Michelle Obama’s senior year thesis at Princeton University, obtained from the campaign by Politico, shows a document written by a young woman grappling with a society in which a black Princeton alumnus might only be allowed to remain “on the periphery.” Read the full thesis here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
“My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my ‘blackness’ than ever before,” the future Mrs. Obama wrote in her thesis introduction. “I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don’t belong. Regardless of the circumstances underwhich I interact with whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be black first and a student second.”
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And yet it never occurs to her that the problem is that they are liberal? Liberal professors give classes all day microanalyzing race issues; and students spend all day studying such things - and shockingly enough they come away thinking that racial identity trumps all.
Speaking of theses, Hillary’s college thesis was locked up for many years. It was a paper in praise of Saul Alinksy. The Clintons arranged for it to be locked away, never to see the light of day until after Bill was elected president.
Why are these liberals ashamed of their writings and beliefs? Why don’t they proudly tell us about their liberal beliefs and admiration for radicals? Conservatives proudly talk about conservative principles and admiration for conservatives. Why don’t liberals do the same?
My memory of Michelle Obama’s Princeton thesis is that she was so disappointed in polling Princeton alum that they didn’t agree with her thesis.