Sunday, August 16, 2015

Academic Fascism

Via Billy


George Orwell said, “There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” If one wants to discover the truth of Orwell’s statement, he need only step upon most college campuses.

Faculty leaders of the University of California consider certain statements racism and feel they should not be used in class. They call it micro-aggression. To them, micro-aggressive racist statements are:

“America is the land of opportunity.” That is seen as perpetuating the myth of meritocracy. “There is only one race, the human race.” Such a statement is seen as denying the individual as a racial/cultural being. “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.” That’s “racist” because it gives the impression that “people of color are given extra unfair benefits because of their race.”

These expressions don’t exhaust the list of micro-aggressions.

2 comments:

  1. Thomas Sheridan gives a second to none critique of colleges/universities that merits reading:

    http://thomassheridanofficialblog.blogspot.ie/2015/08/university-death-cult-for-middle-classes.html

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    1. It certainly was and thanks.

      http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2015/08/university-death-cult-for-middle-classes.html

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