Not quite true. Such a position would be value-neutral, which might have some actual value in teaching.
Their true position is invariably anti-American or anti-Western civ.
Kenya or Cuba or Sri Lanka or Iran are not portrayed as being equal to America, but rather as being inherently superior.
Back at ya.
Yes, they do, invariably, take the opposite side to American/Western civ, in all cases.
But, this is actually due to my assertion that the left despises the idea of making judgements, as their behavior would ultimately be judged.
Since Western civ, demonstrably, has a positive outcome, and, in their worldview, all cultures MUST be equal (to avoid judgements), it must be that Western Civ somehow is oppressing other cultures, and they must side with the oppressed and against the oppressors.
Here’s a great lecture by Evan Sayett on the topic:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-46%2CGGLJ%3Aen&q=regurgitating+the+apple
I ran into that “thought process” at University. A professor claimed that all cultures are equal, and none are any better than any other. With the horrific blood-letting that more or less defines the 20th century in mind, I pointed that it follows by that logic, no cultures are any worse either, by definition, and he agreed without hesitation.
The whole point of the liberal-arts portion of a university education today is to confuse the young mind, to chip away their allegiences to parents, authority, “the establishment”, etc, any sort of religious based mores or values, any sort of so-called individualist thinking, isolate and weed out free thinkers, etc. EVERYTHING is political with these folks.