Woke Hostility to the USA Founders’ Authority

Contra the woke mob, ‘all men are created equal’ was not a mere self-serving phrase.

E. Jeffrey Ludwig | August 22, 2026

Today’s turmoil in the streets against ICE and against Jews does not reflect the values of law and order, nor of religious freedom.  These antisocial and violent activities are claimed as justified because of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  Yet those demonstrations are not peaceable assembly, as stated in our First Amendment.  In what sense can the demonstrations against ICE or in front of Jewish stores or Jewish houses of worship be considered peaceful?  They are hostile, chaotic, filled with curses and other verbal abuse, as well as shoving, blocking, threats, and refusal to obey legitimate directives.

The anti-Jewish fervor began when Israel invaded Gaza to retaliate against Hamas for the massacre of more than 1,200 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.  After Hamas’s hatred of Jews manifested in mass murder in Israel, Israelis entered Gaza to defeat and disarm those demons, and then demonstrations of hate for Israel and for Jews began on our campuses.

Many campus protesters set up tents on campuses from which to scream their condemnation against Israel for defending itself.  Decent citizens looked on this fervor on behalf of mass murderers with utter disgust.  Jewish students were frequently blocked from going to class, and Israelis and Jews were vilified.  The Jewish victims of mass murder were described as instigators of their own mass torture and murder. 

In today’s climate, the law enforcement agents of ICE are also being portrayed by the left as being social victimizers just as the Israelis have been for the past three years.  Demonstrators, rioters, looters, so-called students, and others are being manipulated by a leftist coterie of BLM, Antifa, Democratic Socialists, Progressive Workers, communists, CAIR, and various other epicenters of cultural unhappiness.  They insist that law and order is merely a cover rubric to suppress the truth of their claims that the USA is a fascist country........

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