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What Should America Do As Anger and Hatred Continue To Boil On College Campuses

Protests, assaults, intimidation, harassment, antisemitism, and dangerous times infested college and university grounds around the country. What’s the likelihood of a good outcome?

Jason Morton
7 min readMay 1, 2024
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The Real World We’ve Allowed

Wouldn’t a simpler world be a wonderful thing? The world is upside down. Maybe it’s always been this way.

The most recent example of an upside-down world came to us last October. It came in the form of a heinous attack on Israel. Israel, a country not known for being aggressive on the world stage, was attacked, and scores of people were killed, injured, taken hostage, and reportedly worse.

We’ve all seen acts of aggression and violence before that day in October. What makes this a resounding example of a world gone madly upside down is its effect on the United States and other countries. People have turned to lunacy.

Violent protests, non-violent protests, and students turning on their fellow academics as anti-semitism grows in the United States. Suddenly, a Jewish person on a university campus isn’t safe because they’re Jewish. Mind you, that student may have grown…

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Jason Morton
Jason Morton

Written by Jason Morton

Currently, I'm a telecom tech, a grandfather, and fighting cancer. I enjoy writing and sharing opinions. I stumbled into some knowledge along my journey.

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