Conservative Larry Elder
instructs parents on how to ‘un-brainwash’ their liberal kids, by Justin
Haskins, 4/30/17
Conservative radio talk show host Larry
Elder is passionate about fixing America’s schools and helping parents who
believe in liberty keep their children from falling for the liberal
indoctrination used in so many K-12 schools and higher institutions of
learning.
In an interview on Sunday morning with Fox News Channel’s
“Fox and Friends,” Elder
was asked what parents can do when their children return home from college as
mini Bernie Sanders clones, and Elder said one of the best tools he’s found is
a short section of a lecture given in 2012 by leftwing activist and rock star
Bono at Georgetown University. The relevant section begins at the 37:25 mark.
In the video, Bono, a high-profile
supporter of numerous leftist causes, discusses at length the state of the
African economy and comes to the conclusion that only entrepreneurial
capitalism can fix the ailing region.
“So, some of Africa is rising and some
of Africa is stuck,” Bono said. “It’s a question of if the rising bit will pull
the rest of Africa up or whether the other Africa will weigh the continent
down. Which will it be? The stakes here aren’t just about them. Imagine, for a
second, this last global recession, but without the economic growth of China
and India, without the hundreds of millions of newly minted middle-class folks
who now buy American and European goods.”
“Imagine that. Think about the last five
years. Rock star preaches capitalism,” Bono said with a laugh. “Wow. Sometimes
I hear myself and I just can’t believe it. But commerce is real. That’s what
you’re about here. It’s real. Aid is just a stopgap. Commerce, entrepreneur
capitalism takes more people out of poverty than aid. Of course, we know that.”
Elder said Bono’s message can have a
profound impact on college-aged young adults.
“I think if your kids realize that a
rock star, a leftwing rock star, spending all these years to raise money for
the poor finally realized that the best method, the best way of alleviating
poverty is—wait for it—capitalism!” Elder said. “Not Bernie Sanders
collectivism or socialism. Capitalism. Entrepreneurial capitalism. Kids need to
understand that when you look at the history of the world, the states that have
engaged in free markets, limited government, private property, those are the
ones that prosper.”
Elder also explained that the best
offense against socialism is a good defense; parents need to prepare their
children for the onslaught of liberal ideology at an early age.
“Well, in my first book, I have a whole
chapter about academic bias, and you start by arming your children with the
information,” Elder said. “I think most people don’t know that liberals
outnumber conservatives on college campuses by about a factor of 12 to one—if
you can find a conservative in the department. It’s often the case that in a
women’s studies department, for example, you won’t find a single conservative.”
Elder said parents can help the problem
by directing their children to colleges that aren’t as likely to preach
liberalism as the only valid option.
“Well, you can also choose the college,”
Elder said. “Most colleges—big, small, east, west, north, south, public or
private—are leftwing. But there are some small liberal arts colleges, often
religiously based, one of which is called Hillsdale in Michigan, that don’t
even accept any kind of federal money because they don’t want to have the
federal government interfere with their teaching process.”
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/30/conservative-larry-elder-instructs-parents-on-how-to-un-brainwash-their-liberal-kids/
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Ending College Brainwashing - Tax subsidized
college sabotage is crazy. The federal government and the States need to defund
all non-occupational courses.
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