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We Live in the Era of the New Conformists
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In his latest piece, the estimable Victor Davis Hanson asks the rhetorical question “Are Americans Becoming Sovietized?”
Without a doubt. And a key reason behind this, I have been thinking for a long time, is that the left and the semi-left, progressives and liberals masses of them in our country from the corporate world to the media to the academy to entertainment are the New Conformists.
Well, not completely new, but conformists beyond doubt. Hardly ever an original thought among them.
They are like the “Triplets” song from Vincente Minelli’s classical musical “The Band Wagon.” (“We do everything alike, we look alike, we dress alike. We walk alike, we talk alike.”)
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not so surprising. this generation was hardest hit by the financial crisis in 2008-2009. having children wasn t high on the list when you couldn t afford to feed yourself. there s arrested development with this generation but things like patriotism and belief in god are troubling indicators where this generation is going. truthfully i m at the seed of education, curricula that emphasizes america is wrong, not force for good in the world and that is the boomer generation that created them. shannon: been schapiro saying if we don t share common values we shouldn t be surprised politics becomes warfare by other means. people talking about the fact we are losing common bonds, rally around the flag is a thing, puts
what is it say? it s not so surprising, let s remember this generation was the hardest hit by the financial crisis and so having children wasn t that high on the list when you couldn t afford to feed yourself. there s a little bit of arrested development when it comes to this generation but things like patriotism and believe in god, those are sort of troubling indicators as to where this generation is going. i lay it at the feet of education and curricula that emphasizes that america is wrong, not a force for good in the world. that s not the fault of the o neill s but the boomer generation that creates the criteria. shannon: ben shapiro things we don t share common values, a lot of people talking about the fact that we are losing common bonds. it puts us more at odds with each other. i can understand that point