I respect much of Haidt’s work but some of his comments here about Republicans seem very wide of the mark to this political independent. He calls the party “insane” and says “There are no moderates left [in it].” But it is not the Republican Party that is facilitating and encouraging illegal immigration on a massive scale never seen b…
I respect much of Haidt’s work but some of his comments here about Republicans seem very wide of the mark to this political independent. He calls the party “insane” and says “There are no moderates left [in it].” But it is not the Republican Party that is facilitating and encouraging illegal immigration on a massive scale never seen before. And it is not the Republican Party that has thrown aside the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is replacing it with the overweening illegalities, hypocrisies and jargon of the “Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity” juggernaut. Not that the Republican Party looks all that great except by comparison with a Democratic Party in greater disrepair than at any time over at least half a century.
Perhaps Haidt’s vision of “moderate” corresponds to the agenda of the Anti-Defamation League, now run by Jonathan Greenblatt, a former operative in the Obama administration.
A bit more than a year ago I began learning about the degree to which a hyperpartisan and unethical ADL had penetrated K-12 public education systems in San Diego and elsewhere via its “No Place for Hate” program. It was a surprise to see how many people even in the Jewish community had low regard for the modern day ADL. My findings were published on the website of Californians for Equal Rights: Anti-Defamation League: A Compilation of Information on Its Political Nature (https://cferfoundation.org/get-adl-out-of-schools/). This was expanded, with some minor editorial changes, just a week ago. It consists of a critique of the Coordinators Handbook for ADL’s NPFH programs plus, without comment, excerpts from 106 articles about or mentioning ADL. A bit of a slog, even if you don’t go beyond the excerpts.
I respect much of Haidt’s work but some of his comments here about Republicans seem very wide of the mark to this political independent. He calls the party “insane” and says “There are no moderates left [in it].” But it is not the Republican Party that is facilitating and encouraging illegal immigration on a massive scale never seen before. And it is not the Republican Party that has thrown aside the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is replacing it with the overweening illegalities, hypocrisies and jargon of the “Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity” juggernaut. Not that the Republican Party looks all that great except by comparison with a Democratic Party in greater disrepair than at any time over at least half a century.
Perhaps Haidt’s vision of “moderate” corresponds to the agenda of the Anti-Defamation League, now run by Jonathan Greenblatt, a former operative in the Obama administration.
A bit more than a year ago I began learning about the degree to which a hyperpartisan and unethical ADL had penetrated K-12 public education systems in San Diego and elsewhere via its “No Place for Hate” program. It was a surprise to see how many people even in the Jewish community had low regard for the modern day ADL. My findings were published on the website of Californians for Equal Rights: Anti-Defamation League: A Compilation of Information on Its Political Nature (https://cferfoundation.org/get-adl-out-of-schools/). This was expanded, with some minor editorial changes, just a week ago. It consists of a critique of the Coordinators Handbook for ADL’s NPFH programs plus, without comment, excerpts from 106 articles about or mentioning ADL. A bit of a slog, even if you don’t go beyond the excerpts.