The wave of identity politics invading every nook and cranny of public life came so swiftly that many average people refused to see it. Denial led many to view workplace and media obsessions over “white privilege” and permanent underclass status for black people as a passing fad, a quirky but harmless political obsession of obscure academics. It has taken the ideological hijacking of their children to jar them into reality. But now that parents around the country have seen what amounts to doctrinaire child abuse in the classroom, they are fully awake and taking corrective action.
As the Virginia election upset of liberal Democrats showed last week, the public is rebelling against the woke juggernaut in their public schools. What seemed to turn the tide of opinion in that blue state was Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe telling parents that what the schools teach their children is none of their business.
