Universities are 'indoctrination mills,' so how do we reverse course? Former professor of Portland State has brilliant answer



College used to be a place where students discovered their passions and talents, obtained a degree that would open doors of opportunity for them post-graduation, and found groups of like-minded people to belong to. Unfortunately, that’s rarely the case these days, as many colleges and universities, especially those considered most elite, have become woke indoctrination centers where students are brainwashed into believing harmful ideologies that they then carry into the adult world.

Pay attention to what’s going on at college campuses all across the nation, and you’ll quickly see what we’re talking about.

Ex-Professor Peter Boghossian, who used to teach at Portland State, joins Dave Rubin to discuss this glaring issue.

After leaving the world of academia, Boghossian now dedicates his effort to visiting college campuses and “trying to show people that maybe they don't necessarily know why they believe what they believe” — specifically the things they’ve been conditioned to accept as truth while in college.

“Our institutions are so corrupt right now,” says Boghossian. “College campuses are echo chambers; students not only don't hear the other side of the issue, but they think they're better people because they don't, so it's an indoctrination mill — a social justice factory.”

One result of the toxic environment academia has become is that these students are “looking for reasons to be offended” and can rarely, if ever, engage in a two-way discourse over sensitive issues, Boghossian tells Dave.

“I think that we have strayed so far from thinking about what's worth defending and what's worth valuing that we are reverting to kind of this pre-Medieval tribalism,” he laments.

But because “Western values are worth defending, [and] freedom is worth defending,” what do we do about the poison coursing through our universities?

“If a stream is being polluted,” Boghossian explains, “you have to stop the pollution at the source.”

According to Boghossian, the way we do that is to first “stop donating to [our] alma mater” because when we donate, “[we’re] supporting an indoctrination mill, supporting an institution whose very values are antithetical to Western, liberal democracy.”

The second step is to “show up ... physically walk into school board meetings” and be “a voice on the other side.”

Further, we need to be intimately familiar with candidates’ policies and vote.

These things, among others, will spark positive change in the world of academia, according to Boghossian.

But not everyone is as optimistic about the potential for improvement in universities as he is. Many think the political divide is too great and call for “a national divorce.”

To hear Boghossian’s thoughts on the potential of dissolving the United States as we know it, watch the video below.


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Ex-Professor Exposes Why Universities Can't Be Saved | Peter Boghossian

Ex-Professor Exposes Why Universities Can't Be Saved | Peter Boghossian

1 in 5 Americans support a national divorce, majority not optimistic about the country's democracy



Approximately 20% of U.S. citizens – which would represent roughly 66 million people — support the idea of a national divorce, according to a new poll.

A "Two Americas" survey by Ipsos found that 1 in 5 Americans support breaking up the United States into two countries based on political beliefs.

Republicans were more in favor of a national divorce, with 25% of GOP voters wanting to separate, according to the poll of 1,018 American adults. Meanwhile, 20% of independents and 16% of Democrats embrace the national divorce idea.

Men, individuals making $50,000 or less per year, and those living in the South and West were more likely to support a national divorce.

Only 16% of Americans support their state seceding from the U.S. to form or join a new country. There were 47% of poll takers who said they would move out of their state if there was an effort to secede.

There were 64% of Americans who said there is more that divides us than unites us. There were 61% who blamed "political and social elites" for the nation's polarization, and only 15% who faulted "how ordinary Americans think and behave."

The survey found that 57% of respondents were not confident at all that Americans would reconcile our difference in the next five years.

The poll revealed that 54% of Americans were not optimistic about the state of our country's democracy.

Cliff Young, president of Ipsos U.S. Public Affairs, told Axios, "Americans’ deep political fault lines are clear and engrained in our psyche and politics. Talk of national divorce or secession leaves us with a divided nation with little hope of reconciliation."

Last month, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia caused a stir when she declared that the United States needed a national divorce.

"We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government. Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s traitorous America Last policies, we are done," Greene proclaimed.

A poll taken in June 2022 found that 44% of Americans believe the "U.S. seems headed toward a civil war in the near future," including 53% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats.

Another survey from July 2021 revealed that two-thirds of Republicans in the South and nearly half of Democrats on the West Coast want to secede from the union and form new nations composed of regional states.

A February 2021 poll said that nearly a third of Americans want to break up the United States and create smaller, like-minded countries.

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A ‘National Divorce’ Is An Understandable Desire But A Recipe For Disaster

National divorce is an understandable impulse, but our knowledge of better ways to live should give us hope we can win without separating.

Republican Utah governor condemns Greene's call for 'national divorce' as 'evil' rhetoric



Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has suggested that the U.S. should undergo a "national divorce," but Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who is also a Republican, has decried Green's suggestion as "evil."

"We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government. Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s traitorous America Last policies, we are done," Greene tweeted.

Cox denounced the congresswoman's words and continued on with the metaphor by suggesting that the country needs "marriage counseling."

"This rhetoric is destructive and wrong and—honestly—evil. We don't need a divorce, we need marriage counseling. And we need elected leaders that don't profit by tearing us apart. We can disagree without hate. Healthy conflict was critical to our nation's founding and survival," Cox wrote.

\u201cThis rhetoric is destructive and wrong and\u2014honestly\u2014evil. We don\u2019t need a divorce, we need marriage counseling. And we need elected leaders that don\u2019t profit by tearing us apart. We can disagree without hate. Healthy conflict was critical to our nation\u2019s founding and survival.\u201d
— Spencer Cox (@Spencer Cox) 1676911740

Greene also advocated the notion of a "national divorce" in tweets on her @RepMTG Twitter account.

"People are absolutely fed up and disgusted with left wing insanity and disaster America Last policies. National divorce is not civil war, but Biden and the neocons are leading us into WW3, while forcing corporate ESG and gender confusion on our kids. Enough!" Greene tweeted.

\u201cPeople are absolutely fed up and disgusted with left wing insanity and disaster America Last policies.\n\nNational divorce is not civil war, but Biden and the neocons are leading us into WW3, while forcing corporate ESG and gender confusion on our kids.\n\nEnough!\u201d
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1676914455

In another post, she retweeted a tweet from the @POTUS Twitter account that featured photos of President Joe Biden with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"Impeach Biden or give us a national divorce. We don't pay taxes to fund foreign country’s wars who aren't even NATO ally's. We aren't sending our sons & daughters to dies for foreign borders & foreign 'democracy.' America is BROKE. Criminals & Cartels reign. And you’re a fool," Greene declared.

\u201cImpeach Biden or give us a national divorce.\n\nWe don\u2019t pay taxes to fund foreign country\u2019s wars who aren\u2019t even NATO ally\u2019s.\n\nWe aren\u2019t sending our sons & daughters to dies for foreign borders & foreign \u201cdemocracy.\u201d\n\nAmerica is BROKE.\nCriminals & Cartels reign.\nAnd you\u2019re a fool.\u201d
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1676915155

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Malcolm Nance claims Republicans are the party of insurgency, declares that Americans may have to 'fight' their neighbors who want to kill them



Terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance proclaimed that Republicans have become the party of insurgency, and Americans may have to "fight" their neighbors. Nance made the comments during a Wednesday appearance on the "Zerlina" online show that is broadcast on the Peacock streaming service.

"But here in the United States – to characterize that to understand what just kind of terrorism we might be dealing with," Nance told host Zerlina Maxwell, "you have to label it as white extremism because we have 30% of the population of the United States who no longer believe in the democratic norms that we established in the founding of the country. Let’s just be honest about that."

"The January 6 uprising was an attempt to overthrow American democracy," Nance asserted.

Nance claimed that former President Donald Trump expected to be "crowned as a king" on Jan. 6, 2020.

Nance maintained, "American democracy is not just fragile, American democracy is under direct and immediate attack by people who would see 245 years of democratic governance destroyed."

He believed that Trump supporters want to "transform" the United States back into a monarchy or totalitarian government.

Lance lashed out at 60% of Americans "are not listening or paying attention at all" to the Jan. 6 hearings.

Nance said that he was "reading their forums" of domestic terrorists, and alleged that Trump supporters "were going to try to either overthrow the government or they were going to settle in for a long-term series of destabilizing actions using a political party – the Republican party – as their political base and then use violence, and threats of violent extremism as a way to manifest change in the street."

"This is called an insurgency," he continued. "The insurrection that happened on Jan. 6, that was one event. An insurgency is a chain of events."

The cable news pundit argued that the United States is much like toppled governments in Iraq, Libya, and Syria.

He felt that the current-day U.S. Republicans are "closer to the beginnings of the Irish Republican Army."

"You know Irish Republicanism – where now the Republican Party is Sinn Fein – and it’s just a matter of seeing who comes up as the original Irish Republicans in this story, and starts carrying out acts of violence to affect change," he avowed.

Nance proclaimed that Americans may need to fight their neighbors.

"We may have to fight them," he emphasized. "They who want to kill Americans are your neighbors."

Malcolm Nance On Trump’s Threat To Democracy | Zerlina. www.youtube.com

'Hellboy' actor Ron Perlman says it's time for blue states to 'separate' from red states



Ron Perlman, the Hollywood movie star known for playing tough-talking, cigar-chomping loud mouths, recently endorsed the concept of a national divorce via social media.

“You don’t wanna live in my world and I certainly don’t want to live in yours,” Perlman wrote.

It\u2019s time that every state they would elect republicans to represent them, and all of the rest of us separate. You don\u2019t wanna live in my world and I certainly don\u2019t want to live in yours.
— Ron Perlman (@Ron Perlman) 1643918640

Perlman’s disdain for conservatives and the Republican Party is well documented. After the passing of popular conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh, Perlman took to Twitter to express his condolences to the Devil, “who will no doubt have to spend the rest of eternity with Rush Limbaugh.”

The Hellboy actor also used his platform to accuse a disabled veteran turned ICE agent of having a Nazi symbol tattooed on him.

I know I\u2019m a leftist, \u201cD List\u201d actor, so my twitter feed is probably deceiving me, but is that an iron cross tattooed on this hero\u2019s arm? This is a mistake, right? Cuz the Iron Cross was a symbol of Nazi Germany.\n\nGotta be my twitter feed is leaning left again.https://twitter.com/icegov/status/1000032995384807425\u00a0\u2026
— Ron Perlman (@Ron Perlman) 1529331563

Instead of simply apologizing when proved wrong, Perlman took the opportunity to criticize ICE, saying that the organization tends to “racially profile decent people.”

My apologies! I mistook the symbol on this man\u2019s arm before I actually knew the facts. So again, I apologize to the man in this picture for my mistake.\n\nMaybe it was the gusto, the relish this agency seems to project in their obsession to racially profile decent people.https://twitter.com/perlmutations/status/1008715802558672897\u00a0\u2026
— Ron Perlman (@Ron Perlman) 1529335799

Ron Perlman’s elitist disdain for anyone beyond his leftist echo chamber isn’t a new development. Especially in recent years, Hollywood is more recognizable for its leftwing virtual signaling than for creating decent cinema.

However, Perlman’s call for secession is unique. He joins a growing list of celebrities — who frankly have more influence than we tend to acknowledge — who have called for national divorce.

Last September, on an episode of her podcast, comedian Sarah Silverman said, “If people aren’t getting along, like in relationships, they break up. So why don’t we just finally realize these states aren’t working and divide up into like two or three countries?”

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Leftist thought leaders have also called for a national divorce. Prior to the 2020 presidential election, Ben Smith, the founding editor in chief of Buzzfeed News, suggested in the New York Times that if influential blue states threatened to secede from the union, they could persuade the rest of the United States to favor their political preferences.

Richard Kreitner, author of “Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union,” theorized that a national divorce would make it easier to enact large-scale progressive policies.

In the fall of 2020, while speaking to the Nation about his book, Kreitner said, “What if the United States broke apart? Would that be such a bad thing? Is it possible that the progressive policies and programs that I wanted to see put into place might be easier to enact in a smaller entity than the United States, with its 330 million people and the need to always convince people with very different attitudes and interests?”

Talk of secession isn’t only a leftwing phenomenon, however. Conservatives in Texas, in recent years, have suggested that the Lone Star State could secede from the union should Democrats “fundamentally destroy the country.”

Regardless of whether or not secession is a tenable theory — frankly, no legitimate secessionist movement could succeed without large-scale violence and economic chaos — it has rapidly gained popularity in multiple political circles.

A recent survey conducted by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia found that 50% of Donald Trump voters and 40% of Joe Biden voters “agreed to some extent with the proposition that the country should be split up, with either red or blue states seceding.”

Despite how drastic a concept that national divorce truly is, it cannot be denied that it is becoming increasingly popular.

Carol Roth: There's a peaceful solution to a national divorce — and it involves Canada



As I watched the “Freedom Convoy” organized by Canadian truckers and the protesters supporting them along the way, it was hard not to be inspired by their pushback against overreaching, freedom-crushing government COVID and vaccine mandates.

Then, it occurred to me how much more I and many of my independence-appreciating Americans align with the truckers' ideals than those of some of our citizen neighbors. I am talking about the large part of the country that supports force, coercion, and control, not just around COVID-related decisions, but frankly, around just about everything in life.

So, why not enact a swap? Freedom-loving Canadians can come to America, while those who want socialism, a welfare state, or any other facet of big government control can head up in exchange to Canada.

I’m only half-joking.

America was founded as the unique place in the world where the individual’s rights are enumerated and protected and the power of the state is limited. This is the core, founding principle of America, enshrined in the Constitution, that makes it different from every other country in the world.

Many of us take issue, when there are so many other nations to choose from that put the interests of the group or the state above that of the individual, with the actions of the many American citizens who work to dismantle America’s unique and special structure — one that has brought prosperity to people throughout not only our country, but countries around the globe.

It is difficult to live in harmony with people who want to tear this down. They have already been champions of moving us away from core principles to bigger, more centralized government and fewer freedoms. People who want to control and coerce you to do what they want, often by force, are not your friends or your allies; they are your enemies.

It’s hard to share a country when the differences are that stark.

As the idea of a national divorce and other peaceful separations have been floated, what if it were truly more of a freedom swap? As America has the foundational structure for freedom, those Canadians who believed in those principles could come here and help the rest of us reclaim it in full.

Those Americans who like the idea of government dependence and control can head next door to Canada, which is set up precisely for that.

It gives people the governance they want without destruction of any core principles.

As a bonus, hockey and poutine both travel well.

Of course, as in any parting relationship, we would have to split up resources and more, but it is worth it and there is always a way to do so. As a bonus, all of those celebrities, journalists, and other high-profile individuals who threatened to move to Canada after Donald Trump won the presidency will finally have their chance.

In fact, it can be a pilot program, and other countries can be involved over time, too. Want freedom? Come to the U.S. Want control? Here’s our list of participating countries …

It may sound ridiculous, but it is a heck of a lot less ridiculous than driving the final stake through the heart of the sole protector of individual rights in the world.

We must protect the sacred status of individual rights and get back to minimizing control of the government, at all levels. Aligning with others who believe in freedom sounds like a good start.

'My rights are NOT up for discussion': Michael Malice says this is how an ANARCHIST would SAVE America



There's been a lot of talk about the idea of a (peaceful) "national divorce" as the left continues to abandon everything that made America what it is. Well, this week's guest on "The Glenn Beck Podcast" is all for that divorce. Michael Malice is the author of "The Anarchist Handbook" and host of the podcast "Your Welcome." He joined Glenn to talk about how an anarchist would peacefully take on America's greatest challenges — with a smile.

"My rights are not up for discussion," Malice told Glenn. He explained why his version of America will save America, and why, in spite of anxious talk of "national divorce," he has so much hope for the future.

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WATCH: The DIVIDED States of America: Is It Time for a National Divorce?



It seems the Left wants a civil war and some on the Right want a national divorce. The country is split right now unlike anything Glenn Beck has ever witnessed. There are two sides: Those who want to fundamentally change this country and those who believe in KEEPING the experiment of liberty that the Founding Founders intended.

The ideological gap seems impossible to cross, but Glenn explains why he won't secede. David Reaboi, Claremont Institute senior fellow and author of "National Divorce Is Expensive, but It's Worth Every Penny," tells Glenn why a national breakup is not an impossibility just because it will be difficult.

What can we do to fight back … peacefully? How can the states that still believe in the Constitution create pockets of freedom in the shadow of tyranny? On his Wednesday night special this week, Glenn answers that and provides a road map to preserving what the Left is trying to destroy.

Finally, James Simpson, author of "Who Was Karl Marx? The Men, the Motives and the Menace Behind Today's Rampaging American Left," provides solutions on the issues the "red states" must unite around before Left and Right America officially call it quits.

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