Because universities -- especially prestigious ones -- select the most "social justice" focused students they can find. The DEI statement is the primary means by which these colleges choose which students. There are hundreds of thousands of applications which meet their minimum threshold for grades, the primary differentiating factor between every student now is their commitment to the political aims of the university administration and admissions department.
Have you ever watched the student "man on the street" interviews where someone asks basic math, science and history questions? The state of education in this country is pitiful.
I was just talking about something similar with a therapy client. Teens these days have no fear of accountability. They snort meth in the high school bathroom. No one cares. Vape on the school bus, the driver just says to be discreet. But to paraphrase Johnny Cash… Sooner or later Gods gonna cut you down.
There are some exit points. If you go into a blue collar trade after high school the bullshit stops or you get fired. College prolongs childish behavior. But then the second exit point arrives. Those with useless degrees and a mountain of debt with nothing but minimum wage job prospects. Natural consequences of poor decision making strike. But the final group of people are the worst. They got a good degree and land a decent white collar job with a corporate mommy and daddy that continue to tolerate the behavior. I feel sorry for those people when their choices or God catch up with them. They’ll never see it coming.
Its good these kids finally got treated like the adults they should be. Hopefully the tide is turning…
I still have writing to do but I need to catch another wave of intense focus….Having kids is tiring…
What is far worst is that these snowflakes will end up as our lawyers, judges,politicians and alleged educators after being subjected to constant indoctrination into the Church of the Oppressed/Oppressor.
The administration was starving protestors? How does that work again? If I break into your house, and you don't bring me a sandwich, then I get to complain that you're starving me?
That video was wild. Yelling at the guy and Clapping. Their. Hands. To. Emphasize. Each. Word. Civil rights activism is, or used to be, about incurring the consequences of your law-breaking to shine a light on the unjustness of the law. I can't picture Rosa Parks saying to her arresting officer, "I. Demand. To. Know. That. Getting. Up. Means. I. Will. Not. Be. Arrested. You don't know? You don't know? Well, find me someone who knows then. You are useless."
I mean I get that these are just kids and we shouldn't judge them too harshly for youthful stupidity, but, wowzer, MLK these kids are not...
So much so that AOC pretended to be arrested during one of her protests, putting her hands behind her back as though she had been cuffed. Dumb but she at least understood that the optics matter.
I find the clapping marginally less annoying than snapping. Oh wait, that's only for slam poetry. The positive is, these idiots recorded themselves so if you're a hiring manager you know who not to bother with.
There are only three possible purposes that can be served by public demonstrations: persuasion, intimidation, and look-at-me-I'm-crusading-for-justice cosplay.
Like other pro-Hamas demonstrators, these kids appear to be interested in only the second and third purposes.
How on earth did any of these kids get into Vanderbilt? Seriously. How?
Because American education has largely been conquered by morons. That's how.
Because universities -- especially prestigious ones -- select the most "social justice" focused students they can find. The DEI statement is the primary means by which these colleges choose which students. There are hundreds of thousands of applications which meet their minimum threshold for grades, the primary differentiating factor between every student now is their commitment to the political aims of the university administration and admissions department.
Have you ever watched the student "man on the street" interviews where someone asks basic math, science and history questions? The state of education in this country is pitiful.
You should see what is running the schools. The principals have no sense, morals , or ethics.
I have no doubt.
Rich parents.
Stories like this make me reconsider my aversion to "tax the rich" advocates.
No scores, test optional, selecting students based on identity, DEI BS
“Holistic.” Ha!
Excellent question
I was going to write the exact same comment.
Testing optional started for class of 2025.
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Seeing this on X was so funny.
I was just talking about something similar with a therapy client. Teens these days have no fear of accountability. They snort meth in the high school bathroom. No one cares. Vape on the school bus, the driver just says to be discreet. But to paraphrase Johnny Cash… Sooner or later Gods gonna cut you down.
There are some exit points. If you go into a blue collar trade after high school the bullshit stops or you get fired. College prolongs childish behavior. But then the second exit point arrives. Those with useless degrees and a mountain of debt with nothing but minimum wage job prospects. Natural consequences of poor decision making strike. But the final group of people are the worst. They got a good degree and land a decent white collar job with a corporate mommy and daddy that continue to tolerate the behavior. I feel sorry for those people when their choices or God catch up with them. They’ll never see it coming.
Its good these kids finally got treated like the adults they should be. Hopefully the tide is turning…
I still have writing to do but I need to catch another wave of intense focus….Having kids is tiring…
My mind is wandering.
What is far worst is that these snowflakes will end up as our lawyers, judges,politicians and alleged educators after being subjected to constant indoctrination into the Church of the Oppressed/Oppressor.
Even scarier? Those white collar corporate types climb the ladder to become Admins and CEOs and foist their idiocy on the poor peons under them.
LOL! I would love to see what happens when these people have to ask Hamas if they can leave captivity to change their tampon.
They should have a sit-in in Han Yunis.
"We do not feel safe", they say.
They are safe, whether they feel it or not.
The rest of us are not safe, because of them.
The safe spaces crowd. Ugh!
The administration was starving protestors? How does that work again? If I break into your house, and you don't bring me a sandwich, then I get to complain that you're starving me?
Kind of like how pro-Hamas types demand Israel clothe and feed the people who invaded their country to rape and murder.
Their entitlement knows no bounds
I was happily surprised that the administration didn’t feed them all Panera.
That video was wild. Yelling at the guy and Clapping. Their. Hands. To. Emphasize. Each. Word. Civil rights activism is, or used to be, about incurring the consequences of your law-breaking to shine a light on the unjustness of the law. I can't picture Rosa Parks saying to her arresting officer, "I. Demand. To. Know. That. Getting. Up. Means. I. Will. Not. Be. Arrested. You don't know? You don't know? Well, find me someone who knows then. You are useless."
I mean I get that these are just kids and we shouldn't judge them too harshly for youthful stupidity, but, wowzer, MLK these kids are not...
This is SUCH a good point. In fact an entire article could be written on this point.
Jaysus, getting arrested used to be a badge of honor for protesters.
So much so that AOC pretended to be arrested during one of her protests, putting her hands behind her back as though she had been cuffed. Dumb but she at least understood that the optics matter.
So, this girl is dumber than AOC. Amazing.
the Bee got some mileage out of that one:
https://babylonbee.com/news/aoc-still-handcuffed-as-capitol-police-misplaced-the-invisible-key/
I find the clapping marginally less annoying than snapping. Oh wait, that's only for slam poetry. The positive is, these idiots recorded themselves so if you're a hiring manager you know who not to bother with.
How proud all of their parents must be. $80,000 a year well spent.
You can't have your tampon and eat it too, lady!
She wore a red tank top to coordinate with her keffiyeh.
Designer labels are going to start selling $500 keffiyehs for these girls.
That will most definitely stop a war in the Middle East.
These kids are batshit crazy. Performative protesting.
Thank you Suzy for some late night entertainment
I know I'm probably focusing on the wrong thing here but dear god their voices make me want to slap them
“Pro tip: wear a pad to the all-night protest.”
👏🏻👏🏻😂😂
Wow it's 7AM and I've already read too much internet.
There are only three possible purposes that can be served by public demonstrations: persuasion, intimidation, and look-at-me-I'm-crusading-for-justice cosplay.
Like other pro-Hamas demonstrators, these kids appear to be interested in only the second and third purposes.
I call it Performative Protesting.
I was crying laughing through most of this. Bravo