Trust me, it’s not just the editing that was rubbish.
Now … is it actually possible to claim that colleges are indoctrinating drones without assuming that the college-educated are, in fact, indoctrinated drones?
The obvious answer is yes and here’s why:
You’re attempting to accuse me of equating a college education with indoctrination, which would mean a comdemnation of the very idea of a college education. I am not against the idea of a higher education. I myself am college-educated, as are almost all of my friends. So I’m not arguing in favor of “dumbing down” society. In fact, that’s exactly what I am against. It’s the intolerant Left on campus that insists on dumbing down students by putting political ideology ahead of useful information and the anti-intellectual tyranny of political correctness ahead of civil discourse and honest debate. My wish is for the Establishment on campus (totally dominated by the Left) is to educate students not indoctrinate them.
Now, as to your point… Luckily, for all the strenuous efforts put forth by the Left to indoctrinate as many useful idiots as possible, there are a great many students who recognize it for what it is and reject it. You can include yours truly among that group. Whether or not you choose to admit it, you know that what I’m complaining about is the ATTEMPT to indoctrinate and intimidate on the part of the Establishment. They are frequently successful, sadly. But they are never completely successful and never will be. That’s part of why they are constantly angry… It’s also true that it’s only a few departments that they can get away with it at all. There are plenty of departments on campus where the subject matter doesn’t lend itself to political indoctrination. But even in science departments you see it happen from time to time. And there are also plenty of professors who do not belong to the Left and some who are actually Conservative.
Bottom line: It is possible to get a college education without being indoctrinated by the Left. It just shouldn’t be such a struggle. Students shouldn’t have to suffer the relentless assaults on their beliefs by aging hippies who can’t be fired, no matter what they say or how they say it. I want professors to educate, not indoctrinate.
It’s typical of so-called “liberals” to accuse Conservatives of being “stupid” or “ignorant” or, at the very least, “anti-intellectual.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact it is those on the Left who are doctrinaire, dogmatic, cynical and intolerant.
