Dictators learned long ago that if you control the influences and education of children then you’ll have a loyal citizenry for generations. Nearly all memoirs and texts written by the worst human beings in history include some mention of how important it is to get them young.
The Democrat Party also has a long tradition of trying to get youth in its fold from pre-school. The story of attempts to make Democrat officials cool and funny is as old as the party itself. These efforts have been counterbalanced by constant attempts to make GOP leaders look like relics from a past time.
It’s still visible today. Only the radical leftists are now attempting to influence the youth literally and metaphorically. Not long ago we had Hillary Clinton encouraging young voters to “Pokemon GO to the polls” while she was “Chillin’ in Cedar Rapids.” Now we have drag queens exposing themselves to children and schools introducing pedophilic literature in a national effort to groom them.
In large part, the mainstream media supports this effort. Children are constantly exposed to leftist messages, both political and cultural. Most youth are familiar with the culture presented by the Left. They are still frightened by America 20 years ago.
The GOP tried to start youth groups but failed because of its misunderstanding of culture. I have seen them all before and they looked just like the GOP. Many times, it was young men wearing ill-fitting clothes listening to boring speakers talk about America’s policies and the past-time. These groups were the only ones that paid attention to youth.
“They’ll come around to our way of thinking once they go out into the real world,” was a phrase I heard ad nauseum from Republican elders.
Only many didn’t, and during this post-modern era, these students aren’t shifting their ideas with reality, they’re bending reality to suit their ideas. It’s not enough to bring up a Democrat voter anymore, now they must be wholly subsumed by it, even to the point of giving up their bodies to the whims of perverts.
Next, follow the steps to Turning Point USA.
Charlie Kirk’s youth-focused conservative group began doing things the Republicans weren’t before. Their approach was relatable and fun, they were easy to listen to, brave in confronting the worst left could offer, and all this was done with an unrivalled flair previously unknown to Republican groups. It wasn’t long before TPUSA grew in influence, far beyond that of other youth-focused groups.
The attacks started from the left, and they were very severe. Charlie Kirk became a massive target with talking heads consistently speaking out against him, entire subreddits dedicated to making fun of him and his organization, and as you’ve recently seen with “The View,” accusations of TPUSA being one and the same with Nazis.
(READ: Whoopi Goldberg Finally Apologizes for Trying to Connect TPUSA’s Student Attendees With Nazis)
But it hasn’t stopped TPUSA’s growth. TPUSA’s growth is like a Saiyan. Every punch and kick it takes makes it stronger.
This is because of one simple reason. Turning Point USA allows youth to feel free and happy being who they are. It sounds so simple, but it’s that simplicity that makes it so attractive.
Yes, it’s an organization that encourages the youth to become politically involved and features primarily features speakers and events that pertain to right-leaning politics in America, but these are just focal points for the energy. There is a lot more to it than just the fact that there’s comfort for young people.
As I wrote previously, my first TPUSA event was the Young Women’s Leadership Summit and the event shocked me. The “shock” wasn’t negative at all. I spoke with young women who weren’t ashamed at all to be feminine and didn’t feel the need to preface anything they said with feminist qualifiers. Their embrace of motherhood and marriage was a natural part of their lives. They also valued beauty, both inside and out. What’s more, they didn’t feel the need to denigrate men to make themselves feel more powerful. They actually spoke out in support of men, and of lifting them up.
These were women who knew that womanhood’s erasure was the endgame for the left and they weren’t having it. They were also tired of the tepid replies from the Republican Party. I’m not even a woman, but I felt charged by it all. You can imagine their feelings.
(READ: Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit Was Not What I Expected and I Loved It)
Now, let’s move on to the Student Action Summit, which took place in Tampa (Florida) in the middle of July. The energy level was even higher because the attendance tripled. The same spirit was present, even though more prominent speakers, such as former President Donald Trump spoke.
These students weren’t shy about being God-fearing American patriots that would not be reduced to the NPCs that were screaming hateful things just outside the convention center. Socialism was hated by them for its policies and the culture that it created.
They can also be who they are. They don’t have to attach a victim status or identify as something else in order to be special. They don’t have to be female and feel proud. They don’t need to fear being perceived as evil or inherently male. It doesn’t matter if they come from different backgrounds. They are who they really are, and that is what matters in this community.
Moreover, they’re not expected to obey some ridiculous set of ever-changing rules made arbitrarily by the permanently offended. There’s no “point of privilege” that needs to be called, and no need to recognize the grievances of one race against another. None of these people will insist that the others adhere to ridiculous pronoun rules.
It is all more real. It is more authentic because the people and discussions are more real. The community is also more real. And the bonds between them are stronger.
If you’re a leftist establishment group watching the young migrate away from you and toward this kind of community, you’d likely begin to panic. You’d be watching decades of indoctrination and influence begin unwinding before your eyes. As such, you’d be watching your power fade as the prospects of success in the future diminish.
You lose control of the youth you tried to influence to make yourself more powerful and secure a better future.
That’s why they hate TPUSA. That’s why they want to discredit it and shut it down at every opportunity. That’s why they take time out of their day to launch baseless attacks against it.
TPUSA poses a threat to the leftist agenda’s future. It allows students and young adults to realize they don’t have to live by the rules set for them by people who hate them. It allows them to have a voice no matter who they are, and hear that they aren’t the crazy ones for believing in reality while the rest of the world goes nuts.
It’s the monkey wrench in the left’s many gears, and probably one of the more important organizations in America today.
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