A belated resolution

An unpopular truth

[Reprinted from Issues & Views March 1, 2004]

Talk about too little, much too late! A pitiful, but noble attempt to stem the tide of anti-Western indoctrination is being promoted by the Western Civilization Project. Is it too late to instill lost concepts and ideals?

Within their own borders, and on almost every front, Westerners are perpetrating the demise of centuries of conventions, customs and values. In this country, decades of detrimental school curriculums have supplanted conventional education, as children are encouraged, from the earliest grades, to deconstruct Western accomplishments and reconstruct anti-Western perspectives of history. This educational approach is reinforced throughout a student's academic career. Now, with ever-increasing multitudes of immigrants from non-Western cultures streaming to these shores, it is unrealistic to expect this trend to diminish.

Yet, optimists who have formed the Western Civilization Project have begun a campaign to give legs to a unique Resolution. Sponsored by Congressman Tom Tancredo and others, the Resolution, to be introduced into the House of Representatives, is designed to convince school administrators that "teaching young people to have an appreciation of Western civilization is central to the development of a united and enduring American society."

Colorado State Senator John Andrews, and supposedly other state legislators around the country, will also introduce a similar Resolution in their respective states. Phyllis Schlafly, a strong supporter of this initiative, asks, "What public official could oppose such a resolution, unless for the further degradation of Western values?" Here are two clauses from the Resolution:

Whereas, the contributions of Western civilization to the world include democratic institutions and the rule of law, the concept of universal human rights, the development of science and technology, and religious tolerance;

Whereas, if young people are not taught to understand and appreciate the values and culture Americans share, the United States will continue to become increasingly vulnerable to social division, mutual distrust and animosity; . . .

Sponsors are requesting concerned citizens to urge members of Congress to join Rep. Tancredo as co-sponsors, and to encourage their local school boards to adopt at least a form of this Resolution. But is it likely that these wise, progressive educators would make the time for such heretical teachings, in between sessions on Heather and her two mommies and Afrocentric fantasies?

Too little, too late? Probably.

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