Posted on 03/22/2019 7:36:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Every year, many thousands of American parents find that the son or daughter they sent to college has been transformed by college into a leftist. For left-wing parents, this may be a blessing, but for parents who are not leftist — not to mention conservative — it is often painfully jolting.
It is jolting because their beloved child now holds America in contempt; prefers socialism to capitalism; regards all white people and police as racist; believes the Bible, Christianity and Judaism are not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense; no longer believes men and women are inherently different — or even that male and female objectively exist; is disinterested in getting married and having children; believes the president of the United States is a fascist — as are all those who voted for him; and supports the suppression of speech that he or she regards as "hate speech."
While this is music to the ears of left-wing parents, most traditionally liberal parents will not be all that happy with this transformation. Unlike leftists, most liberals do love America and think that, despite its flaws, it is worthy of respect. They do not believe male and female are subjective categories, and they believe in free speech — even for "hate speech."
For conservative parents, the transformation is far worse. "Nightmare" is not too strong a description. Not only does their child hold everything they cherish in contempt, their child, who loved and respected them a year or two before, now holds them in contempt.
It is a nightmare for another reason: Young people who are transformed into leftists almost always become less kind, less happy and more angry.
It's hard to imagine the opposite could occur — that is, that a young person could buy into all the left-wing views described above and become a sweeter human being.
It is a sad rule of life that whatever the left touches, it ruins; music, art, literature, religion, late-night TV, the Academy Awards, sports, economies, the family structure, the Boy Scouts and race relations are just a few examples. It also ruins people — their character and their happiness.
How could it not?
One of the prerequisites of good character — as well as of happiness — is gratitude, and leftism is rooted in ingratitude. If you are grateful to be an American, you are, by definition, not a leftist. If you are, for example, a black who is grateful to be an American, you are a "traitor to your race," an "Uncle Tom." If you are a woman who is grateful to be an American, you are a "traitor to your gender." Feminist icon Gloria Steinem once called female Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison a "female impersonator" because a real woman cannot be a conservative. In addition, the left drills into every nonwhite and every woman the idea that they are victims, and people who see themselves as victims are ungrateful and angry, two traits that always make a person meaner.
Every parent whose child came home from college (or, increasingly, high school) a leftist should be asked: "Is your daughter or son happier as a result of becoming a leftist? Is he or she kinder? More tolerant? More respectful?"
So it is not only institutions that the left ruins, but also the character of its adherents. Where are the prominent conservative equivalents of Robert De Niro shouting "F—- Trump" at awards ceremonies? Of Sarah Silverman tweeting to the president of the United States: "I'm just gonna go with F—- YOU, and also add that you are a smelly penis hole with balls that touch water. Eat s—-, you greedy t—-"? Of Rep. Rashida Tlaib telling supporters, among whom were children, "We're gonna impeach the motherf—-er"?
Every American should watch how a group of 10-year-old girls recently treated 85-year-old California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Being indoctrinated into leftism apparently permitted them to treat a U.S. senator, not to mention a woman 75 years older than them, with contempt.
It is inconceivable that a group of 10-year-old conservative kids, accompanied by their teachers, would ever treat an 85-year-old, senator or not, so condescendingly.
When you send your child to college, you are not only playing Russian roulette with their values. You are playing Russian roulette with their character and the way they will treat you. Left-wing parents do not have a similar worry. If their child somehow returns home from college a Christian or a religious Jew, not only will they not be treated with contempt, they will probably be treated with even more respect than before. Leftism makes you worse. Judeo-Christian religions make you better. That might not be the fashionable view, but it just happens to be true.
Laziness, lack of motivation to do constructive things.
Narcissism. Projection. Denial of personal responsibility. Catastrophism. These things are TAUGHT at universities.
The Coddling of the American Mind
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/
My niece is a mystery. Attended a decidedly conservative Christian “classical” school (Latin, Greek, critical thinking) throughout most of her rudimentary education through high school, and then a Christian College (Church of Christ, the conservative original one) for her first year. Attended a Christian Bible church with her family throughout life.
She didn’t go back to the Christian college after her first year, drifted in and out of plans to go back to school, worked at coffee shops and restaurants for a few years, and now is planning to attend the University of Texas in far leftist Austin.
Her views are noticeable left, despising Trump and preferring Hillary.
When and where did the infection take hold?
They’re not getting it just in colleges, they’re picking it up from their peers they hang out with......
I sadly saw one young lady (not a relative) go off to school, return a cultural Marxist who was dumber than when she left. And she originally was a bright girl.
Happened to my son, and we sent him out of California to Texas A&M.
Of course teachers at his Christian high school laid the ground work.
He is not working and depressed and complains about the patriarchy.
Is Prager recycling articles?
I read this here last week.
It has been my experience that the kids that came out of college as liberals were really well on their way to the left before they went. Either the parents didn’t see it or were in denial.
College than opened the floodgates for full-tilt liberalism.
At my son’s college open house, each group eyeing potential recruits were more radical than the next. A pro-Palestinian group was talking to my son and when he said he was Jewish, they told him they can help him see the right from the wrong. He did take swag from the LGBTQ group which we later used at the range for target practice.
Instead he joined a fraternity, and as President invested the frats time and effort to help wounded warriors. He wound up becoming a member of a national conservative leadership organization.
To your statement, a conservative student when out of college will not resort to “Laziness, lack of motivation to do constructive things.” He/she will be fully engaged and ready to work. It’s due to their discipline and commitment to principles and ideas that will support their growth in the real world since they are not expecting handouts.
The characteristic of being out in the world taking the tiger by the tail without any help from me as long he doesnt toe the line.
Of course, I’m biased, but I really do not understand how our society feels it is on the right path.
Firstly, if someone tells me college should be free, I would disagree — but I understand that this idea seems to have appeal.
Likewise “free” healthcare. I am opposed, but if someone thinks it sounds swell, I’m not surprised.
But that’s politics. That’s economics. People disagree on that stuff.
But the infanticide, transgender stuff? How is that good? The angry, bitter women who have received everything they demanded and now consider themselves victims of the patriarchy? Is that a good path? Blacks who are not young — they think that the current direction in racial politics is a good thing??
From a cultural and societal viewpoint, I think we have a disaster and I simply can’t understand why 100% of the population doesn’t see it.
That’s not the case with my daughter. She went to college and returned a leftist. She’s hard-working and motivated and doing very well. But you cannot have a civil discussion with her. That’s the one thing I’ve noticed. They have no capacity To debate. That and she’s a vegan
My reference was to lefty lib brats. We are aware that there are still some good hard working conservative kids out there. Even though they don’t get any kudos from the left wing cabal that constantly pushes the lefty agenda.
Tell them - welcome to the real world.
Don’t spend that whole paycheck yet... let me introduce you to FICA and his friends.
Tell them to PLAN ON 50% of your check being gone... that woke mine up really fast.
I did not argue with her during school because I didn’t want liberal professors to flunk her and ruin her life.
ON the upside, more steak for you. :-)
Quits bathing
That he can't make his key work in the door, nor can he understand the posted room and board rates for his old room.
US colleges are designed to invalidate EVERYTHING you are or were EVER taught.
I was the exact opposite. I entered college as a liberal and graduated as a conservative. That was many years ago but the place was still very liberal.
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