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The demands are simple and not confusing at all. - Stop promoting Democrats' agendas as the ultimate truth; stop bullying people for non-Democratic views - All
by jiriknesl 1y ago
The demands are simple and not confusing at all.
- Stop promoting Democrats' agendas as the ultimate truth; stop bullying people for non-Democratic views
- Allow Republicans' agendas to be equally represented
Is it really so difficult to understand?
Out of many bad things Trump has done, this isn't really bad for anyone except core Democrats voters.
The US academia has become hostile to anyone except one particular culture. This should stop.
- allturtles 1y agoConservatives should start their own universities, if they aren't happy with the existing ones. The federal government has no business enforcing conformity to certain ideological demands in private institutions. It's right there in the very first amendment.
- thechao 1y agoConservatives have started their own Universities. No one likes going to those schools, and they end up bankrupt, with students who are functionally uneducated.
- allturtles 1y agoSo, there you go, the market has spoken.
- tmpz22 1y ago> Conservatives should start their own universities They did. Remember Trump University? It got shut down for fraud.
- palmotea 1y agoI don't think Trump University was ever indented to be a real university. Wasn't it basically the Trump-branded version of those late night infomercials promising to teach you how to get rich in real estate? You know, the ones where ultimately they basically just sell you a bunch of tapes for $5000? If you're looking for an actual conservative university, a better example would be a place like Liberty University. I think the problem is starting an institution is hard, it'll only really hit its stride like 100 years after being founded, and it's hard to keep an ideological project on track for such a long period of time.
- carlosjobim 1y agoStanford for example.
- jiriknesl 1y agoIf the university was founded by the government, it should represent Americans. All of them. Half of Americans are conservative. Approx. half of academia should be conservative. Harvard is older than both parties. There is no good reason why it should cater to only one half of Americans.
- BHSPitMonkey 1y agoWhy should any university go out of its way to "cater to" conservatives and liberals in equal measure if those ideologies don't equally value things like reason and truth? The mission should be providing education and facilitating research, not keeping political partisans happy.
- etchalon 1y agoIt was founded by a government, not the federal government, let alone this government. It was founded before this government existed. And it's been a private institution for hundreds of years.
- CogitoCogito 1y agoAre you arguing that _all_ universities that receive government funding should cater equally to conservatives and liberals? Given that Texas Christian University receives funding from the government, would you argue that it too should stop receiving federal funding until represents America equally?
- jiriknesl 1y agoIf they receive federal funding, they should represent Americans. If 100% of Americans will be Democrats, then it can be this monoculture. If more people shift to Green politics, or Libertarian, it should represent those more too. If there is a Christian university, it should either be sponsored by Christians only, or similar funding should go to other universities representing other major American groups (for example Jews). Discrimination based on political views should be treated the same as discrimination based on sexual orientation or race.
- grotsnot 1y agoSo the existing ones don't need government money, then, right?