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It seems that major media has hit yet another all time low. An organization named “Young Americans for Freedom” took it upon themselves to “poll” a “random” group of students at George Washington University, a school in heart of our nation’s capital that is arguably one of the most politically involved institutions in the United States. Their video, titled “Students Unaware of 9/11 Anniversary, but Able to Name Celebrities Involved in Nude Photo Scandal'” shows clips of a few students being stumped by questions about ISIS and 9/11, while dozens of students correctly listed off celebrities whose nudie judies went viral. At first, the video proves the stupidity of these self absorbed students who probably have a doorknob in their head instead of a brain. But it you take a step back and look at the video as a whole, you’ll realize the video only does one thing:
YAF’s video proves nothing except that YAF is a group of terrible, hack quasi-journalists.
The unfair and completely biased video has gone viral and is being broadcasted on major news networks, such as Fox News and CNN. GW students are outraged that news outlets would stoop to such levels by making their university and entire generation look like uninformed idiots. Newsflash, media: young adults are not uninformed.
I am informed enough to call you out on your bullshit, click bait material and exploiting 9/11 in a very messed up way to make money. For every bad answer, there were a thousand good answers on that campus that I believe you chose to cut out in order to get a video that would be destined to go viral. Why would it go viral? Because YAF knew Americans would be upset if 9/11 was ever to be forgotten, not to mention just a mere 13 years later. YAF chose to unethically capitalize on that vulnerability by warping the truth, and so did every major news network who broadcasted it, chastising our universities.
As someone in her early twenties, I would be livid if a peer of mine had no idea the significance of today. I’m not angry because as I look around the college campus I am currently writing this on, I see American flag t-shirts. I see a candle with a large banner behind it that says “Never Forget” with thousands of signatures behind it. I see students out on the quad selling ribbons to raise money for families who lost loved ones in those brutal attacks. I see Facebook profiles changed, I see moments of silence being taken in classes, and I see people sharing their personal stories of that tragic morning. I see people remembering.
So YAF, screw you for trying to trick people into thinking college kids don’t care about 9/11. I believe more than 6 of the 30 “random” people you polled were aware of the significance of the upcoming date and that your statistic is a blatant lie. If you tell me I’m wrong, I will personally conduct a completely fair and unbiased poll of 30 students and show you that your attempt at “gotcha” journalism is laughable.
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You do realize, by posting the video, you are only helping this stupid ass group with their goal?
Nanner, Young America’s Foundation or Young Americans for Freedom?
They are the same orginization, they merged (at least their main offices did) about four years ago.
Its a pretty worthless comparison to see whether students knew the names of two people they’ve never heard of and likely will never hear of again in any context other than their beheadings against the names of people they hear about on a daily basis, see on big screens, and pseudo-worship.
It’s rare enough that I know today’s date, much less the date 6 days from now. This video is like watching a live action version of youtube comments
Can we deport them?
Young Americans for Freedom/Foundation is a conservative policy group aimed at bringing conservative ideas to High Schools and Universities. The organization was founded by William F. Buckley, led to the rise of Barry Goldwater, as well the election of Ronald Reagan (both of whom were involved in YAF.)
YAF is the organization, along with the College Republicans (whose membership is usually identical) that put out the 9/11 flag displays on campuses.
YAF has done these videos for years, and on a number of different campuses. Usually with the intent of exposing (not that it needs to be exposed) the liberal bias in most Universities.
Also, I’ve never had a better party than the YAF national conference in DC. SO much booze and strange.
although I don’t know how much I agree with them now, I can tell you that their trips to Santa Barbara are about 50% kids looking to get strange, and 50% Evangelical kids who idolize the Duggars and are going to pray for you should you pass out outside your hotel room
That’s what I noticed too. It was always fun to see the looks on the evangelical kids faces when we would stumble in for breakfast. Only better party was the Young Britons Foundation conference. We literally drank a bar dry.
I’m going to call bullshit on your calling bullshit. 1) College kids are idiots. 2) The chick was wearing the SAME clothes every time she was shown, which leads me to believe all these were conducted during the same day. I’ll be generous here, lets say it takes 10 minutes per encounter (walking around, finding people to interview, and then conducting the interview) and she did this for 5 hours with an average of three people interviewed per encounter. That’s 90 people interviewed. So even if they only left in the 30 retards shown here, that’s still ONE THIRD. 3) See #1.
Didn’t the president announce his strategy for dealing with ISIS last night (9/10)? In the beginning she says the interviews were on 9/5.
Nanner’s articles are pure…
Didn’t Nanner originally publish this? Did she get to much hate and change her name, or am I just drunk?