Leftist Agenda in Academia explained

Post Reply New Topic

I think a better solution would be everyone work less. Maybe the government could stop taxing income and tax how many hours someone works after a certain point.

Where does this basic income come from if no one has to work? Where do taxes come from if no one has to work? Where does food come from if no one is growing it?

yes, that's because the right wing agenda is stupid and nobody wants to hear it.

If you believe in your little righty world so much, go start your own right wing school and stop complaining.

I'm not saying the numbers don't add up, leftists probably do outnumber the righties in academia. With that in mind, does that mean there's a leftist agenda?

I wouldn't say so.

It seems that the majority of scientifically illiterate world beliefs, such as creationism, evolution denial and climate change denial, are almost exclusively conservative. Some theories are leftist in nature, but the most prominent right now seem to be conservative. Could we say this is due to scientific illiteracy and an inability or refusal to educate oneself? I'd say so.

Universities are essentially open areas of education and discussing, debate and protest. In my opinion, they're the most open areas in the world for such things. As a result, you'll see a lot of railing against the corrupting power which, even when such overall power becomes minuscule, will always be conservative due to its tendency to place too much money and influence in the hands of the rich.

Liberals are vocal, and have conviction. A bad thing? Not really.

As for courses, I don't know what happens in sociological studies which lead to Marxist beliefs but it's not my understanding that students become "brainwashed", rather as an intellectual collection of individuals they are more likely to assess both sides and, due to the possible likelihood of being generally liberal, perhaps adopt more extreme socialist views on policy.

That doesn't mean they have to. I don't think students are told straight to their face that Marx was 100% correct, that's absurd.

What's more, as I stated on the previous thread, conservatives are more likely to seek business ventures and fund their own entrepreneurism. I've heard they're more likely to drop out than liberals due to this spirit. There's nothing wrong with that, but as conservatives they rely on free market principles and take advantage of them. Liberals, at least just at a guess, would be more likely to find themselves in public service and STEM.

So, more liberals graduating university means more liberal qualifications. More liberal qualifications means more liberal professors. More liberal professors leads to this belief about bias.

Sure, by sheer numbers, I agree. But by ideological indoctrination, I find it unlikely. I personally haven't experienced it. Unless allowing people to enjoy LGBTQ rights or furthering minority rights is liberal, of course, in which case maybe.

There is a strong left-wing Agenda in pretty much any organization funded by the state, which of course includes state-funded education. This is NOT because of the inherent truthfulness of left-wing dogma, which in the main, is infantile nonsense, it is simply a question of money. The right generally favors small government and self-reliance and that of course kills state funded jobs. The justifications of the left for huge state organizations boil down to an extended plea not to have to go out into the world and find a job in the private sector. Many of the denizens of academia are of course utterly unemployable in the real world. Does anybody think there is a demand for someone who is an expert in Gender Studies, without a state subsidy, for example? Of course not. The same can be said for countless other subjects taught across Europe and North America. There is, however, a demand for Engineers, Chemists, Biologists etc., which the First World does not produce enough of and has been importing from outside for decades now. I speak as someone with two History Degrees, who has taught at University level and works in the State Sector. When I was working at a University, a good 80% of the staff were left-wing.

[quote="Mudboy"
Where does this basic income come from if no one has to work? Whre do taxes come from if no one hase to work? Where does food come from if no one is growing it?[/quote]
People want to work. We have an allegedly booming economy but increasing automation, and increasing income inequality. Agricultural corporations grow our food. We can afford to let that money count for something, and not just let it reinforce an elite ruling class.

Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff interviewed by Nick Gillespie on their new book Coddling of the American Mind.

I think the point underscored here are that there serious problems taking place, the right is also having a moral panic, the two shouldn't be confused nor should one cancel the other.

I'm sick of the conservatives whining about the left academia.
Go back to your blue collar slave jobs and shut up! The bible is all the learnin' you need. pfft.

Left-Wing Agenda, is it ? Right-Wingers, you say ? Well, from what I see, the whole entire system is a Bird-Brained agenda being promoted everywhere. The Left Wing and the Right Wing are just two sides of the same BIRD after all. Researching two sides of an issue ? Try researching ALL aspects of an issue. Sheesh...