OPINION: Universities fuel the growth of Democratic Socialism

OPINION: Universities fuel the growth of Democratic Socialism

• The Democratic Socialists of America has grown rapidly of late, recently surpassing 40,000 members, and our universities are largely responsible for its newfound appeal to young people.
• In myriad, often subtle ways, leftist professors exploit their positions of authority to "develop" new socialist acolytes by presenting students with a narrow framework of "acceptable" ideas that disguises socialism as virtuous.

With the left's full embrace of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is in the mainstream media’s spotlight. 

With more than 40,000 card carrying members, DSA is a growing leftist force in not only our political system, but in our systems of higher education.

"The far left is a much greater threat to our nation than any neo-Nazi group will ever be, and our universities are the gateways to the left."    Tweet This

So why is the left, especially in our universities, embracing an ideology that has resulted in the deaths of over a hundred million people? Here are three reasons why socialism is making a comeback on college campuses:

1. It is intellectually appealing

The intellectual appeal of socialism—and postmodern ideology in general—is incredibly strong. There is also no better place to foster that appeal than a university, and professors are the perfect conduits for postmodern thought..."
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