SAEDNEWS: The U.S. government's crackdown on academic institutions over pro-Palestinian activism reveals four key cognitive errors, including misjudging generational shifts and clinging to outdated geopolitical narratives. These missteps highlight Washington’s disconnect from evolving domestic and global realities.
Acording to SAEDNEWS, The White House’s increasingly aggressive stance against academic institutions like Harvard University, amid rising pro-Palestinian student protests, reflects a deeper miscalculation rooted in four major cognitive errors shaping current U.S. policy.
In a recent escalation, former President Donald Trump vowed to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, accusing the institution—and others—of anti-Semitism and political bias. This comes as Zionist lobbying pressure intensifies and bipartisan political leaders unite against campus movements critical of Israeli actions in Gaza.
Despite media silence, several students have faced academic penalties or detainment by federal authorities for their activism. Trump went so far as to declare that the future of American history could be written without mentioning Harvard—an extraordinary remark emblematic of the cognitive dissonance afflicting U.S. leadership.
The following four errors illustrate this disconnect:
American officials, including Trump, wrongly believe the public backlash against Israel is merely reactionary and temporary—tied to the Gaza conflict. In reality, public opposition to the Israeli regime, especially among young Americans, is deeply rooted in ethical objections to occupation and systemic violence. The Gaza war may have intensified it, but the sentiment extends far beyond a specific event or timeline.
A profound generational shift is underway in the U.S. The youth, increasingly disillusioned with both Democrats and Republicans, are rejecting establishment narratives. A 2023 poll revealed that over half of Americans aged 18–24 support full Palestinian reclamation of occupied lands. The resulting crackdown on academic polling and free discourse only fuels the younger generation’s skepticism and resolve, particularly as they track Palestinian affairs through independent channels
No matter how aggressively the White House attempts to silence dissent—by targeting universities, students, or intellectual discourse—it cannot resurrect the decades-old Zionist narrative. America’s youth have peeled back the layers of propaganda to understand the roots of the occupation and the realities in Gaza. The once-dominant Western version of events has lost its credibility among this rising, informed generation.
Finally, U.S. leaders are failing to recognize a shifting international landscape. While they cling to a fading vision of a unipolar world, a new multipolar order is forming—one that increasingly challenges the dominance of Western narratives and power structures. The Zionist regime’s place in this new reality is uncertain, and the inability of Washington to adapt reflects a fundamental misreading of the times.
Together, these errors highlight a troubling pattern of cognitive rigidity in U.S. policymaking—one that not only isolates it from global shifts but also alienates the very generation shaping the future of its own society.
