Because it is receiving so many unearned accolades, this remark by an activist with the group that led a violent attack on the Democratic National Committee headquarters late last year was recently brought to my attention. It is a succinct summation of the lie that has mobilized so many young adults to participate in demonstrations that are as antisocial as they are explicitly anti-American:
There is a banal interpretation of this remark that attributes its naïveté to the cult of youth. The youngest among us see the world through fresh eyes, according to that outlook. Their perspective is untainted by the cynicism that accompanies life experience. The young are, therefore, possessed of unique passion and resolve. They reject the conventions of the past, and they have the vigor to execute the reforms necessary to usher in a better world for us all.
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