A national organization for Jewish teenagers discusses a major cause of much of the animosity against the U.S. in this day and age.
Masha Merkulova is chief executive officer of Club Z.
As an immigrant, she said there is no greater place in the world than the United States of America.
But, it is in trouble. She described a history that she said is not broadly known.
“In the 1960s, way back when San Francisco State University was striking, and I'm simplifying a lot of things in general, but the basic timeline, one of the things that came out of that strike and of that whole movement, was a new study called Ethnic Studies."
She said for the past fifty years plus, this study has become what we now know as Critical Race Theory (CRT). At its core, CRT presents race as a social construct and says that racism is not merely a product of individual bias but that it’s embedded in legal systems and policies.
“That’s where its origins started, and now, it is being implemented, mandated in the state of California, but it is all done through the lens of Marxism. It is the oppressor versus the oppressed. It is the white man versus everybody else, and it is deeply, deeply un-American, and nobody seems to really get it and understand it."
Merkulova explained how Jews fit into it.
“The truth is the Jews are the number one sort of like, targets, but Jews are just the symptom. The ultimate goal is a Marxist-Leninist ideology that is driving this thing, and that is why you see the kids who don't even know the pledge of allegiance anymore."
She continued, saying nobody's singing The Star-Spangled Banner in American schools.
It makes her sad.
American by choice
"I chose to be an American. I came to this country almost 33 years ago, and I'm a very grateful and very proud American, and it hurts me to see that this is spreading over across the country coming from both coasts, from New York and from California.”
What’s more, people are not really understanding and not paying attention, Merkulova said.
“We’re sending our kids to public schools. There's a lot of problems with public schools, but that, I think, is the most important. If we don't teach our kids American values, if we don't teach our kids true American history … I'm not saying everything is perfect, but by golly, this is the best place on Earth, and we should be teaching our kids to appreciate it, to love it, and to protect it."
