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I agree BI did a great service, but not because I disagree with Rufo'a agenda and think it needs to be pushed back. BI 'poked the bear' and provoked Ackman int
by rahimnathwani 3y ago
I agree BI did a great service, but not because I disagree with Rufo'a agenda and think it needs to be pushed back.
BI 'poked the bear' and provoked Ackman into putting resources into shining a light on some (albeit limited) aspect of the problems with the academic establishment.
Assuming he follows through, we will all get a bunch of interesting analysis, without spending a dime ourselves!
- benzible 3y agoCool, so we've established that you're somewhere on the spectrum from indifferent to supportive of the agenda of a man who is pretty explicitly trying to bring Orban-style authoritarianism to the US [1]. Personally, I'm far more concerned about a looming existential threat to US democracy than I am about academic plagiarism by the leadership of high-profile universities. So, agree to disagree, I guess. [1] https://www.vox.com/23811277/christopher-rufo-culture-wars-ron-desantis-florida-critical-race-theory-anti-wokeness https://www.vox.com/23811277/christopher-rufo-culture-wars-r...
- bongoman37 3y agoWhy is this about individuals at all? As a former academic I feel academia has a higher principle to uphold its principles about assigning credit where it is due and so on. Right and left are largely meaningless terms, we should be striving for the truth.