A recent Emerson College poll revealed that a significant 41% of young voters aged 18 to 29 consider the cold-blooded assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable. This alarming statistic reflects a dangerous trend in moral judgment among the youth.
Princeton's Fizz community statistics paint a troubling picture, where 25% of students deem Mangione's murder 'completely justified' and another 22% believe Thompson's death was 'deserved'. This lack of condemnation for extreme violence is indicative of a growing moral crisis.
The glorification of violence among far-left youth can be attributed to their binary view of the world, seeing it in terms of oppressor and oppressed. This perspective lacks nuance and favors extreme positions, as exemplified in their reaction to the assassination.
From my experience at Princeton, antisemitism has not only permeated through peer interactions but is also present among faculty. This unsettling reality shows how underlying ideologies are affecting perceptions and justifications of violence.
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