Sharia is an Arabic term commonly translated as “the correct path.” In Islam, it refers to divine guidance for how Muslims should live.
Strict interpretation of Sharia law contradicts U.S. laws on matters of women’s rights, criminal punishment, religious freedom and more.
Strict interpretation provides severe punishment, possibly death, for LGBTQ individuals.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and northern Nigeria are just a few countries likely to impose strict penalties on same-sex attracted conduct.
Dearborn and Hamtramck in Michigan, the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn in New York, Paterson, New Jersey and Plan, Texas are just a few areas in U.S. cities in which elements are Sharia law are observed in Muslim dominant neighborhoods.
Sharia is not currently recognized as the legal governing authority anywhere in the U.S.
Socialism, often popular among the young, is an economic and political philosophy that reduces individual rights and ownership, instead emphasizing government ownership and control of productive resources.
It has been tried and failed in the Soviet Union, Cuba, China and Venezuela among others.
Government-set prices can encourage excessive demand for goods priced below their economic cost. If production cannot respond, shortages and long lines develop. Meanwhile, factories may produce goods that meet official targets but do not match what consumers actually want.
The quality of goods services is also affected.
If businesses face little competition and managers are rewarded primarily for meeting government quotas, they may have less incentive to improve products, cut costs or develop new technology. Workers can also have less opportunity to benefit directly from additional effort.
How thinking is taught
Speaking on “Washington Watch” this week, author and commentator Larry Taunton said these positions embraced by younger voters can be tied directly to the education system, as many schools no longer teach critical thinking skills.
"Students are no longer being taught how to think. They're being taught what to think. A friend of mine texted me today from the University of Oregon, and he texted me a copy of a book that a professor is requiring of his students that deals with immigration and basically says that Americans who oppose it, open borders, who oppose this, are xenophobic, that they are racist. now, of course, we know this is sheer nonsense, but we're talking about students and classes who are being barraged with this kind of thing, who are being taught to feel rather than think."
Taunton also addressed the growing overlap between leftist political movements and radical ideologies, cautioning that voters should look beyond the labels being used by political figures.
“They are using socialism as a Trojan horse for the penetration of American government and as a pathway to power."
Taunton concluded that exposure to the real world and international travel are often the best remedies for young Americans to appreciate the freedoms offered at home.
