The cult of the left takes no prisoners, only sacrifices including their kids

Nikole Hannah-Jones had a racial bone to pick with America.To confront the inequities she saw in New York City’s public school system, the “1619 Project” creator sought to become a personal catalyst for change — by sacrificing her only child’s educational peace and prosperity to the political cause.In reality, it wasn’t Hannah-Jones who paid a price for social justice: It was her young daughter Najya, who at 16 is now coming to terms with the cost. And “sacrifice” is a good way to describe Najya Hannah-Jones’ predicament, because she was made a sacrifice on the altar of DEI.That’s where children seem to end up in the progressive left’s never-ending pursuit of “the greater good.”The greater good must come before everything, even if people get hurt.Even if daughters get hurt.It’s the natural outcome as American leftists become ever more fervent in their worship of politics.They’ve embraced an agenda that completely reverses our social poles — up is down, down is up — and abiding by its strictures requires complete devotion.Nothing can come before politics.Nothing.Another natural outcome of this religious fervor is the devaluation of children.In a healthy society, children are nurtured and protected; their needs take priority over adults’ wants.In the religion of progressivism, children are useful tools — impressionable, controllable, a means to an end.Like Hannah-Jones, forcing her child into a segregated, failing school.Like the disturbingly long list of mothers who coerce their toddler boys into believing they are little girls for the TikTok glory.Like the thousands of women who voiced their support of Lindsay Clancy, demanding her mental health take precedence over the brutal murder of her children at her own hand.When politics becomes religion, the rituals add up.We need to destroy white supremacy: Take my daughter.We must defeat the heterosexual patriarchy: Take my son.We must normalize female depression: Take these childr...