[conservatism_IS_compassion]

That such people are teaching students at an elite university is a chilling thought. That they promote a campus atmosphere where political correctness trumps the search for truth is painful.

That such attitudes and such atmospheres are not peculiar to Duke University, but are common on elite college campuses from coast to coast is a time bomb with the potential to destroy individuals and ultimately undermine the whole society.

. . . and that

The New York Times, which splashed these Duke students' pictures on the front page, along with inflammatory charges against them, and went ballistic on its editorial page, carried the story of Nifong's disbarment for prosecuting them on page 16.

is not unique to the NYT but is commonplace among journalism is even more horrifying. But worst of all is the fact that of our two-party political system, one entire political party is pretty much dedicated to that sort of stuff - and it wins elections that way.

[jazusamo]

one entire political party is pretty much dedicated to that sort of stuff - and it wins elections that way.

To me, that is the single most scary thing. It speaks volumes as to the state of our educational system, both the teachers and students.