There were whistleblowers at the administrative and student level reporting anti-Semitism and bias against Jewish students. The pushback was mainly seen in governance bodies, student government, the academic senate, the office of equity, social justice, and multicultural education, and the dean of equity and engagement. The speaker emphasizes the prevalence of critical social justice in California community colleges and universities, which contrasted their previous experience with classical social justice. They taught their students a classical approach that focused on individual agency and equality of opportunity, rather than teaching them to see themselves as victims of oppression. However, in the California Community College space, they encountered a polarized environment where some embraced critical social justice and others rejected it. This led to the speaker being excluded and facing challenges during their tenure review process due to ideological differences and the perceived offensiveness of their views.