With chaos descending on college campuses as students and faculty unleash continued antisemitic protests, many wonder about the source of today’s extremism and what can be done to combat it.
Author and military historian Victor Davis Hanson addressed both issues in a piece questioning, “Why the Epidemic of the Violent, Crybaby Protestors?”
In a lengthy analysis, the Hoover Institution Senior Fellow looked at the “preteen whimpering” and the “fragility of the hate-Israel crowd” as he questioned the motivations behind the generation’s contradictory behavior. Hanson also offered a roadmap to put an end to the “street-theater violence” and bullying.
Why the Epidemic of the Violent, Crybaby Protestors?
After seven months of nonstop pro-Hamas protests on campuses and in our big cities, a certain predictable and monotonous pattern has emerged.
The placards calling for the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel (“From the…
— Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) April 20, 2024
“After seven months of nonstop pro-Hamas protests on campuses and in our big cities, a certain predictable and monotonous pattern has emerged,” Hanson began, pointing to how “more venomous rhetoric and performance-art demonstrations” have replaced the simpler protest signs calling for an end to Israel.
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But these protesters who have engaged in outbursts from “flag burning to chasing and assaulting Jewish students, to defacing iconic monuments (including veterans’ cemeteries), storming classrooms, and to interrupting congressional life on the Hill,” appear to “metamorphosize into hot-house plants” when confronted.
“So questions arise: why do these fire-and-brimstone revolutionaries calling for death and destruction wear masks? What or whom are they afraid of?” Hanson asked. “Why not show the world who they are and proudly advance their revolution?”
“Why, after signaling their anti-establishment fides, do they fall into sobbing fetal positions when confronted with the possibility of being expelled from what we thought were their despised universities?” he added.
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“This helicopter-parented generation is fragile and wilts when exposed to real consequences, since they have never really faced any—or much of anything beyond their sheltered lives,” Hanson noted as one of several reasons for the behavior.
“Many sprout from mother-ship universities where their bullying of cowardly administrators means they are further coddled by protective DEI apparatchiks, convincing them they are gifted, special people,” he added.
With most being financially well off, the generation is “used to having their way, given their parents have groomed them to go to elite schools, get cattle-branded degrees, and plug into lucrative jobs,” Hanson contended, adding that their actions are reinforced by the double standard of justice.
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“Those on student visas and green cards who praise Hamas, trash the U.S. (literally and figuratively) in a manner that would get them jailed or killed in their romanticized birthplaces assume self-loathing Americans will always either appreciate or tolerate their hypocrisies,” he continued before offering up six concrete counter steps.
To begin with, Hanson pointed to the obvious, recommending that violent offenders should be arrested and charged with major felonies. Another step would be to “Expel all students who violate university rules; arrest those who commit violence; bar them from re-admission.”
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“Put a simple hold on all student visas for 1 year to sort things out,” Hanson said, adding also to “Deport all on student visa-holders who are suspended from universities; and deport all green-card holders who break federal or state laws.”
“File federal racketeering charges against the interstate organizers of violent protests that shut down or occupy public buildings, disrupt transportation, and endanger public safety,” Hanson recommended.
His final instruction was to “Get the government out of the student loan business; tax university endowment income; reduce non-scientific government grants to campuses.”
Hanson’s practical, no-nonsense truth bomb got a virtual standing ovation on social media.
Excellent. I would like this read aloud on every state legislative floor , every mayor’s office , and to every college/university board member.
— Grandmoi (@Grandmoi2) April 20, 2024
As usual Victor is dead on in his commentary.
— Tracy Robinson (@tlrobins) April 20, 2024
! ANY ‘student protester’ here on a visa that supports terror organizations, propagates terroristic rhetoric or commits an illegal act needs to have their visa revoked & be on a plane back to their home Country – immediately. End of story.
— Gen X Catherine (@GenXHippie4) April 20, 2024
Yeah, that’s pretty much how we should handle it. Most of the protesters are engaging in psychodrama, beating drums, chanting mantras, and acting out. They are just attention seeking.
However, the organizers should be charged with felonies where possible, as well as anyone…
— Zen Master Troy (@ZenMasterTroy) April 20, 2024
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