someone on the main stream medias dare to report objectively about the issue of GAZA ...Thank you Hayes and I hope that you will keep your job

Best way to deal with protests is to ignore them if you don't like what they protest.

Thank you Chris a refreshing taste of reality.

Kudos Mr. Chris Hayes, you are one of the few American journalists I still trust.

I've noticed a lot of the pro-Israel students don't realize that feeling uncomfortable because your beliefs have been challenged is not the same as being threatened. It's good to feel uncomfortable and college is the best time to feel uncomfortable. Discomfort means you're being exposed to ideas that differ from your own and, hopefully, you're learning.

I hope they don’t take this down or punish you for this commentary. You really are too good for MSNBC. Perhaps you should be with Mehdi /Zeteo. Great commentary!

Bravo!

Careful Chris. As soon as you give a balanced viewpoint, you run the risk of getting sacked.

The greatest threat to safety and democracy are a bunch of peacefully protesting kids? Come on now. 🙄🍉

Fantastic.

Finally someone is saying it!

Thank you, Chris, for bringing some much needed perspective to this. I rarely if ever hear this in the mainstream media.

Can't belive this I am watching this on MZNBC, Thanks Chris. ONE rare voice of reason on MSM.

The two state solution was dashed when Yitzhak Rabin was prime minister of Israel. He was assassinated by a member of a right wing faction of a political party that the current Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was a leader of. It occurred after the Oslo accords in which a pathway for peace, was formed, with the recognition of a two state solution.

Medhi Hassan has a new media outlet called Zeteo. Worth a look.

Bravo!! Bravo!! We need more reporting like this!!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you. Human rights for Palestine and Palestinians.

It's about time!

Thank you for focusing on protestors

Nice take, Mr Hayes.

Thank you for giving us the Big Picture. Context is everything.

THANK YOU!! for bringing a sense of history and proportion to the campus protests today.

great job chris this was well needed

Well said, Mr Hayes.

Some brave people are on the right side of history.

Thanks Chris

Well done Chris. In time, those with strong words against you will look at you fondly.

Thank you Chris Hayes

Apparently, Sam Jackson has always been a bad mf. Interesting.

Thank you Chris.

Now Chris Hayes can go home and look at his kids in the eyes and tell them he's taking a step toward trying to stop a genocide. When they grow up, they can decide if they are proud of their father.

Thx Chris

Thank you, Chris! Finally, some honest truth.

You are the only mainstream political commentator to make sense and ask the right question!❤👏🏼🙌🏼

Thank you.... thank you.... now I can share a mainstream media clip with my relatives

Back then in 68 when they protested they were castrated but history since have proven them right.History will also judge this students down the road .

Thank you for this, Chris ❤

Thank you for speaking the truth Chris. Keep up the good work

Chris is gonna get fired for this.

Freedom of speech is what makes America unique. You don't have to agree with the speech, but it is American to support that right. Suddenly, politicians and most of the media became censorship fascists.

Finally, reasonable coverage and discussion of the nuances. It’s never as simple as people want to make it out to be. Thank you Chris for laying out for your viewers.

Well said Chris! Hope you're able to keep your job after reporting and commenting on truth 👍

Thank you, Chris. It is great to hear this from mainstream media.

Well said.

You’re literally the best reporter out there

Good job chris! Finally someone on cable news with the stones to say what’s really going on. Everyone with critical thinking skills and a working moral compass has this take …unfortunately that combination of traits is severely lacking in the cable media and the US government.

Really, truly impressed to see some actual journalism from MSNBC. I didn't know they did that.

Finally real reporting

Thank you so much Chris for this thoughtful analysis. I had written off MSNBC for some of their shallow disingenuous coverage of the protests. This brought me back. Bravo!

Dear social media manager/analyst: Positive sentiment towards msnbc reflected in my engagement with this content. Boy, wow, am I sure more likely to recommend msnbc to my friends and family after seeing content like this. Excited emoji 🎉

Chris Hayes and MSNBC speaking the truth here - *more of this* please!

Finally! Someone on MSM with reasoning skills and honesty! I was wrong about you, Chris. So pleasantly surprised. Thank you 🙏🏽❤

It's always a disproportionate and inappropriate response. Same thing happened in 20.

I’ll never forget this Chris 🇵🇸

That’s a real take compared to the nonsense Fareed Zakaria came up with!

Great take on those painfully avoiding the real questions and reflecting on how for our country this is nothing new.

Well done Chris. This was excellent. The best I have seen from MSNBC for a very long time.

If I could like this a second time, I would. Thank you for saying exactly what needs to be said

This will probably be the last time we see you Chris. I totally agree with all you said. I am so surprised it took us so long to address the elephant in the room.

The horns-of-the-dilemma. And Chris was spot on.

Finally a voice of reason in a sea of insanity