carol swain. dr. oppressed. >> i would agree with that when you look at hanna jones and how she has been elevated by the political left, i think that's the real scandal that she is a, quote, distinguished professor at a universities it's clear she is not held to the same standards as other scholars. lives in alternative universe. she reimagines america, where she reimagines the founding of the nation as having been in 1619. she reimagined the cult of the revolutionary war. she reinterpreted the holocaust. and she is able to do that and i think that's the real scandal, that the progressive left and others are not holding people like her accountable. they have given them a platform and they are harming our nation. todd: time for a wake-up call, dr. swain. you have been in academia for a long time. how pervasive are notions like we just heard from hannah-jones among our kids' professors. >> i can tell you with the political left and black lives matter some of the black progressive faculty members, i mean,

carol swain wrote an op-ed. >> i just sat down.rote it, i wrote it as a warning for americans, until that time, i saw them as people of the boong, the book.we had so much in comm. dan: she realized islam is not like other religion in u.s. >> it struck me, islam was different. if we didn't do something different in america it posed a threat to us, i knew the day after the article was published based on the reaction this was different, not like anything else that i had written. i was unprepared for what i experienced. >> it swept across vanderbilt, she seems to have victimized the entire campus. >> a protest, i protest against my bigotry and hatred. that was stunning. i experienced a lots of harassment. the next day, the students were saying, we're afraid of professor swain's followers, and e-mail to students if they were experiencing any stress, if they could -- there was op-ed pieces written, that i had filled campus with terror. i was a fundamentalist person, and i hated muslims and i hated gays and lesbians and i was a threat to

joining me from florida is doctor carol swain, former president, vanderbilt professor.are we finally seeing a tipping point where parents take notice and start getting involved? >> i believe so. all across the country as parents learn more about critical race theory and the forms it takes, innocent words we all thought we knew the meaning of have been changed. when the left talks about equity they are not talking about equal opportunity. they have rejected colorblindness. they have councils america and we are fortunate now parents our understanding the destructiveness of the critical race theory agenda that takes away from academic learning, they are becoming more confident about standing up and pushing back. >> it is not just dads speaking out, moms are too and another parent spoke out at this event slamming the district over its priorities. >> you've lost your way. all you're doing is teaching people to be mindless robots. it is time to really learn and teach our children the u.s. constitution, the florida constitution, the bill of rights, the declaration of independe

carol swain. good morning to you.re nfl games this coming season? >> i think it unnecessarily politicizes a game that traditionally has brought americans together and that it represents a capitulation of the nfl to the most radical elements in our society. it is divisive. and it has no place in sports. and when you think about sports and football, in particular, that has been an area for blacks where you have have a meritocracy that black players have been very successful and this is something that will drive away supporters and it does nothing, you know, to unite our nation. todd: the commissioner, roger goodell touches on something that you just read. without black players there would be no national football league and the protests around the country are emblematic of the oppression black players coaches fans and staff. we are listening. i'm referencing the first part of goodell's statement and he goes on with that second part. on a net gain loss basis, is this going to keep more fans in the nfl bubble or is it goin

carol swain former princeton and vanderbilt professor. are we finally seeing a tipping point where parents take notice and start getting involved? >> i believe so. all across the country, as parents learn more about critical race theory and the forms it takes, i mean, innocent words that we all thought we knew the meaning of have been changed. and so when the left talks about equity, they're not talking about equal opportunity. they have rejected color blindness. they have cancelled america. and we are fortunate now that parents are understanding the destructiveness of the critical race theory agenda that takes away from academic learning. they're becoming more confident about standing up and pushing back. >> laura: well, dr. swain, it's not just dads speaking out, moms are, too. >> yes. >> laura: and there was another parent who spoke out at this event slamming the district over its priorities. >> you all have your way while you were teaching students how to be mindless robots in a box of conformity. it is time for all to relearn and tea

carol swain. carol, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you.ssion is still at work. we didn't decommission ourselves because of the executive order. >> all right. that's good to know. i do want to get to this as far as the statue, we saw it all last year, statues being ripped down, things being burned, names of schools being changed. they're basically trying to rewrite history here. so what's going to happen for the next generation when the founding fathers are more or less jussie raced from everything and -- just he raced from everything and they don't know what happened, what goes on from there? >> well, if we can as a nation and the narrative that the political left is pushing is one that would not inspire young people to go into the military or to have pride in the nation, and so it's something that is destructive to us. it is that effort to reimagine america as a different country and if we look at what took place last year, lawlessness took place and we saw our government officials not willing to stand up and fight back. and so that is th

. >> pete: joining me now vanderbilt university carol swain.he loved his lecture so much that he recorded it and posted it online. is he proud of this. does this surprise you at all? >> well, it's very sad that we have reached such a state that a professor who ebb games in behavior that i would describe as inappropriate and indecent that he is proud of that. no professor or anyone in a position of authority should shame a student. and so he, in a classroom, i believe, of 800 students, he picked on one student and if you actually dissect what he said, i would consider that white supremacist talk because he is assuming that having white skin makes someone superior to racial ethnic minorities. it's in his own words. >> pete: so, exactly, is he making racist statements to justify his political or his ideological perspective. we have been told by many on the left, no, no, no, no, no. we are not teaching critical race theory. that's just something in law school. that's it. it's not anywhere else. is this ultimately what the teaching of critical race

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is dennis desousa, conservative opera, filmmaker, host of the dennis desousa podcast and doctor carol swainwant to start with you. we are all for inclusion and making every citizen a part of this ongoing american experiment. but talk to me about the habit of dividing people along racial, sexual and religious lines and what that does to our unity particularly now. >> i can tell you i find it deeply offensive and i believe that it is destroying our nation and it is weakening our nation before the world. the only people who benefit from what has taken place our our foreign enemies and the american people are rejecting this, the democratic party, everything they seem to do seems to be about turned down america instead of building it up and they are bringing the american people together because across political lines i believe we've had enough. >> put your political head on, what do you make of biden trying to commandeer july 4th as a vaccine victory event? >> for biden he is in a bit of a trap because there is a part of him that would want to affirm july 4th in traditional patriotic terms but h

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carol swain former princeton and vice chair of the 1776 commission.g. ainsley: dr. swain, they say it's an error, is it really an error? they had to intentionally go in and put that link on page 9. this is a guide book to reopening our schools. reopening because of covid. page 9 you click on it and it directs to you this website. >> tell, if it's an error, it's one of many that the biden administration has made. ever since they won, it has aligned itself with radical groups. it has pushed critical race theory and when i believe is happening odemocrats are realizing this is a losing issue for them. many lawyers in washington. in fact, most of the leaders, at least about 40% of congress, their lawyers, they should know that critical race theory is racism. it runs counter to our civil rights laws. the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment and how we treat each other as americans. steve: right. >> in america, we do not bully and shame people because of the color of their skin. white people are protected by civil rights laws. just like any other ra

carol swain, we appreciate your time as always. insightful topics. we appreciate you getting up with us. carley: dr. swap, appreciate it two hours gone just like that and "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ todd: today the nation's top covid advisers will testify on capitol hill about mask mandates. >> this, as the american academy of pediatrics calling for kids to mask up. >> there is not a shred of medical evidence to support that. >> stocks plunging. stocks moving down more than 700 points. >> market selloff the likes of which we have not seen this year. >> a sixth texas democrat allegedly testifying positive for covid-19. >> do officials here wish those democrats would have been more careful. >> i don't think i'm going to be in a position here to assess what safety precautions they may or may not have taken. >> massive migrant surge through a check point. >> one of the biggest groups i have ever seen. >> world knows the border is open. >> jeff bezos scheduled to fly into space on board his aircraft. >> i feel good about it and i think my fellow

carl swain, former princeton and vanderbilt professor. carol, i want to start with you.are all for good inclusion and making every citizen a part of this ongoing american experiment. but talk to me about the habit of dividing people along racial,, and religious lines. and what that does to our unity, particularly now? >> i can tell you that i find it deeply offensive and i believe that it is destroying our nation and it is weakening our nation before the world. the only people who benefit from what is taken place are our foreign enemies. and i think that the american people are rejecting this. everything they seem to do seems to be about turning down america instead of building it up. they are bringing the american people together, because across political lines i believe that we've had enough. >> raymond: a very quick question, what your political hat on me for briefly, what do you make of biden trying to commandeer july 4th as a vaccine victory event? >> well, i think that for biden he is in a bit of a trap. i think there is a part of him that would want to affirm -- b