Who are you? Simple question, but
how would you respond? Today you are expected
to adopt a view of yourself based on physical, gender, racial or sexual
attribute – not your individual ideas.
The political class and the media drive you to “identity” politics in an
effort to control your behavior and confine your vote. To make you an automaton to an ideology that
keeps politicians and the special interests that feed off government in
perpetual power.
Two weeks ago we heard from five astute college students from five
prominent California universities at the Collegiate Forum at the Richard Nixon
Presidential Library. In this panel
discussion this issue of our ideas being relegated to our person was brought to
light.
We are now in a state that assumes a way of thinking based on our
external identity and demands - or suffer the repercussions - adherence to a
political dogma. There is sort of
mob-mentality to govern our thoughts and actions, which essentially replace
individuality. This is dangerous for our
country and the antithesis to a democracy.
It is contrary to our founding and can, in time, extinguish the freedom
which we now celebrate.
Join the discussion. Check-out the
panelists’ thoughts on identity vs. ideas in the video of the Collegiate Forum
below.
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