Students at various colleges across the country are, once again, pretending it’s the Vietnam War era by staging protests on campuses. Back then, protesters wanted to make love not war, criticized our military-industrial complex, and fought against an escalation of American troops sent overseas. Today, however, students of all backgrounds have come together to protest alongside their Palestinian brothers and sisters to chant “Death to Israel!” and “Death to America!” while their liberal professors look on with pride. Unless, you’re a liberal Jewish professor. Then all the liberalism taught in your classrooms has come back to haunt you.
Everything was going so well prior to October 7, 2023. Students and their teachers rallied around every cause known to man from BLM and climate change, to abortion and gender affiliation. Everything Left of logic was fair game to indoctrinate youth on campuses. Trump was bad, God was bad, being white was bad, nuclear families were bad, babies were bad, police were bad, etc. As professors counted their tuition dollars and patted each others’ backs for creating perfect Communists, they were suddenly blindsided by Hamas’ actions against Israel. You see, Hamas didn’t initially fit into their carefully executed anti-American plan.
After all, we all know there’s a terrible war in Ukraine by the billions allocated for the war effort and because of social media. Never mind the fact that we have no foreign correspondents on the ground, no video footage of continued atrocities, and no photojournalists detailing the horrors that Russia is inflicting daily. Nevertheless, trust the words of the forever olive clad Vladimir Zelenskyy as a receipt of money well spent. Interestingly, our college students aren’t as invested in the preservation of democracy by creating encampments that are pro-Ukrainian nor are they demanding that university administrators write statements declaring solidarity with Ukraine and divestment in Russia.
Meanwhile, in Israel, Hamas The Terrorist Group extinguished the lives of over 1,100 people at a music festival and took another 250 hostage. Israel continues to wield a strong hand in retaliation even as outsiders (i.e. Iran) attempt to annihilate them. We do have video, we have statements from those injured or those able to escape, and we witnessed the Iron Dome in action. We, also, saw Palestinian Americans showing their anti-Semitism when ripping down fliers of Israelis still missing in Gaza. However, pro-democracy Biden is unequivocal in his support for Ukraine while straddling the fence on Israel.
On Earth Day, Biden said, "I condemn the antisemitic protests. That's why I've set up a program to deal with that. I also condemn those who don't understand what's going on with the Palestinians” (CBS News). I must have missed the name of the special program created to combat anti-Semitism. Moreover, is he pointedly condemning America’s best and brightest who are clueless about the history of Israel but show up to pro-Palestinian protests because that’s where they are led? Nah. These are just the meaningless words of a senile president signifying nothing.
By contrast, Fox News posted an interview with a highly intelligent, Biden voting, nose-ringed, female Columbia University student protesting at New York University. Understand, she was compelled to become a protesting mercenary for a cause she can’t explain. She told the reporter, “I think the goal is just showing our support for Palestine and demanding that NYU stops. I honestly don’t know all of what NYU is doing.” Then, she turned to her friend and asked, “Do you know what NYU is doing?”
The friend replied, “About what?”
The Columbia student said, “About Israel. Why are we protesting here at NYU specifically?”
The friend answered, “I wish I was more educated.”
The student from Columbia continued, “I’m not either. I came from Columbia. I was there up at Columbia, and we came down. They said NYU students needed our support, so I came down. I heard there’s lots of cops. Some people said it was getting dangerous earlier. I’m not sure if that’s true. But I wanted to come down to show my support.”
Do you hear what I hear?
Listen closely.
Baaaa!
Go to Fox News to see for yourself the two sheep from an elite American college unable to detail why they were protesting or the stance New York University has taken regarding Palestine and Israel. And while you are watching, know that they know that their protest is something about justice.
On behalf of us with sanity, ladies, we all wish you and your fellow sheep were more educated, too.
At least the anti-war hippies of the 1960s and 1970s could articulate what they were protesting, and they were high. Even when seeing pink elephants, they were educated by reading newspapers, watching the news, or listening to the news on the radio. They could locate Vietnam on a map. Alas, that’s when real journalism took place.
The reporter posting the video for Fox should have asked the sheep about their shepherd. It’s time to find out who is behind these well-organized protests and encampments sweeping campuses. It sounds like something Sen. Chuck Schumer should be investigating. But what does he have to worry about? The police arrested over 200 protesters outside his New York apartment. The rest of us mortals need to deal with protesters stopping traffic as police are told to stand down.
Furthermore, while we blinked, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik extended the deadline to remove protest encampments, which is such a teachable moment for youth: Always negotiate with terrorists.
Forget the Jewish students who don’t feel safe going to class. Forget the Jewish teachers who aren’t allowed on campus. This is the United States, dammit! We only stand with you when you can do something for our cause. Otherwise, you are a waste of space.
Perhaps that’s why drag queens are joining forces with Palestinians. One told an audience of young children and parents at a library event, “If you’re a drag queen and you know it, shout ‘Free Palestine!’” And, right on cue, the kids and parents did as told. Give credit where credit is due. The T’s in LGBTQ will join with anyone just to appear relevant.
Oh, yes, there is an explanation regarding the swiftness in which the freest country in the world has become one of the most hate-filled. It lies within our college culture and trickles down. Professors, many who are Jewish, have created mindless Stalinists; and, parents have condoned this behavior. Society is making choices to further divide and turn on each other.
So, for those of us who have been ringing alarm bells, forgive us if we can no longer muster tears.
Always right on the mark Erin. Did the police show up when protesters went to Brett Kavanaugh's residence?
This may be your best column of all times. You have more common sense than anyone I know. Keep up the good work and all the best to you!