“Illiberalism is a dangerous mental disorder.” — Michael Savage
It is a truism to say that there are many anti-gun ideologues among our educational elites. But few are as honest as Doug Van Gorder – a math teacher at Brockton High School. He admits that he would rather lose a child than exercise his right to defend himself with a gun. In the wake of a recent school shooting, he wrote this in a Letter to the Editor of the Boston Globe:
Some propose overturning laws that made schools gun-free zones even for teachers who may be licensed to securely carry concealed firearms elsewhere. They argue that barring licensed-carry only ensures a defenseless, target-rich environment.But as a progressive, I would sooner lay my child to rest than succumb to the belief that the use of a gun for self-defense is somehow not in itself a gun crime.
Morally speaking, I have no problem with anti-gun ideologues who wish to place themselves in peril by waiving their rights of self-defense. You almost have to respect someone who is willing to die for his beliefs. But when he decides that others should also die for his beliefs the real trouble begins.
However, if qualified teachers, principals and admins are allowed to start CCWing into Brockton High School in Brockton, Mass., Mr. Van Groder will benefit even though he obviously will not. In economics, it’s called the free rider problem. Someone who wants to shoot up Brockton High, assuming they are unaware of Mr. Van Groder’s personal feelings, won’t know if he, or any of the other teachers or admins, are armed or not. Therefore, they won’t shoot up the school. And Mr. Van Groder will be safer for it.
Why are we troubled that he would rather see his own offspring die than use a firearm in self-defense? He’s a self-described “progressive,” meaning that the odds are very high that he’s pro-aborticide. He’s also likely big on racial diversity and equality, so a lot of people who would want to commit crimes inside Brockton High are justified in doing so, because of all that white racism and oppression. His beliefs are so true that he would sacrifice his own child for them. You may say it’s insane to be such a credal zealot, but that has been the fundamental American policy since November 1863, that the fundamental basis of the United States of America is the creed of racial equality, and eschewing the “racism” of ethnocentricism on a macro (racial) or micro (immediate family) basis. Thousands of lives have been lost in the zealous adherence to that creed; tis life in the big city. Doug Van Groder = Abraham Lincoln.
