Monday, December 28, 2009

Marxism-- a self fulfilling prophecy

Is it possible for a vast majority with beliefs roooted in Marxism to essentially shape a society through a projection of their beliefs? My guess is that it is, and that it's happening right now. Many college students at 'good'/northeastern/Ivy League/liberal arts/whatever you want to call them schools who study the social sciences and the humanities are increasingly developing a belief in class warfare perpetuated by things like racism, much of which is probably taught in the classroom to a lesser extent than what their parents may think but which is promulgated across campus nonetheless by student organizations, clubs, and general opinions. Much of these beliefs have foundations in Marxism. Regardless of the intentions of these students, many of them fail to realize the foundation of their beliefs, and also fail to realize that their beliefs are based on views that predate the current age by well over a century.

A good number of these students seem to end up 'declaring war' on rich, WASPY whites (such as their parents) as they begin to hear the history of racial discrimination in the United States and how it continues today. They believe that upper class white men still control everything with an iron grip of hate, and it's up to them to free the shackled minority and let them soar. Is this really going on in America? Maybe, maybe not. Of course racism and discrimination still exist. But how much influence do they have? It's debatable. Anyway, that's not the point. The point is that when these students declare war on their parents, their parents and others in their cohort push back. And when they (and others in their demographic) push back, the students get the same class struggle (though probably more along generational lines than ever, as is perhaps evidenced by last years campaign data that I have yet to dig up) that they had supposed existed all along... talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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