The problem here is that there is a larger political argument, which I acknowledge but really don't want to participate in, which goes something like college on

The problem here is that there is a larger political argument, which I acknowledge but really don't want to participate in, which goes something like college only exists to indoctrinate young liberals. As you can see from one of the other commenters on this article, people take it like that whether I mean it that way or not. I find this statement to be true, but an oversimplification, and it's not my point at all. I think what we're really seeing is a sociological phenomenon: teaching people to appear as if they've learned something instead of actually teaching them anything. I find this deeper point to be much more important. You might find the same thing at right-leaning universities -- perhaps. (Although there is an interesting inverse relationship on the right. Perhaps at right-leaning universities you would find students who pose as tolerant and worldly yet have no idea why they do so? It bears study.) Not an excuse for not doing a rewrite, but I wanted to point out that there is a fine line here, hence the "I'm not saying" text. (Still needs a rewrite. Your point is well made. Thank you.)