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Originally Posted by somethingfast
totally agree on this point! yes, we MUST be able to express views/opinions without fear that someone with an opposing view will go off the rails, left or right. universities ESPECIALLY need to embrace ALL opinion/thought otherwise what is the point of the experience? what knowledge is ultimately lost due to political bias???
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Yeah...*sigh.* Back in the dark ages when I was going to college, campuses were basically stuck in this hilarious kabuki play about those poor conservatives who could never get a damn word in edgewise in the "flaming liberal" campuses in America. Meanwhile 99.9% of college students just take basic courses in mostly basic knowledge (math, science, how to write), party if they get the chance, maybe do some extracurriculars. Craptastic speakers who couldn't get a job if they had to actually apply for one cry and whine about "snowflakes" when they don't get an invitation to host a riot at the local U. The biggest snowflakes are talk radio and pundit television shows (right and left and center and "independent") who allow no dissent, and can't even teach basic stuff like math, science, or how to write. It's just the same stupid argument that Socrates drank his hemlock for.
Look around, folks. The internet is just generally one giant argument, and universities are mostly certification factories that cater to the market. If you want true philosophical banter, go to a watering hole with thoughtful people that you don't know and talk face-to-face. Otherwise, it's usually just peeing up a flagpole.
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