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To: Grendel9

I can't be quite so optimistic on this one. The universities are loaded with evolutionists, feminists, quasi-marxists, pro-abortionists, pro-homosexualists, etc. This is just the tiniest tip of the iceberg being clipped off. Still, it is a positive development, even if so small...


28 posted on 02/13/2005 1:42:02 PM PST by guitarist
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To: guitarist
The universities are loaded with evolutionists, feminists, quasi-marxists, pro-abortionists

That's the great betrayal of the 'best and brightest' when the left seizes institutional control. Suddenly, political tests are not only the criteria for admission, but for grading. The student's minds spin in the confused hysteria of liberal's shouting their non sequitur screeds in front of every blackboard. These are kids who were best in their schools, whose parents work hard to put them through school, who may work full or part-time themselves to pay for such nonsense. And they emerge the worse for it. At least in the accredited science and technology programs, while the kids are often just as bloated on PC junk, they still know how to turn dials and read the scope, as it were. The others are simply betrayed. Their only hope is the link of personal contact, influence, patronage and nepotism, the 'old-school ties'. And these tend to come with most students before they first step foot on campus, anyway. They're born into it.

It does open possibilities, however, for students who are prepared for all this. The libraries still contain the great works, and technical manuals. As enrolled students, there is still some limited excuse for limited contact and questions of those who might know. They have academic discounts on software and whatever else. They have potential openings to internships, they wouldn't otherwise have. They can even opt for 'independent study', with various expenses, where appropriate, paid for by the institution. They can do that even as undergrads (I did). So for those ready for the betrayal, they can try to sidestep the muck as best they can and use the resources of a university to genuinely learn and better themselves, for the ultimate betterment of society at large. The secret - don't go to class.

30 posted on 02/13/2005 3:00:17 PM PST by sevry
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