The Company You Keep

America’s enemies are watching what is happening on our college campuses today, and they are smiling. It shouldn’t surprise us, as our enemies would love nothing more than to see America torn apart and laid low.

Izzat Al-Risheq, a top Hamas official, blasted the Biden administration for violating the rights of the radical pro-Hamas student demonstrators, adding, “Today’s students are the leaders of the future.”

Just a reminder: Hamas brutally slaughtered 1,200 innocent Israelis, including women and children, on October 7th. The attack killed more than 30 Americans, and other U.S. citizens were taken hostage. That’s what these radical students are defending.

The Islamic Republic of Iran chimed in, too. Ayatollah Khamenei offered his support for the campus protests, tweeting:

“Western governments say the Resistance Front is terrorism. This comes at a time when people flew Hezbollah’s flag . . . in the US. The people of the world are supporting the Resistance Front because they are resisting & because they are against oppression.”

Iran’s foreign minister also condemned the “suppression” of the protests against the “Israeli regime” as “worrying” and “disgusting.”

Just a reminder: Iran is the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism. The radical Islamic regime has the blood of Americans on its hands. And the mullahs are once again engaged in brutally suppressing the rights of the Iranian people.

But as the old saying goes, “You are the company you keep.” It is very revealing that Hamas and Iran would be praising these radical students. As I noted yesterday, they are Hitler’s ideological heirs.

Do any of these university presidents have any sense that they should engage in some reflection and self-examination?

Not long ago, most Americans wanted all our children to get a “higher education.” We were convinced it would make them better people, more successful, and better able to help the country.

But as academia is increasingly dominated by socialists and Marxists, and as critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion indoctrination have replaced education,  our institutions of “higher learning” are increasingly producing extremists who hate America and want a revolution.

Now, Americans are sickened by what’s happening at these colleges and universities, while our death-worshipping enemies are praising the rioting students.