College Conservative Movement

Republican Young Adults are the Rebels of Today

The Democrats are often considered the rebels in society. However, in the current college generation, this has taken a turn to the right. The rebels in today's society are the outspoken Republicans. The signs are clear. The environment that has developed is lined with liberal propaganda. By definition, a rebel is one who goes against what the environment around them is pushing them to do. The teachers in our education system, the media from which we get the news, and colleges campuses nationwide have a distinct liberal environment, therefore the Republicans become the rebels.

The teachers in our education system from elementary school on up favor liberal ways of thinking. Perhaps one of the strongest demographics for the democrats is the union vote. Most teachers fall into this category. However, if they were able to keep their views to themselves, that would not be a problem. This is not the case. All across the country, Republican students who speak out their views in the classroom are getting discriminated against. It happened to me in high school on more than one occasion and I have seen it happen in college.

For example, the former president of the College Republicans Case chapter was intending on majoring in Political Science. His teacher was a very opinionated professor who attacked George W. Bush's stance on the war in Iraq on a daily basis. About halfway through the course, he spoke up to defend our president and his own beliefs. His grades shortly after this dropped from A's to F's. Similar things began to occur in other classes. He switched majors shortly after.

One other fine example of the liberal leanings in the education system is their approach towards religious issues. Rather than take a neutral stance and introduce a diverse gathering of ideas, they choose the scientific, atheist approach. One fine example of this is the origin of man. Evolution is taught in high schools across the country. Only a small handful of states even do as much as suggest intelligent design as a possibility. Once again the conservative beliefs are being suppressed.

It is not only the teachers themselves that are contributing to this forced infusion of liberal thinking. College Campuses also tend to be very liberal. Take Case Western for example. Case Western Reserve University is supposed to be a more conservative campus. However, it's left leanings are clear on first glance. Last year, rather than getting a dignified keynote speaker, the college got Chris Mathews, a left leaning television talk show host, to address our graduating class. The year before that, the left leaning Ellie Wiesel was the keynote speaker.

Right before the election of 2004, the universities left leanings were most obvious. There were two large get-out-the-vote campaigns on campus that were deemed "non partisan." However, they were both left leaning. One of them was the Vote Or Die, a campaign that tried to push the message that if you did not vote for Kerry, you would get drafted and die. There were also many other "nonpartisan" speakers that came to our campus that were equally as left-leaning.
The most blatant display of liberal favoritism came on the eve of the Vice Presidential Debate. As a member of College Republicans, I wanted to exercise my first amendment rights and have my minority voice to be heard on campus. I went on a flyering mission with my fellow Republicans to poster the entire campus. As I postered, I noticed that there were many College Dems posters in the wrong places. We put ours next to theirs. Our posters were PROMPTLY torn down BY THE UNIVERSITY! Our organization was fined well over a thousand dollars. The College Dems posters remained and no fine was assessed to them. As one can see by the "more conservative" university, Case Western Reserve University, that liberalism is forced upon students and conservative thinking is suppressed.

The most significant source of liberal pressure is the media. Even the most liberal minds would admit the left leaning tendencies of mass media. The media does this in three primary ways, story selection, doom and gloom while a republican is president, and in some recent cases, false reporting.

Story selection is something that has been practiced since the dawn of mass media. Story selection is where the media picks and chooses what stories they cover based on their political ideals. This occurs a lot on networks like CNN and MSNBC. The most recent example is comparing the controversy surrounding Karl Rove versus Former FBI Director Louis Freeh. Karl Rove, Bush’s main advisor, has not been charged with any crime. However, he was accused of leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer. The man behind it, one of Dick Cheney’s main men, came out and admitted that he did it. However, the media still tries to spin that Rove “might have done it.” However, in a similar case, Former FBI Director Louis Freeh wrote a Bill Clinton damning book. This made many crippling accusations like unethically taking money from foreign governments. This book also presented several significant examples of being soft on terrorism. The media barely touched it because it’s Bill Clinton.

Doom and gloom is another widely used tactic that goes hand in hand with story selection. The media loves to report negative news when a Republican can be blamed. One example is the economic reporting in recent times. Rather than saying the economic index went up, they would say “the economic index went up, but not as much as expected.” They love to dwell on negatives. The reality is the economy is growing at a sustainable pace. However, the media tries to convince the American people that their lives are in shambles with the economy in shambles at their feet.

False reporting is a recent tactic by the news media. The first case of this came with Dan Rather. He knowingly broadcasted a story that bashed Bush’s National Guard service based on a forged memo. While he later recanted it, the damage was already done. The same tactic was used in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The news outlets reported mass murder, mass rape, tens of thousands of deaths, and many more atrocities. NONE OF THEM WERE TRUE! They made up the news to try and make George W. Bush look bad. The news organizations never came out to admit their mistakes.

It is evident that there is pressure all around the children and young adults of America today, to think like a liberal. Doing so, is conforming to what everyone wants you to do. While many liberal thinkers consider themselves rebels, this is clearly not the case. Since a rebel is one who goes against societal pressures, the true rebels are the conservatives who stand up against the liberalism that surrounds them.