Censorship is a Tool of Communism

The Mexican-American studies and curriculum in schools in Arizona are being banned under the HB2281. This house bill challenges any curriculum that “Promote the overthrow of the United States Government” Or “Are designed primarily for people of a particular ethnic group”. John Huppenthal the superintendent for Arizona’s public instruction has targeted Mexican-American curriculum in Arizona, more specifically in the Tuscan school District. He has even gone as far to place blame on universities for teaching this “bias” to people and wants to dismantle that curriculum as well because he claims its creating a bias against America and attacking patriotism.

                But isn’t the patriotic mindset considered a bias? It focuses on one viewpoint and leaves out others. It wouldn’t be off-base to say that History taught in America has a White man bias. So why isn’t that being challenged? Where is the logic in it? Wouldn’t it be considered more un-American to continue banning anything that remotely criticizes American government? Censorship is extremely undemocratic and any “founding father” we praise or who even had a hand in the constitution would be appalled at the censorship taking place. That’s what they fought for, for the freedom to criticize and speak. Hupenthalls incredibly racist and uncomfortable feeling toward Mexican-American curriculum is so ironic. Every statement he makes trying to back up his point of view just further proves himself wrong. He doesn’t want any bias being taught in school when in all reality the world is a bias. Literally everything and everyone has a bias. There is no way to truly be unbiased. He wants no discrimination yet he is discriminating against a certain group.

                Antonio Estrada the director of the Mexican American studies program at U of A told fox news “…Academic freedom will be lost if these programs are not sustained at the university level.” Which was a very strong statement being provided by someone who will be effected by the events that play out due to Huppenthalls decisions.

In my opinion Hupenthall is promoting communism in the sense that no one is allowed to have a voice. That criticism, freedom of speech, freedom of education, and discussion should not exist. His views are extremely dangerous to an already fragile system that’s slowly teetering toward more rights of the people in the US to be taken away. He talks of patriotism and how he feels these programs are a danger to it when the real danger is taking these things away. Just because you try to cover up things that happen it does not mean that they didn’t happen. The sooner people like Huppemthall realize this the better. We need to have these discussions, they are taking away peoples culture, and rights.