Posted on 01/17/2017 12:24:30 PM PST by Hojczyk
Too-cool-for-school upper-class students at Santa Monica High scoffed when administrators in 2002 reinstated a daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance.
Most students in the liberal enclave slouched in their chairs and chatted over the morning ritual, which was widely viewed as a throwback to an American patriotism that seemed outdated in the multicultural mash-up of L.A.’s Westside.
Not Stephen Miller. Every day, the student body’s best-known and least-liked conservative activist stood at his desk, put his hand over his heart and declared his love of country.
That solitary rebellion of conventionalism was an affront to the left-leaning sensitivities of many on the campus, making him a nerd to some, a provocateur to others.
Now Miller’s brand of brash conservatism, fostered during those years at Santa Monica High, is helping to shape the next presidency.
How the People’s Republic of Santa Monica, as the city is sometimes jokingly called, gave rise to the skinny-suited man now at Donald Trump’s side is as much a story about one teen’s intellectual tenacity as it is about the backlash to liberalism at the turn of the millennium.
Yet that robust progressive tradition nurtured Miller’s rise, teaching him how to fight for his beliefs, even if it meant he had to stand alone, in his tennis shorts and polo shirts, as he often did.
"These challenges were some of the toughest I faced in life,” Miller said in an interview. “When we think of nonconformity, we tend to imagine kids in the ’60s rebelling against 'the system.' This was my system. My establishment was a dogmatic educational system that often uniformly expressed a single point of view.”
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Not a bad article...It shows what were up against unless we change the schools
What’s “brash conservatism”? Is that another code word for White Supremacist?
Miller is probably one of the best picks Trump has made so far.
“How the People’s Republic of Santa Monica, as the city is sometimes jokingly called, “
It IS and WAS a communist enclave.
Miller was on Sessions staff. The bond is deep between Sessions and Trump.
Stephen Miller is great.
Yeah, I really enjoy his music...............oh, wait............
What astonishes me is a high schooler willing to go against the crowd and stick to his guns.
That takes guts !
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As a long time listener to Larry Elder, known lovingly in Los Angeles as “The Sage” I specifically remember this young man calling Larry on the air many times. He was a breath of fresh air. Special credit to Larry for recognizing something special in him and giving him massive exposure. Great job Larry.
Comments at site - wow!
bump
The guy has been writing phenomenal speeches. I consider conservatives who come out of ultra-blue places like Santa Monica to be of particular value. They understand what we’re really up against!
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