Posted on 12/14/2021 1:31:21 PM PST by karpov
I was recently invited to visit the second National Conservative Conference in Orlando, the first in-person conference of this movement, since its birth in 2019.
I had the opportunity to hear a talk by conservative activist Christopher Rufo about the policies of counterrevolution against critical theory in the country’s institutions, including its colleges and universities. Rufo was the man who single-handedly waged a war on critical race theory (CRT), and was instrumental in shaping policies under the previous administration. Recently, his strategy was vindicated in Virginia elections where education was the second-highest important issue polled, and handed the Republicans their first major victory in the state in decades. Virginians made it known that they did not want their kids to be taught that they are racists and that the county was founded on white supremacy.
Even with that recent electoral victory, CRT still pervades the country’s institutions, particularly its colleges and universities. During his talk, Rufo stated that “without a doubt [critical theory] is… the dominant ideology in the public universities,” later adding that “ 90 percent of university students are in public universities.” CRT is allowed to thrive in higher education because the public so far has allowed it to, Rufo argues. “We don’t have to accept this cultural revolution, it’s a choice to tolerate [it ]. We can unmake that choice,” he said.
So, what are Rufo’s theory and strategy? In the most important parts of the speech, Rufo discussed what he thought was “the Achilles heel of this cultural revolution”:
(Excerpt) Read more at jamesgmartin.center ...
Some good ideas there.
Today’s “ universities “ are wildly overpriced indoctrination centers.
A young person should go to trade school instead. There are so many shortages in the trades.
Thus, a lot of honest money can be made, and room at the top for rapid advancement.
Interesting article.
I don’t see why Republican legislatures can’t defund the DEI structures in state universities.
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