Decades of Lies from the Left

E. Jeffrey Ludwig  

"Incredibly, in 2006, Joe Biden stated, “Folks...I voted for 700 miles of fence,” “[but] unless you change the dynamic in Mexico and — and you will not like this, and — punish American employers who knowingly violate the law when, in fact, they hire illegals...unless you do those two things, all the rest is window dressing.'” 

. . ."He was totally sympathetic to the demonstrators who had locked themselves into the building, who were members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a far-left group popular at that time.

"I asked him, “How can you be so supportive of SDS, which is so intensely critical of the USA and is communist?  You have the same background as I.  We both were able to take advantage of the opportunities of U.S. society, attending the same high school and college, and now we are enrolled in one of the top universities in the country.  Why do you hate the USA so much?  Why do you hate capitalism so much?  We are examples of the opportunities and success of the USA and of capitalism in discovering and supporting talent — even advancing people from non-elite backgrounds like us.”

"He looked at me and listened to my mini-rant in contemptuous silence.  His eyes alone conveyed the words: “You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.”  Ultimately, he would join another Harvard leftie, Samuel Bowles, at the University of Massachusetts, where he spent most of his career.

"The ideological leftist infection grows at many of our institutions of so-called higher education, brought on by a blind spot created by a simple lack of gratitude for the opportunities afforded us as citizens of the USA.  Upward mobility is a reality in this country.  An article published in the Wall Street Journal only two years ago makes it abundantly clear: “studies show the vast majority of adults have higher income than their parents did.”  Further, and with the inclusion of compelling charts, the article states, “This upward mobility across all income classifications was possible because of the growth of the American economy.  Over the 35 years of the study, real median family income rose by 89%.”

"However, during the 60-plus years since that building takeover and that landmark confrontation with my brilliant co-student, incredible progress has been made by the leftist intellectuals in their influence on the masses and on many of our campuses.  The latest knife in the back by the left to our laws and Constitution has been the open borders policy, which has led to millions of unvetted persons entering our country during the Joe Biden presidency to do murder and mayhem." . . .