Given that Mangione, at 26, had spent most of his life within schools, it’s crucial to examine the role of the educational system in shaping his worldview.
Having grown up in a socialist country, I am naturally alert to communist ideology when I see it. Today’s American higher education system often resembles a temple of socialism—a new religion that treats alternative views as heresy—producing Marxist revolutionaries.
Given that the suspect Luigi Mangione, at 26, had spent most of his life within schools, it’s crucial to examine the role of the educational system in shaping his worldview. Free speech - a more balanced and less radical ideological environment might have averted this tragic mix of disillusionment and destructive behavior.
This type of extremist ideology often includes:
- Constantly inciting feelings of resentment and hatred, identifying enemies for perpetual struggle.
- Encouraging revolutionary fervor, with slogans like “tear down the old world to build a new one.”
- Overemphasizing a mission to “change the world” can foster messianic delusions and excessive arrogance, leading individuals to adopt a "men playing God" mentality.
Such traits can lead to mental health issues, depression, or, in severe cases, socially destructive criminal behavior. Without a politically neutral stance, our education system is failing young people, and time is running out. More bright students risk becoming martyrs falling for the ideal of an "equal society."
Having grown up in a socialist country, I am naturally alert to communist ideology when I see it. Today’s American higher education system often resembles a temple of socialism—a new religion that treats alternative views as heresy—producing Marxist revolutionaries.
Given that the suspect Luigi Mangione, at 26, had spent most of his life within schools, it’s crucial to examine the role of the educational system in shaping his worldview. Free speech - a more balanced and less radical ideological environment might have averted this tragic mix of disillusionment and destructive behavior.
This type of extremist ideology often includes:
- Constantly inciting feelings of resentment and hatred, identifying enemies for perpetual struggle.
- Encouraging revolutionary fervor, with slogans like “tear down the old world to build a new one.”
- Overemphasizing a mission to “change the world” can foster messianic delusions and excessive arrogance, leading individuals to adopt a "men playing God" mentality.
Such traits can lead to mental health issues, depression, or, in severe cases, socially destructive criminal behavior. Without a politically neutral stance, our education system is failing young people, and time is running out. More bright students risk becoming martyrs falling for the ideal of an "equal society."