And multiculturalism turns out to be decidedly monochromatic.
Palo Alto High School in California once hosted jazz trailblazer Thelonious Monk, but that was a long time ago, in a vastly different America. The high school, like the nation as a whole, is now way beyond doing something as mundane and unimaginative as celebrating a titan of American popular culture. We are diverse and multicultural now, and Palo Alto High School is once again in the vanguard. Sure, some reactionaries and “Islamophobes” are unhappy, but isn’t that always the case?
The New York Post reported Saturday that “parents of Bay Area high school students taken on a field trip to a mosque are suing over the visit — alleging students were encouraged to wear hijabs and given Qurans.” Yep: jazz is out, and Islam is in. This lawsuit is just a last gasp of the expiring order. The forces of Islamic supremacy are emboldened, aggressive, confident and on the march all across America. Resistance, the left and its jihadi allies want us very much to think, is futile.
Nonetheless, these malcontents aren’t going down without a fight: “a group representing two Jewish parents of Palo Alto High School students, three former Jewish students, a Hindu parent and a Zoroastrian parent is suing the school over claims the children were exposed to the idea that Islam was aligned with social justice work.” Well, isn’t it? Islam is the left’s favorite religion by far. That means it must be all about social justice and equity, right?
The group that is filing the lawsuit, Community Members for Religious Neutrality in Public Schools, “says students in the school’s Social Justice Pathway program took a trip to the mosque last fall and were handed Qurans while female students were encouraged to wear hijabs, the Islamic face covering viewed by some as oppressive to women.” The hijab! It’s modern! Progressive! Social justice-y!
And as if that weren’t enough, “the lawsuit also alleges photos of the students were taken and posted online without parental consent.” Just to make sure students understood just how monochromatic the brave new world they will have to live in will really be, “the suing parents also alleged the students were ‘exposed’ to Zahra Billoo, the executive director of the Bay Area’s office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.”
Why would anyone object to Zahra Billoo? “She drew some ire for statements she made in May urging supporters to be more discreet in their hate of Zionists. ‘Now imagine your LinkedIn profile says, “I hate all Zionists,”’ Billoo says in a video clip. ‘Not strategic. Right? … You may say that sitting around Kahwah House on a Friday night, but you’re not going to say it on your LinkedIn.’”
Just imagine the uproar if public high school students had been taken to a Roman Catholic Church and given Bibles, andencouraged to pray the rosary. Imagine if the students had met up with a public figure who had proclaimed “I hate all Muslims” — not that such a person even exists, or that such a thing should be said. The outcry would be immediate and immense. If this had happened to Palo Alto High School students, they would be subjected to rigorous anti-Catholic deprogramming and inundated with pro-Islam material.
But as regards to what actually happened, no one will much mind it. After all, everyone knows that Islam is peaceful and tolerant and as cuddly as can be, so why should anyone object to a bit of Islamic proselytizing on a public school field trip?
Islam is the left’s favored religion, and the whole exercise is about “multiculturalism” and “diversity,” even the meeting with the famous Jew-hater Zahra Billoo, so how could anyone possibly object? And this incident actually did perform a great service for the participating students: it showed them that when leftists prattle on about “diversity,” they don’t actually mean any real variation of cultural practice, much less of thought. Instead, what they have in mind is the acceptance of Islam, despite its violent, supremacist, and misogynist aspects.
The left’s vision of diversity, in the final analysis, is decidedly monochromatic. What else could ever have been expected from a bunch of authoritarian collectivists?
Huh?!? says
Enough!!! Tax mosques, Islamic civic centers, businesses. Search mosques, civic centers and businesses, unannounced for weapons and seditious materials. Begin deportations. I understand Saudi Arabia has the children of foreign workers shipped back to their home countries when they reach a certain age. The U.S. can start doing that with Islamists. The U.S. must draw a hard line in the sand. The Islamic message had been the Communism was the greatest threat to Islam. Now Islam is preaching Christianity is the greatest threat to Islam. What happened to Isreal on October 7th is what Islam wants to do to Christians. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Vote! Vote! Vote!
David Everitt says
Hey you guys, look at me, wearing a hijab, what fun, and hey guess what’s coming next, they gonna offer all us young chicks a free (FGM) that is a free Female Genital Mutilation, wow, Allah’s just gotta be great.
OLD GUY says
You left out that a few of you will get sold to a 60+ year old man for one of his many wives and sex slaves. What a great opportunity and loving life you will have.
gravenimage says
Yep…
Westman says
Islam reminds me of the Church Of Scientology on 50 gallons of energy drinks. Oh so easy to fall prey and
Oh so hard to exit.
They should tell these ignorant kids up front that the price of leaving Islam is death and if Islam gains control of your nation, it will change the laws to Sharia laws and death for apostacy will be one of them.
Of course, given the level of today’s education of youth, most wouldn’t know the meaning of apostacy:
https://xcancel.com/JesseBWatters/status/2089520152580653547
gravenimage says
I have my issues with Scientology. But Scientology is not slaughtering unbelievers.
Walter Sieruk says
Some of the many politically Correct ideas which is tragically alive in the United States the of the politically correct philosophy of that ideology of the Diversity of multiculturalism and Cultural Relativism which includes WOKE and CRT, many Westerners are infected by that worthless , sick and unrealistic philosophy.
With its teaching of the concept that all cultures are equal, because this multiculturalism concept teaches the foolishness that all values derive their meaning within the specific social content. This folly of thinking leads, or misleads, many people to view every position as only “opinion” and that truth is only relevant to the person or society holding that view. In other words, discovering actual truth in impossible.
Multiculturalism and Cultural Relativism are absurd, nonsensical and contradictory. For example, to say “finding the truth is impossible” Is a statement of contradiction. For in making that statement that is saying, in essence, “I have found the truth which is finding the truth is not possible.” It should be obvious that this “Cultural War’ needs to and should have a solidly based in and on truth and not by a worthless “war of opinions.”
With the Left Wing, with their mindset of multiculturalism, they claim that there is no absolute truth but only “opinion.” On every subject. Of course, the leftist who make that claim do so as an “absolute truth.” What a flip –flop!
Two other examples of the falseness of multiculturalism. with its teaching that everything is only “opinion.”
First is in the late 1970’s two guys said “There are so many different religions that no one can ever know the truth about religion.” They were really saying that statement so dogmatically that they were self-contradicting. For they were saying that they know the truth about religion that is not one can know the truth about religion.
Second, a shallow man in the 1980’s said when asked the question “Why do you always small talk ? You don’t ever talk about a topic that might have some value, as politics? After ll. all things are related “ That shallow man replied “There are so many different political ideas that finding the true one is unattainable and all things are not related.” The wisdom-less man was saying that he obtained the truth which is the he can’t obtain the truth and who does can is really truthfully say that all things are not related in he can’t find the truth. How foolish, an obvious contradiction. What is needed to counter this nonsense multiculturalism is the concept of “Absolutism.” Which a definition of this, with the scope of the topic, is “An absolute standard or principle .”
In this cultural war it’s the Bible with its absolute standards and principles to stand firm against the extreme folly and foolishness of the multiculturalism and Cultural Relativism concepts of WOKE and CRT.
In conclusion, in this War of Ideas a firm foundation for truth may be found in the Bible and not the weak folly of multiculturalism and Cultural Relativism in which everything is “opinion.”
Walter Sieruk says
The terrible left -wing socialist un-American and even pro- Marxist situation of the threat of non-violent and outright violent subversion that the United States in now is in part, due to the awful the brainwash horrible junk as Diversity and multiculturalism as well as WOKE and CRT as well as other nonsensical forms of PC philosophy including Marxism. Instead of the important things that young people need to be taught in school .Which are reading writing and mathematics.
So it’s fitting to quote from the book The Assault on America by Alex Mc Farland ,om page 13 it reads
That the “American public school system has been overwhelmingly secularized for several generations. It is hardly mysterious why most Gen Xer, Millennials, and those younger reject Christianity, traditional family structures, morals and patriotism, or are clueless about such things altogether . Public education is programmed to crank out masses of compliant little socialists. We are uploading our kids with vacuous bankrupt, unlivable philosophies, and this will ultimately mean the loss of our Constitution if it does not stop.”
JOHN J TOTH says
thank you for taking the trouble to elaborate….
STEVEN says
Rubio & Spencer 2028!
James Lincoln says
STEVEN,
I like that!
somehistory says
Yes, just imagine if a class made up only of muzzies were taken to a church….any church would do…given Bibles and the girls told there was freedom to remove their scarves so they could better hear the sermon.
Imagine if the muzzie students were told that drawing their ‘profit’ was a good exercise in art…..like Michaleangeo’s art. regarding things from the Bible.
and then the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Huckabee, a minister, coms in and tells them all that Israel has a right to exist and hatred of the Jews is wrong.
Anon says
The separation of mosque and state is not respected, but the separation of church and state is. It is a double standard with Islam. In leftism, Islam ranks higher than Christianity and receives lesser punishments for the same offense, more favoritism, patronage, and privilege. Yet it is never enough for Islam. The demands never end. Impossible to please and fully satisfy. It does not matter how much sense you make or how strong your case is – might makes right in Islam. Very bizarre leftists are aligned with an ideology that delights in destroying them.
Sarprina81 says
They are all sheep being fattened up for the slaughter. The Muslims will kill these people when they become the majority.
Islamic fundamentalists live for bloodshed.
somehistory says
Since Jesus used sheep and their *characteristics*….knowing their shepherd’s voice for instance…I feel that “sheep” is misused for people who don’t pay enough attention to what is happening in the world. Sheep “know the shepherd’s voice and listen to his commands and instructions.”
Jesus’ *sheep* know how evil islime is and oppose it.
rohit says
Halal Concept / Charity
Why would you see HALAL certification in every so called Indian / Pakistani / Bangladesh /Turkeys restaurants, Kabab places, Pizza places. Chicken places now have all Halal certifications and halal certified projects stickers??? etc.
Every one of these places are used by 90% non-Muslim and eat / buy halal? Have you ever wonder why? They would say because they are Muslims they have to use Halal meat. NO
In reality it is large revenue generation for Muslims, it generates in the region of 1.5 to 2 billion pounds in UK? (Now think worldwide wow) Money is generated from 90% non-Muslims, who eat halal. Halal certification is tax free due to been Religious and charity They make sure that from buying the meat to the final use, only Muslims people are employed, a perfect supply chain. Now they also want buy farming land so that total farm and animals are within Islam control and to insure it is halal. Yet 90% who eat is non-Muslims. Thus, generating the revenue for Islam, Halal certification is tax free due to been Religious and charity. Money is only used to promote Islam, Such as Islamic studies, Islamic conversations, building of the Islamic Mosque, spreading of Islam, Promoting Muslims only businesses (Look up Halal projects) etc. Not for any other non-Muslim charity? Yet 90% non-Muslims would eat Halal. In UK native people them self are to blame when eating halal and thus promoting Islam. Have you noticed that most Mosque have multiple rooms for study? Why so many, students come from other Islamic country, they are given rooms to steady Islam? All due to Halal generated money. Also some money may come from other Islamic charity?
Go figure.
gravenimage says
In a California Public School, Diversity Reaches its Inevitable Conclusion
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Grimly true…
bill says
As woneb have the staus of half a man and infidels are relegated to inferior levels also thete is no equity to be found in Islam. I suppose if one accepts sgaria there is some form of Justice but not anything that a non Moslme would recognise! We gave up flogging and amputation along time ago