The following excerpt
is adapted from an address given by Pat
Sajak (Host, Wheel
of Fortune)to the first graduating class of Founders Classical Academy in Leander, Texas, on May 27, 2017; one of 16 classical K-12
charter schools currently operating under the auspices of Hillsdale College’s
Barney Charter School Initiative. Pat
Sajak gives unique insights about a special class of what we call a specific
class of “weaponized
memes” at the TOV Center Realities Transformations Initiative
-- identity politics.
“So let me instead suggest a pitfall to
avoid going forward, a pitfall not only for this year’s graduates, but for
everyone in every corner of American society today. It has altered the way we
talk to one another and perceive one another. It has perverted the notion of
free speech and poisoned the academic environment. It has turned the American
political system on its head, creating a situation where opposing views are not
only unwelcome, they are deemed to be signs of evil intent. I…