How Modern Education Breeds Good Little Marxists

Odinson · March 03, 2021, 07:22:55 PM

A non-privileged being does not expect you to pay for its dinner.

Anonymous · March 03, 2021, 07:55:57 PM

I've never heard of heterosexism before.

Anonymous · March 04, 2021, 12:43:03 PM

Liberal bias in Canadian universities is a fact, study says

The great American conservative philosopher Thomas Sowell once quipped: "The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department."

Now, the author of a new academic study surveying professors and graduate students in university social science and humanities departments in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., says his findings provide, "hard data on the absence of viewpoint diversity (in universities) and the presence of discrimination against conservative and gender-critical scholars."

"We found that most academics don't support cancel culture, but a large minority — in some cases a majority — discriminate against conservatives and gender-critical scholars" said Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at Birkbeck College of the University of London.

"In addition, younger academics are more intolerant of older scholars, suggesting trouble for defenders of academic freedom in the years to come."

His report, "Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination and Self-Censorship" done for the Centre for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology — found that in Canada:

— 73% of academics sampled from 40 top-ranked Canadian universities identified as left-wing, 4% as right-wing.

— 60% of conservative academics say there is a hostile climate to their beliefs in their departments, compared to only 9% for liberal academics who felt this way about their beliefs.

— 45% of liberal academics would not hire a professor solely for expressing support for former U.S. president Donald Trump.

— only 27% would be comfortable having lunch with a gender-critical scholar who opposes the idea of a trans woman accessing women's shelters.

— Younger academics were twice as likely to support dismissing controversial conservative professors compared to older academics, with 41% under the age of 40 supporting at least one of four hypothetical dismissal campaigns.

— 7% of academics voted for the federal Conservatives in the last election, compared to more than 34% of voters.

Kaufmann said because of liberal bias, many conservative students self-select away from academia as a career, while conservative professors tend to retire early, making the problem of liberal bias worse over time.

Conservative scholars said they avoid asking questions about controversial issues that go against the progressive consensus in their departments, out of fear for their careers.

Kaufmann said while most liberal academics don't fit the stereotype of hard-left radicals and it's simplistic to describe universities as hard-left monocultures, there are serious and growing problems with liberal bias.

While only one in 10 liberal professors surveyed advocated firing conservative colleagues for expressing controversial views, "a growing minority discriminates against them and isn't actively opposed to their cancellation. This helps explain why there isn't enough internal pressure to protect academic freedom. The problem is now spilling off campus.

"None of this is because liberals are particularly prone to discriminate," Kaufmann said. "In fact, liberals and conservatives in academia discriminate at similar rates. The difference is that many more scholars lean left, meaning that the impact of discrimination falls overwhelmingly on conservatives, a serious issue.

"The problem of progressive liberalism has persisted for four decades," Kaufmann concludes.

"Universities cannot reform themselves and require external intervention. A promising model involves annual auditing from provincial and federal governments to ensure that public universities are adhering to the law on freedom of expression and not engaging in discrimination against political minorities."

Premier Doug Ford's government in Ontario has introduced a free speech policy for provincial universities.

Such policies are controversial and generally opposed by universities, who see them as an attack on their academic freedom.

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study

cc · March 04, 2021, 01:44:34 PM

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Such policies are controversial and generally opposed by universities, who see them as an attack on their academic freedom.

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study

On their freedom to make those opposing their views not free .. Oh the Hypocrisy !!

Renee · March 04, 2021, 02:19:35 PM

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Fifth graders forced to celebrate 'black communism,' hold mock 'Black Power' rally for Angela Davis, define 'communist' in 'favorable terms'

A Pennsylvania school is under fire after fifth graders were reportedly forced to celebrate black communism and hold a mock "Black Power" rally amid Black History Month celebrations.

What are the details?

Students in one Philadelphia elementary school were allegedly forced to celebrate "black communism" and endure a mock Black Power rally in order to "free" Angela Davis, outspoken radical political activist, from "jail."

Christopher Rufo, a contributing editor at the City Journal, detailed the alleged activities — which he says were outlined by whistleblower documents — and said that he spoke with a school source that corroborated the details.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-graders-forced-to-celebrate-black-communism-hold-mock-black-power-rally-report?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202021-02-16&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM">https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-gra ... Daily%20PM">https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-graders-forced-to-celebrate-black-communism-hold-mock-black-power-rally-report?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202021-02-16&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM

https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-graders-forced-to-celebrate-black-communism-hold-mock-black-power-rally-report?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202021-02-16&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM">https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-gra ... Daily%20PM">https://www.theblaze.com/news/fifth-graders-forced-to-celebrate-black-communism-hold-mock-black-power-rally-report?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202021-02-16&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM

It's PHILADELPHIA,... The school is probably 99% black, FFS....They do that shit whether it is organized by a teacher or not....If they aren't out raising a black power fist, they're smoking weed or sexually assaulting a teacher in the bathroom or stealing basketball shoes or planning their first "drive by" as soon as they are old enough...."The City of Brotherly Love" is anything but. Philly was a hole back when I was in college, it has gotten infinitely worse since.

Philly is just another example of social failure fostered by half a century of democrap political control.

Anonymous · March 04, 2021, 02:23:10 PM

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Liberal bias in Canadian universities is a fact, study says

The great American conservative philosopher Thomas Sowell once quipped: "The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department."

Now, the author of a new academic study surveying professors and graduate students in university social science and humanities departments in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., says his findings provide, "hard data on the absence of viewpoint diversity (in universities) and the presence of discrimination against conservative and gender-critical scholars."

"We found that most academics don't support cancel culture, but a large minority — in some cases a majority — discriminate against conservatives and gender-critical scholars" said Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at Birkbeck College of the University of London.

"In addition, younger academics are more intolerant of older scholars, suggesting trouble for defenders of academic freedom in the years to come."

His report, "Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination and Self-Censorship" done for the Centre for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology — found that in Canada:

— 73% of academics sampled from 40 top-ranked Canadian universities identified as left-wing, 4% as right-wing.

— 60% of conservative academics say there is a hostile climate to their beliefs in their departments, compared to only 9% for liberal academics who felt this way about their beliefs.

— 45% of liberal academics would not hire a professor solely for expressing support for former U.S. president Donald Trump.

— only 27% would be comfortable having lunch with a gender-critical scholar who opposes the idea of a trans woman accessing women's shelters.

— Younger academics were twice as likely to support dismissing controversial conservative professors compared to older academics, with 41% under the age of 40 supporting at least one of four hypothetical dismissal campaigns.

— 7% of academics voted for the federal Conservatives in the last election, compared to more than 34% of voters.

Kaufmann said because of liberal bias, many conservative students self-select away from academia as a career, while conservative professors tend to retire early, making the problem of liberal bias worse over time.

Conservative scholars said they avoid asking questions about controversial issues that go against the progressive consensus in their departments, out of fear for their careers.

Kaufmann said while most liberal academics don't fit the stereotype of hard-left radicals and it's simplistic to describe universities as hard-left monocultures, there are serious and growing problems with liberal bias.

While only one in 10 liberal professors surveyed advocated firing conservative colleagues for expressing controversial views, "a growing minority discriminates against them and isn't actively opposed to their cancellation. This helps explain why there isn't enough internal pressure to protect academic freedom. The problem is now spilling off campus.

"None of this is because liberals are particularly prone to discriminate," Kaufmann said. "In fact, liberals and conservatives in academia discriminate at similar rates. The difference is that many more scholars lean left, meaning that the impact of discrimination falls overwhelmingly on conservatives, a serious issue.

"The problem of progressive liberalism has persisted for four decades," Kaufmann concludes.

"Universities cannot reform themselves and require external intervention. A promising model involves annual auditing from provincial and federal governments to ensure that public universities are adhering to the law on freedom of expression and not engaging in discrimination against political minorities."

Premier Doug Ford's government in Ontario has introduced a free speech policy for provincial universities.

Such policies are controversial and generally opposed by universities, who see them as an attack on their academic freedom.

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... fact-study">https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-liberal-bias-in-canadian-universities-is-a-fact-study

My daughter attends U of C, but her courses are online.

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