For years, conservatives have railed against the suppression of free
speech and increasing authoritarianism on college campuses — and
they've been largely written off by the liberal establishment in
academia.
Schlosser's
fear and Kipnis' reality come at a time when colleges are
swimming in
"trigger warnings" and "safe spaces," which have become necessary to
protect students so sensitive that they can't bear to have their
worldview challenged or face anything that might remind them of some
difficult past experience. It is no longer the responsibility of the
student to get herself help for trauma so severe she can't read classic
literature; no, the current culture puts the onus on everyone else to
tiptoe around for fear that someone, somewhere will be offended.
But now, the culture that has been cultivated by liberal ideologues has
turned against them, and they're fighting back.
The latest example comes from professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym),
who wrote an article titled: "I'm a liberal professor, and my liberal
students terrify me."
"The student-teacher dynamic has been re-envisioned along a line that's
simultaneously consumerist and hyper-protective, giving each and every
student the ability to claim Grievous Harm in nearly any circumstance,
after any affront, and a teacher's formal ability to respond to these
claims is limited at best," Schlosser wrote.
[...]Schlosser notes that such personal experiences have now replaced
due process and the scientific method as acceptable analyses. "All that
matters is that people are allowed to speak, that their narratives are
accepted without question, and that the bad feelings go away."[...]
[a
college revolution cont .. ]
Mario Savio could not be reached for a f**kn comment.
ReplyDeleteOh, eff them all. I'm way past worrying what the perpetually offended pansy girlie-men and girlie-womens are offended about.
ReplyDeleteSir H the Comet
The Value of a College Education has severely diminished since the late 60s when Liberal/Socialist Trash over rand the College/University System and added worthless Degree Programs that contribute NOTHING to the Nation but like Minded Liberal/Socialist indoctrinated end products that produce nothing useful to Society in General besides hate, discontent and mythology. WE are as a Nation, short on Statesmen, but long on Career Politicians, Lawyers that do not know the Constitution or Respect the Law much at all. Universities have produced the largest volume of Educated Fools since the 60s that the Nation has ever seen. And Ivy League schools with their Affirmative Action Standards lead the pack. Period .....
ReplyDeleteQuibblers, Serial Liars and Indoctrinated Fools do not a Prosperous Nation make.