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Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
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Originally posted by John D Harris:
The majority of them are so far left they have to look to their right and use a telescope to see Ted Kennedy. 
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If you and Khazadman are both right then, what do you think makes American universities so much different from the rest of the world? Especially as more European's than American's are probably left-wing... [/QUOTE]I take it, that you liked that one Sham.
Here's another for you: I'm so far to the right I have to look to my left and use my telescope to see Reagan.
The USA's Uni's maybe different, I have no point of referance for the rest of the World's Uni's, and nothing personal but I don't want to have any point of referance. That is my choice and I freely admit it, no justification, or excuses, just that's the way it is.
The Uni's are made up of people. Based on 43 years of life, whenever there is an authority, as Professors are, the authority will push the agenda that they believe is correct. If I had to place a bet on why, I would bet that since the USA is not as left as Europe. The original indoctrination in the USA is for the most part on the right of center. People want to leave marks/impressions, Professors included. The most effective way to leave a mark is to oppose, stand out, be differant. Which stands out more a red brick in a wall of blue bricks, or a blue brick in a wall of blue bricks?
You've seen the terms used "Free thinking", "thinking freely" or the like. To that I ask what do they want people to think free of? Because it certainly isn't thinking free of indoctrination, the "free thinking" crowd WANT people to think inside the scope of their Indoctrination. Everybody that has posted so far has agreed that Uni's indoctrinate one way or another.(de-indoctrinating IS indoctrinating, it just happens to be indoctrinating an opposing indocrination, from the original Indoctrination.) To me "thinking free" is exactlly that! One is free to think what they want, no matter what the indoctrination is. In other words think what you want and I'll think what I want.
(For those that haven't read what I have writen, I have no problem with agendas. I have a problem with people that think agendas are bad/evil/wrong, when the agenda is one different then the agenda they hold. DO I have an agenda? You bet your sweet bippy I do, I just admit it, instead of trying to say having an agenda is wrong WHILE holding agenda myself.)
[ 01-23-2005, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]