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American universities an existential threat
American Thinker ^ | 2 Dec, 2023 | Eric Utter

Posted on 12/02/2023 5:49:21 AM PST by MtnClimber

America’s “institutions of higher learning” could not be of lower character. Nor could they be less effective in preparing young people for the real world. The examples are legion, ubiquitous.

A professor at Washington University in St. Louis recently praised pro-Palestinian protesters who vandalized a Jewish leader’s home on Thanksgiving morning, and described the smoke bombs and paint damage as “pretty cool.” Heather Hackman, consultant at a recent University of Oklahoma race workshop, says “making sure you’re not tardy” is simply part of “the racial narrative of white.” So, being on time is white supremacy. Furthermore, Hackman claims individualism, honesty, discipline, and rigor are other traits indicative of white privilege and/or supremacy. In other words, being competent and respectful isn’t cool. Integrity and character are racist. Ms. Hackman is on record telling educators that if they don’t plan on promoting social justice in the classroom, they shouldn’t go into teaching.

Some “educators” believe that there is no such thing as free will. Others believe that certain words are violence and therefore should be prevented or punished, but that violence to further causes in which they believe is free speech and therefore protected by the First Amendment.

Colleges across the land warn of “microaggressions” should students potentially be exposed to unfamiliar points of view—or any description of less than pleasant reality. And, should students be traumatized by the aforementioned instead of learning and growing, safe spaces abound on campuses, some replete with warm milk, cookies, and puppies for petting.

Universities universally teach/preach that virtually anything found in the U.S.-- or previously taught in schools-- is an example of colonialism or imperialism, including mathematics.

The nearest thing to a religion on campus today is the unwavering belief that there are more than two genders....

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: academia; domesticenemies; education; marxism
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To: Flatus I. Maximus

“And here we have Miss Amsterdam who saved Holland when she stuck her finger in the dyke. Show us your finger!”

(She then flips the audience the “bird” with a bandage on it)—From the movie NOTHING SACRED.(1937)


21 posted on 12/02/2023 7:48:30 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Flatus I. Maximus

An astute question. According to her biography, the pronouns are “she/her”, so I would say that she is a rug muncher.


22 posted on 12/02/2023 7:52:03 AM PST by DeplorablePaul
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To: Da Coyote

More likely they will go further down the road to being diploma mills.


23 posted on 12/02/2023 8:06:43 AM PST by Ford4000
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