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There is a big difference between homogenous, but mostly uncoordinated and unconscious biases held by liberal academics, and the conscious, coordinated and incr
by stupidcar 11y ago
There is a big difference between homogenous, but mostly uncoordinated and unconscious biases held by liberal academics, and the conscious, coordinated and incredibly aggressive campaign by conservative politicians, business interests, activists and academics to attack and discredit any theory or research that conflicts with their world-view.
If some innocent conservative academics are facing blowback for being associated with the wrecking tactics of their ideological peers, I'd say it's the least of our problems. The risk that we might literally wind up destroying our civilisation due to the malfeasance of the right weight more heavily on my mind than that some conservative academics struggle to get tenure. If anything, attempting the resolve the latter problem will only exacerbate the first, by helping legitimising the garbage research that conservative academics are paid to produce.
- oldmanjay 11y agoThat you think the only threat to civilization comes from the right shows a bit of bias all on its own. That you can say this in the same paragraph where you essentially condone censuring people for holding views you find unconvincing is just icing on that nasty little cake.
- nemo 11y ago"That you think the only threat to civilization comes from the right" That's not what they said nor is it implied.
- oldmanjay 11y agoIt was directly said that conservatives threaten civilization. I'll admit the "only" was my insertion. The implications of the rest of the comment are clear and I'll stand by my interpretation.