Posted on 11/01/2025 10:35:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
As a young person deeply engaged in politics, I am often asked why my generation is elevating figures like Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, in New York. People across the political spectrum want to understand how a candidate who openly advances antisemitic rhetoric has gained traction among young voters.
To me, Mamdani’s popularity is unsurprising – it reflects how my generation has been raised, educated, and conditioned to think.
The reality is that when teachers support Mamdani and when teachers unions endorse him – as they have – students are not far behind. The New York State United Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers together represent nearly 700,000 members. Their financial and organizational backing carries enormous weight.
When students see authority figures in their classrooms lining up behind a candidate, the lesson is clear: This is who “good people” support. The classroom, whether overtly political or not, becomes a training ground for a generation of activists shaped by their educators’ worldview.
Yet what schools do not teach is as revealing as what they do. In most classrooms, divisive but essential topics – tariffs, the economy, abortion, immigration – are avoided under the excuse of being “too controversial.” As a result, students are denied exposure to the real debates that define American politics.
Instead, we are presented with a simplified moral framework: oppressed vs. oppressor. This binary is the foundation of critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which seeped into nearly every aspect of education under the previous administration.
The first major political controversy for my generation was the death of George Floyd, which sparked the largest protests and riots in American history, causing billions of dollars in damages. Yet even then, the facts were ignored. Floyd was not an innocent man – he had a criminal...
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
He better get used to this and very soon! A huge majority of us believe that Good Commie/Terrorist is a dead one!
There was a time, not that long ago, when the UFT heavily invested its dues in Israel Bonds.
Foreign Born?
First Generation USA Citizen?
If yes...
I do not care what he thinks about his generation.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.