Holocaust Parallels, School Board Accountability, and the Affordable Housing Crisis

On this Friday, November 3, 2023 broadcast, Kim Monson hosts a powerful discussion spanning the alarming rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses following Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel, the crisis in Aurora Public Schools where some elementary schools show only 6% math proficiency, and expert analysis on how government urban planning has created the housing affordability crisis across Colorado and beyond. Holocaust Parallels in Modern Campus Anti-Semitism Start listening at 5:12 – Hour 1 Allen Thomas delivers a sobering analysis connecting his experience at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. to the disturbing pro-Hamas demonstrations erupting on American college campuses. Thomas traces the Nazi regime’s methodology: the use of propaganda through arts, literature, and media to create indifference toward Jews; the systematic disarmament that preceded Kristallnacht; and the troubling silence of German universities and professors who refused to stand with their Jewish colleagues. Thomas highlights a chilling parallel: 130 professors at Columbia University signed statements defending pro-Hamas student protesters, yet not a single professor publicly condemned Hamas as evil. The ideology of progressivism and multiculturalism, Thomas argues, has created a moral vacuum where students can rationalize supporting an organization that commits crimes against humanity, including the documented beheading of babies and rape of women. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressors, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, not the tormented.” Allen Thomas, quoting Elie Wiesel from Night Honoring Veterans at the USMC Memorial Start listening at 105:58 – Hour 2 Paula Sarlls, president of the USMC Memorial Foundation and Gold Star wife, outlines Veterans Day plans at the official Marine Memorial at 6th and Colfax. The November 11th event features a Toys for Tots collection starting at 10:30 AM, a swearing-in ceremony for new Marine recruits at 1:45 PM, and the official ceremony at 2:00 PM with a flyover by the Rocky Mountain Renegades and remarks from Lieutenant Colonel Luis Izquierdo, the new commanding officer of Buckley’s Combat Logistics Battalion. “We have new recruits coming in from the recruiting station in Denver, and they’ll be swearing them in. That’s always a nice thing to see and just encourage those young people.” Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation Aurora Schools’ Proficiency Crisis Start listening at 18:00 – Hour 1 Max Garcia, a teacher, coach, and Aurora School Board candidate, exposes the stark reality behind the district’s $609 million annual budget. Crawford Elementary reports just 7% English proficiency and 6% math proficiency, meaning 93% of students cannot read at grade level. Garcia points to misplaced priorities: hundreds of thousands spent on outside consulting firms while classroom fundamentals suffer. Garcia recounts a conversation with a 26-year educator and constituent who, despite historically voting differently, pledged her support after experiencing how the district shuffles struggling students between schools to hide discrepancies. The candidate emphasizes returning to basics: reading, writing, math, and science, while questioning the expansion of DEI programs and cultural teams that absorb significant budget resources without improving student outcomes. “We’re talking 93% of...