I was touring the National Archives in Washington DC a couple weeks ago and a high school girl was staffing a booth about rights. I asked her a simple question — “Where do our rights come from?” Her answer was essentially “the government.” I patiently explained natural rights are endowed by our Creator and do not get bestowed by a benevolent government. She replied “some people believe that.” She was clearly very uncomfortable having somebody bring this up.
I was appalled, shocked and flabbergasted (although I shouldn’t have been). This was the kid they chose to explain rights to visitors! We are in big trouble.
One of the greatest sins of the Progressive takeover of so-called "public" government education in America is that the Progressive (Regressive) ideology has removed the very essential idea underlying America's Declaration of Independence from minds of youth, and they are left with this idea that "some people" can think anything they wish and that their own "pursuits of happiness" will be unaffected.
They need to be taught that "Ideas have consequences!" - Weaver.