Academia as a Silencer
Academia doesn’t have to be right-wing, it doesn’t have to be Zionist either.. but it does have to be brave.
Because the moment it stops asking questions, it stops being relevant.
Academia doesn’t have to be right-wing, it doesn’t have to be Zionist either.. but it does have to be brave.
Because the moment it stops asking questions, it stops being relevant.
Those who want to integrate – welcome, those who want to undermine, incite and justify terror – should not be surprised when they stop calling it “complex”.
The rift will not be closed with a speech, nor a reconciliation post, nor a fake hug in the studio.
It will only be closed when one side stops lying or when the other side stops apologizing.
If there is an institution that was once a beacon of knowledge, and now looks more like a broken lantern in a park in southern Tel Aviv – it is the academy.
Because what was once a place where truth was sought, today is a place where your identity is sought – to know if you are allowed to speak.
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.
There is an old saying: “If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck – it probably works for you.”
And in Israel in recent years, that duck is the radical discourse of the left: high-pitched voice, right-wing tone, flapping wings in hysteria – and in effect destroying everything that resembles a framework, responsibility, or a functioning state.
When Conservatives Discover They Have Feelings (Please Don’t Tell Anyone)
Americans are now discovering what we in Israel learned a long time ago: tolerance is great – until someone takes advantage of it to take control of you.
Yes, the destroyers and ruiners are among us — in faculty lounges, film festivals, and NGOs with suspiciously generous grants.
But they won’t win.
Because even if they hate themselves, we love this country enough for both of us.
Once, the political struggle was about borders, budgets, academic obligations. Today? The struggle is about the very ability to say the sentence “Man and woman were made for each other” without a Twitter user coming at you with a digital torch and shouting “Fascist!”
The Western world is in the midst of a progressivist onslaught – a chronic disease of boredom, excess free time, and a master’s degree in gender studies.
But we, sane right-wingers, with tear gas of reason and tefillin in our bag – will not give up easily.