Six words perfectly summed up the dangerous idiocy and raging antisemitism taking place on college campuses across the country when a now viral clip of an anti-Israeli protester explained why she was there.
“I wish I was more educated,” said a clueless female student at NYU when asked why she is taking a pro-Palestinian position that calls for the eradication of Israel.
Ma’am, the entire country wishes that for you and other spoiled, radical progressives who instead of earning a well rounded education, spend their days shutting down colleges like Columbia, wreaking havoc on campus, and spewing hatred of Jews.
The powder keg of antisemitism in the academic world was sparked at that Ivy League school, and quickly spread to other corners of the country.
Yes, many students like the one who went viral have zero idea what they are protesting about. They’re angry for the sake of being angry, so hungry for a cause and purpose they will lock arms with pro-Hamas terrorists who angrily and boldly chant "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
Some of these students have zero clue that this chant calls for the eradication of Israel so that Palestine can occupy land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
These children protesting received one too many participation trophies growing up. They suck their thumbs in the fetal position when their feelings are hurt, and stop at nothing to invent perceived personal struggles in order to perpetuate a permanent feeling of victimization just to find something to be angry about.
Here’s what is frightening about so many of these pro-terrorist antisemites protesting on college campuses: they mean what they chant. Remember the old saying: when someone shows you who they are: believe it.
In years past “they” were afraid to say the quiet part out loud: they despise people like me just because I am Jewish, they want to see Israel wiped off the map, and long for Hamas to control a massive Palestinian state.
One of the reasons why they are emboldened in their brazen antisemitism is because “The Squad” and other radicals that hijacked the Democratic Party amplify their anti-Israel voices.
Look no further than AOC blasting Columbia and the NYPD for Columbia making "the horrific decision to mobilize NYPD on their own students."
Shockingly Ilhan Omar, whose own daughter was arrested at Columbia, didn’t condemn those supporting Hamas, but rather took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson for visiting the Ivy League school because in her words he was there to "stir up, really, more anger and hate, and endanger the lives of young people."
Rashida Tlaib doubled down on her Israeli hate by crazily criticizing colleges for cracking down on pro-Hamas protestors who are calling for the end of “Israel’s genocide.”
We cannot sit idly by and while these protests try to destroy democracy, our ideals, our way of life, and the State of Israel.
You don’t placate a bully and expect them to stop pounding you. It’s time we hit back hard and call them out for who “they” really are and what they stand for.
They are antisemitic bigots who must be held accountable every time they open their mouths.
Many nations, religious groups, and political leaders were silent and complicit during World War II when Nazi Germany killed millions of Jews.
We must never repeat the mistake of appeasement when it comes to the protests of today. It cannot and must not lead to violence against Jews and Israel in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.
Ronald J. Reinstein is the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at The Financial Guys LLC
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