It seems universities in the US are turning against their own culture, highlighting only our problems, both current and past while ignoring our accomplishments that are uniquely our own.
Academic identity politics, which is becoming more prevalent in our learning institutions, is tearing our society apart. It is teaching young people to hate the greatest thinkers and creators of the past and to hate their fellow American's. I fear that a race war is not out of the range of possibility.
Identity politics has become a parade of narcissism that divides people into neverending subdivisions based on everything from race, gender, sex, age, sexuality, language, political affiliations, diet choices, and opinions that do more harm to society than the good they claim to be fighting for, which is ironic since those who advocate for their identity claim to want to be inclusive. In practice, they are anything but inclusive and are often the ones initiating violence or try to shut down speech that is not in complete agreement with their own beliefs.
Looking at this happening from a view outside of the country, it looks like foolishness beyond belief.
Even language has become an issue now. There is nothing wrong with speaking other languages. I speak three languages myself. It's actually an asset to be multilingual, but it also true that to assimilate into any country as a citizen of that country, speaking the language is a great benefit.
That is something that until recently more people have agreed on in the US but has now become a radioactive topic. In this video all the person is saying is that speaking English would help people assimilate into the US, but the reaction from that suggestion is that he attacked other languages, which he never did.
This kind of politicizing everything has got to stop and we should call people out for doing this. It's divisive, disruptive, destroys the dialog we need to solve our problems.
I am an American and live in Mexico. To live here I have to prove I have a job, prove I am renting a house or apartment, and prove I pay taxes to be granted permanent access. Doing so for 8 consecutive years gives me every right of Mexican's except the right to vote. If I want to vote I have to become a citizen and one of the requirements is the ability to speak Spanish, something they test you on when you apply.
I didn't speak Spanish when I moved here but did learn the language in the course of 15-years of living here. To me, there is nothing racist or xenophobic about that requirement or any of the other requirements like having a job or paying rent. The Mexican government and the taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for me to live here. I earn money by working here in Mexico like everyone else and pay my taxes and if I want to become a citizen I should speak the language of the country. Period. Why is that an issue at all and how is that a racist issue?
This has become an issue because at the academic level in our universities our students are being taught division in school. They are teaching us to fear and distrust each other using the tools of identity politics. I think this is dangerous for a free society and will lead to more and bigger governments taking more control of every aspect of our lives in order to protect us from ourselves.
I've been watching lots of videos lately from lots of university professors and educators and the message from them is clear. Narcissism is alive and growing in our campuses and has actually convinced students who have access to some of the best learning centers in the history of the world that they are oppressed and have to fight against their oppressor.
From the shores of Mexico, my Mexican friends laugh at us for our stupidity.
To call this nonsense out for what it is is to risk a political attack of such viciousness from the very people who claim to feel oppressed and are screaming for their freedom to speak and express their truth while remaining blind to the irony of attacking those who call them out while they still play the victim.
In this video, Heather Mac Donald, who has advocated positions on numerous subjects including victimization, philanthropy, immigration reform, crime prevention, racism, racial profiling, rape, politics, welfare, and matters pertaining to cities and academia, explains what is happening on college campusses arouss the nation.
