If these useless idiots want to have a socialist club in their school, so be it.

A new group at Roosevelt High School discusses socialism every Thursday morning. Not everyone is comfortable with the Young Socialist Club's views, but federal law says school districts must allow all student organizations.

The Young Socialists Club at Roosevelt High School is looking for new members. Their flyer asks for students to quote "Come explore the vast realm that is socialism." But also on the flyer is a picture of Karl Marx, who is best known as a revolutionary communist. One of his famous quotes, "Workers of the World Unite," is printed boldly on the handout. But Roosevelt Principal Don Ryswyk says those references do not concern him.

He says, “At Roosevelt we have young Democrats club, we have the young Republicans club and they were asking for a young Socialists club and so I saw it as an equity issue and the students talked to me about some of the things they were going to research and I also saw it as an educational club.”

Under the Equal Access Act passed in 1984, no school administrator can pass judgment on school clubs.

I’m just curious – will the Young Socialists make a point of studying Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot? How about the Cultural Revolution? And let’s not forget the glories of national Socialism, while they are at it.

And IÂ’m rather curious about this statement.

But he says if a club harms students, or is based on hate, it will not be accepted.

Ryswyk says, “I'm not going to allow a club into my school that's gonna be harmful or hateful or anything like that and there needs to be some good.”

So I guess this means that Ryswyk considers socialism to be a harmless thing, despite the many ills it has caused. And I wonder who gets to set the standard of what is harmful or hateful? Does he have an objective standard, or will it be his own personal opinions?

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