Tea at Trianon: Teachers Against Trump

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Teachers Against Trump

From Right Flank:

Following Trump’s electoral triumph, the nation is witnessing a series of left-wing meltdowns. Democrats are taking to platforms like X to claim the election was stolen, vow to leave the country, and much more. However, the temper tantrums from the radical left aren’t just limited to social media. In fact, teachers and educators across the country are now zeroing in on Trump supporters.
Teachers have a responsibility to make sure their students learn at high levels. Naturally, this isn’t a place for them to go on political rants or attack others with opposing viewpoints. Unfortunately, educators aren’t living up to this by any means.
In one of the most recent examples, a public school teacher in California made downright defamatory claims. Branding Trump supporting students as “losers” and “fake Christians,” the educator made his outrage more than clear. Going so far as to claim he didn’t care about losing his job, this same teacher called the principal to remove a student for wearing a Trump hat. (Read more.)