Did Student Debt Forgiveness Come Before or After the “Death to America” Chants?

Ashburn, Virginia – As a conservative, I’ve always believed in personal responsibility and the principle that actions have consequences. Yet, it seems that under the Biden administration, these fundamental tenets of a functional society are being tossed aside, particularly when it comes to the matter of student loan forgiveness. Now, as campuses across the nation erupt in anti-Israel protests, one can’t help but wonder: Did we forgive these students’ college debt before or after they started shouting, “Death to America”? It’s a question that, quite frankly, the White House seems uninterested in answering.

Let’s backtrack to 2020. Candidate Joe Biden made big promises about forgiving student loan debt, specifically pledging to cancel at least $10,000 per borrower. Fast forward to today, and billions of dollars in debt have been wiped clean. Yet, as campuses turn into hotbeds of anti-Israel sentiment and, by extension, zones of antisemitism, the Biden administration remains curiously silent on whether students involved in such protests will be barred from receiving this financial windfall.

Just last week, chants of “Burn Tel Aviv to the ground” and expressions of love for Hamas rocket attacks were heard on campuses like Columbia University. These aren’t isolated incidents. From Harvard to Berkeley, students are demanding complete divestment from Israel as they create campus environments where Jewish students fear for their safety. Amid these escalating tensions, the Supreme Court had to step in last year to strike down Biden’s overreaching debt relief plans, although the administration continues to push for cancellations through other avenues.

What’s particularly galling is the lack of accountability. The Department of Education, as of this April, proudly announced the cancellation of $153 billion in debt for 4.3 million Americans. This, while campuses become battlegrounds of hatred and lawlessness, with Jewish students warned to flee for their safety. Where is the justice in forgiving the debts of those who partake in or condone such actions?

And yet, when Fox News sought a response from the White House regarding the potential barring of anti-Israel protesters from loan forgiveness programs, silence was all that was offered. It’s a pattern of non-responsiveness that speaks volumes about the administration’s priorities and its troubling reluctance to stand firm against antisemitism.

I am wondering. Did we forgive these students’ college debt before or after they started shouting, “Death to America”? @JoeBiden @WhiteHouse #HamasTerrorists #IsraelPalestineWar #terrorism pic.twitter.com/6XSoRF31Mc

— The Don’t Unfriend Me Show (@TheDUMShow) April 29, 2024

Think about it. These are the same students who might scream anti-Semitic slurs by day and then benefit from taxpayer-funded debt relief by night. It’s an absurdity that only seems plausible under a Biden presidency. Remember when Biden criticized “antisemitic bile”? Now, as president, he faces what some are calling his own “Charlottesville moment,” yet he fails to act with the decisiveness the situation demands.

The financial implications are staggering. Every American taxpayer is now involuntarily invested in the education—and evidently, the political activism—of these students. Your tax dollars and mine are facilitating a generation that some argue is learning more about protesting than about contributing positively to society. The notion that we might also be funding individuals who could potentially sympathize with terrorist ideologies is chilling.

Moreover, the idea of debt forgiveness itself is inherently flawed when it lacks any criteria for eligibility that consider a student’s conduct and respect for civil discourse. Shouldn’t there be a standard that requires not just academic performance but also a basic adherence to the principles of respect and legality? If a student is arrested for participating in violent protests or for acts that undermine the security of their fellow students, why should they benefit from public funds to erase their debt?

In an era where accountability should be paramount, the Biden administration’s approach to student loan forgiveness is nothing short of irresponsible. It is a dereliction of duty not only to the taxpayers who fund these educations but also to the ideals of higher education itself. Universities should be bastions of diverse ideas, not breeding grounds for radicalism subsidized by public debt relief.

As the debate over student loan forgiveness continues, it is crucial for conservatives and all Americans who value justice and personal responsibility to demand more from our leaders. We need policies that foster accountability and ensure that public funds are used to enhance our society, not undermine it. Until then, the question remains: Are we forgiving debt for education, or are we funding a radical free-for-all at the expense of the American taxpayer? The silence from the White House is deafening, but the message to taxpayers is clear: Under Biden’s watch, it seems anything goes.