Higher Education Indoctrination & Hurricane Season Streaks - Top 3 Takeaways ā May 6th, 2024 Ā
- A change in indoctrination. Iād imagine that youāre not a terrorist supporter. Iād imagine that youāve certainly not raised your children to be terrorist supporters. Iād imagine that youāre not an antisemite. Iād imagine that youāve not raised your kids to be antisemites. For many right-of-center parents politically one of the biggest fears of sending their kids off to college is what might happen politically to them once they get there. Now, within the state of Florida much has been done under the DeSantis administration to reign in the potential threat of political indoctrination (not that it isnāt necessarily still a strong possibility). But the point is that for a long time the biggest fear by parents of possible political indoctrination of their kids has come out of fear of what or how they might be taught. Whatās taken place on college campuses across the country in recent weeks, but mostly what weāve seen over the past week, shines a bright light in a different direction. Kids often raised by radicals, that are radicals, that are now the mainstream of the Democrat Party on campuses. Last week I brought you this: The College Democrats of America, the official affiliation of the Democratic Party on college campuses, officially endorsed the antisemitic protests on college campuses. In a statement led by the Muslim Caucus of the College Democrats challenging their partyās leadership they stated: Each day that Democrats fail to stand united for a permanent cease-fire, two-state solution, and recognition of a Palestinian state, more and more youth find themselves disillusioned with the party. To the students out there protesting we stand with you! So, in this time of choosing, those are who college Democrats are. Those who seek to further legitimize Hamas. Those who stand with terrorists over Israelis. When the Biden administration isnāt left wing enough for you...Ā
- Florida, weāve got a problem with rank-and-file Democrats on campus. Itās no secret that most kids on college campuses who identify politically as something are Democrats. Itās also nothing new. Historically people have started out further left politically than where they eventually end up, which speaks volumes about what happens to most people as they gain life experience along with fully formed brains (which doesnāt happen until 25). The radically hard shift to the left by the College Democrats carries with it the potential to take a lot of students along with it to a very antisemitic and socialistic place. RealClear Policy (a division of RealClear Politics), has identified that 34% of college students identify as Democrats, while just 11% of students identify as Republicans with the balance not identifying with either party. This doesnāt mean that just over a third of college students are formally members of the College Democrats of America, though many are, but that theyāre certainly well positioned to be heavily influenced by them. Much of the focus over the college protests have been whatās happened with outside agitators, which no doubt has played a pivotal role in the lawlessness thatās played out across the country, however, the biggest and longest lasting impact of these protests would appear to be whatās happening on the inside with the largest and most influential political organization on college campuses across the country. A college Democrat today isnāt who a college Democrat used to be.Ā Ā
- Letās go streaking... No, not that kind but I figured coming off of talking about colleges that might have come to mind. No, Iām talking about hurricane season streaking. As with anything, one or two events doesnāt constitute a trend, however three or more in succession does. To be sure existing hurricane streaks havenāt been good ā including Florida having been struck by at least one hurricane for three consecutive years. And as youāre no doubt aware based on all of the preseason forecasts thereās the belief that this year is set to be another rough one. Starting this week weāll likely hear a lot about it. Itās National Hurricane Preparedness Week and next week itās the Governorās Hurricane Conference ā which will take place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Itās smart to be informed and to be prepared. But while I take hurricane season preparation seriously there is often something you hear, which is true, but that I donāt philosophically prescribe to. The common refrain that āit only takes oneā. People who say it generally mean well (though occasionally I have come across the use of it in moments of what Iād consider to be weather hype). But itās also not practical or pragmatic. Of course, it only takes one hurricane to potentially create huge problems and life-threatening effects in its path. But itās also obviously true that the fewer āonesā there are, the less likely the chance that theyāll find you. And one of the best ways to avoid having one, or āthe oneā is to not have the season start early. A few years ago, NOAA began considering bumping the official start of hurricane season up to mid-May. However, over the past two years we stopped streaking. We havenāt had a āpre-seasonā named storm since 2021. Hereās to hoping we get through a third May in a row without one which would bring about a new more positive streak. And then thereās the continuation of an ever bigger and more important streak that I pray we extend this year. Itās been 19 years since a hurricane touched ground in Palm Beach County. Twenty (plus) has a nice ring to it. Itās long been my favorite hurricane season streak and one that takes many by surprise.Ā Ā