As one of the few Jews who didn't vote for either obama or biden, I would tell the majority of the Jews who did vote for them, you got what you voted for. Your virtue signaling and herd mentality kept you from honestly investigating these candidates past associations and actions.
All I can think is that if anyone dared cheer the tragic death of George Floyd, or tried to find nuance in the beliefs of the KKK, or made the distinction that burning a cross maybe isn’t “excusable” but it’s surely “explainable”, blue hair all over the country would spontaneously combust and heads would role.
But murdering Jewish babies? Oh yeah that’s complicated. And chanting Death to Jews? No that’s not antisemitic it’s just commentary on the controversial views of Zionism.
Give me a damn break. Julia is wise beyond her years. But the others are Sheeple of the highest order and we are screwed.
I am amused by calls from Americans for decolonization by oppressors of the oppressed. It is so popular to be disgusted by this. Demands for the oppressors to abandon their lands is righteous. For instance, Israelis need to abandon Israel. Question: where is that demand against Americans in favor of Native American (Indians) that would require Americans to leave America? Crazy talk, right? Oh, the irony.
I graduated from Stanford in 1990. Hearing about these kinds of nonsense occurring in one of the top universities is infuriating. Even worse is that this is not only normal, but has infected high schools.
This was excellent reading and very informative of the college mindset. Though I am quite frankly appalled that parents support these schools. These so called "prestigious" schools get away with pushing propaganda because the parents keep paying tuition. Is it really worth it? It just seems like such stupid parenting. We yanked our youngest daughter out of John Paul II high school in Plano, Texas because they were teaching woke social justice, not Catholic theology. Why are all these parents so tolerant of evil ideology? Why are the kids? Well, here's the fruit of tolerating evil on your campus. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
It's long past time for American Jews to sever their relationships with these schools -- don't send your kids there, don't donate, and campaign to get others to stop as well. Next step, after Trump gets back in the White House, is large-scale civil rights investigations and suits against the most egregious schools (which are models for the rest), naming their administrations, trustees, and boards as liable. This too is overdue. (Then there's social media, but that's a topic for another day.)
Part of the problem is what's hidden under the Trojan horse of the DEI ideology, a hatred for students who are "different" and successful. The main target of this large, if unspoken, part of the DEI ideology is Asian-American students. But Jews have been bracketed in the target sights as well. Not surprising that both groups have been shrinking at Harvard for over a decade. These are institutions well past their prime and sinking into a morass of their own making. No sane, decent person should be supporting them.
“Now we need to fix this mess. And we need to fix it fast. Let’s start with abolishing the Department of Education, voting for school choice where dollars follow the student, abolishing tenure, eliminating public sector unions and closing our checkbooks to any higher education institution that sustains this divisive ideology. “ I am down with that!
Very thoughtful article! Most internships have you do menial tasks, yet an internship at the free press actually means getting experience doing the job you want. Well done Bari! We need young journalists who understand their demographic, this writer did a great job with this article and informed us. Thank you.
Irony is popping up everywhere in the world today. These Gen Z people are promoting what they supposedly were fighting against. They started out against the "haters" of the Others and now they are the haters of the non-Others. Gen Z stands for a generation of zealots.
Remember this when you step into a voting booth tomorrow. If the candidate has a 'D' in front, you can be sure they are fully onboard with all this crap.
Every generation starts out uncivilized and no culture. It must all be taught to them. Hopefully mostly by parents. But elementary school is very very influential regardless of parent's involvement. This anti Western Civ movement goes back to the 1960's and there has never been an effective defense against it in all of that time. What now ?
I discovered one such disturbing T chart my 7th grader had been instructed to make while schooling at home during the lockdowns. Both my white son (labeled as oppressor) and his dark skin friend (labeled as oppressed) were horrified. After speaking with the teacher, who was convinced that he was ‘ending racism’ with this assignment, we pulled our son from his class so he could actually learn some history rather than Marxist propaganda. And my daughter will not be attending that middle school in the future. This was my introduction to Critical Race Theory.
We need published standards for K-12 schools that eliminate all the left wing BS, and laws that permit termination of teachers who knowingly violate those standards. And tenure has to be eliminated by statute--let the academics bitch. Their jobs are slacker jobs anyway, so they'll knuckle under to keep their easy positions.
As one of the few Jews who didn't vote for either obama or biden, I would tell the majority of the Jews who did vote for them, you got what you voted for. Your virtue signaling and herd mentality kept you from honestly investigating these candidates past associations and actions.
Identity, separatism, is a set up for lawyers, and the Democratic Party. They feed on it. Survive on it.
All I can think is that if anyone dared cheer the tragic death of George Floyd, or tried to find nuance in the beliefs of the KKK, or made the distinction that burning a cross maybe isn’t “excusable” but it’s surely “explainable”, blue hair all over the country would spontaneously combust and heads would role.
But murdering Jewish babies? Oh yeah that’s complicated. And chanting Death to Jews? No that’s not antisemitic it’s just commentary on the controversial views of Zionism.
Give me a damn break. Julia is wise beyond her years. But the others are Sheeple of the highest order and we are screwed.
I am amused by calls from Americans for decolonization by oppressors of the oppressed. It is so popular to be disgusted by this. Demands for the oppressors to abandon their lands is righteous. For instance, Israelis need to abandon Israel. Question: where is that demand against Americans in favor of Native American (Indians) that would require Americans to leave America? Crazy talk, right? Oh, the irony.
I graduated from Stanford in 1990. Hearing about these kinds of nonsense occurring in one of the top universities is infuriating. Even worse is that this is not only normal, but has infected high schools.
God save us.
Very sad to see the same things that took place in the 20s and 30s be repeated today... When bogus history is taught, real history is repeated.
Really? Did they really ask to classify Jews into oppressors or oppressed in an L.A. public school?
This was excellent reading and very informative of the college mindset. Though I am quite frankly appalled that parents support these schools. These so called "prestigious" schools get away with pushing propaganda because the parents keep paying tuition. Is it really worth it? It just seems like such stupid parenting. We yanked our youngest daughter out of John Paul II high school in Plano, Texas because they were teaching woke social justice, not Catholic theology. Why are all these parents so tolerant of evil ideology? Why are the kids? Well, here's the fruit of tolerating evil on your campus. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
It's long past time for American Jews to sever their relationships with these schools -- don't send your kids there, don't donate, and campaign to get others to stop as well. Next step, after Trump gets back in the White House, is large-scale civil rights investigations and suits against the most egregious schools (which are models for the rest), naming their administrations, trustees, and boards as liable. This too is overdue. (Then there's social media, but that's a topic for another day.)
Part of the problem is what's hidden under the Trojan horse of the DEI ideology, a hatred for students who are "different" and successful. The main target of this large, if unspoken, part of the DEI ideology is Asian-American students. But Jews have been bracketed in the target sights as well. Not surprising that both groups have been shrinking at Harvard for over a decade. These are institutions well past their prime and sinking into a morass of their own making. No sane, decent person should be supporting them.
“Now we need to fix this mess. And we need to fix it fast. Let’s start with abolishing the Department of Education, voting for school choice where dollars follow the student, abolishing tenure, eliminating public sector unions and closing our checkbooks to any higher education institution that sustains this divisive ideology. “ I am down with that!
Very thoughtful article! Most internships have you do menial tasks, yet an internship at the free press actually means getting experience doing the job you want. Well done Bari! We need young journalists who understand their demographic, this writer did a great job with this article and informed us. Thank you.
"It’s cool to promote hate."
Irony is popping up everywhere in the world today. These Gen Z people are promoting what they supposedly were fighting against. They started out against the "haters" of the Others and now they are the haters of the non-Others. Gen Z stands for a generation of zealots.
Remember this when you step into a voting booth tomorrow. If the candidate has a 'D' in front, you can be sure they are fully onboard with all this crap.
Every generation starts out uncivilized and no culture. It must all be taught to them. Hopefully mostly by parents. But elementary school is very very influential regardless of parent's involvement. This anti Western Civ movement goes back to the 1960's and there has never been an effective defense against it in all of that time. What now ?
I discovered one such disturbing T chart my 7th grader had been instructed to make while schooling at home during the lockdowns. Both my white son (labeled as oppressor) and his dark skin friend (labeled as oppressed) were horrified. After speaking with the teacher, who was convinced that he was ‘ending racism’ with this assignment, we pulled our son from his class so he could actually learn some history rather than Marxist propaganda. And my daughter will not be attending that middle school in the future. This was my introduction to Critical Race Theory.
We need published standards for K-12 schools that eliminate all the left wing BS, and laws that permit termination of teachers who knowingly violate those standards. And tenure has to be eliminated by statute--let the academics bitch. Their jobs are slacker jobs anyway, so they'll knuckle under to keep their easy positions.