Brainwashed by Ben Shapiro

Author:Ben Shapiro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2017-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

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TEACHING FOR SADDAM

Professors like terrorists, and they love Saddam Hussein and his Iraqi regime. Since Day One they have opposed any war on Iraq to rid the world of his murderous government or to assure the security of America and American interests. While they pay lip service to the idea that Saddam is a “bad guy,” professors press students to take up the anti-war banner, bash George W. Bush, and rally to Saddam’s defense.

“Put these [anti-war] signs in your yards when you get home. Get on the Internet,” University of Kentucky professor Nikky Finney urged a group of student protesters. “Don’t just preach to the choir.”1

At an anti-war protest, Professor Judith Frank of Amherst College vowed to use her classroom as a podium to express her views: “We can teach, that we can do at least, even if we don’t know how effective it will be. Because if you wait until you know it’s effective, nothing will get done.”2

At Citrus College, Professor Rosalyn Kahn told her students in Speech 106 to write anti-war letters to President Bush for extra credit. When several of her students asked if they could write pro-war letters, Kahn told them that pro-war letters would not be accepted.3

At Wayne State University, professors rushed to brainwash students to oppose war and President Bush. Two hundred and ten faculty members signed a petition calling for a university-wide day of reflection on the war. “The WSU academic community should undertake a variety of opportunities to raise questions about this war drive and its potential consequences,” the petition stated. “We must, as scholars, teachers, and citizens, assume our responsibilities to engage in constructive discussion and action.” Professor Francis Shor, co-chair of the committee responsible for the petition, said that the goal was for students to become increasingly knowledgeable on the topic of war and more involved in the anti-war movement.4

Professor Brian J. Foley of the Widener University School of Law wrote that it was his duty to teach his students “as the bombs kill and maim innocent people in Baghdad. I will teach my class in the hope that the skills my students learn will make them better citizens, who will ask questions and demand answers before they let their country be led into war. It’s the most patriotic protest I can make.”5

Is indoctrinating students patriotic?

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