This week in fascist academia
Time for another depressing update on the fascist and childish culture that unfortunately seems to presently dominate the college campuses of modern America. (To read my earlier updates, posted almost weekly since October, go here.)
To begin, below are some stories illustrating the fascist and intolerant nature of many college administrations:
- College president at Northwest Vista College in Texas says ‘Hate speech isn’t free speech’
- ‘Jingle Bells’ rooted in racism, Boston University professor says
- Conservative club at Wartburg Colleg rejected for not conforming to school’s ‘values’
- University of Iowa threatens religious liberty by expelling Christian group
- University of Virginia stonewalls conservative club for restricting membership to conservatives
- Wartburg College censors free speech group for using the word ‘suck’
- Student hangs posters, University of California-San Diego’s bias response office launches probe against student
- Journalists handcuffed, barred from college campuses
In every case above, we either have the college administrations taking actions to suppress speech they did not like, or college facility announcing to the world that they haven’t the faintest understanding of freedom of speech or its fundamental basis for the establishment of western civilization.
The last story describes a recent Columbia Journalism Review report about how a number of universities have become very hostile to working journalists, and have even taken actions to have journalists arrested. The universities mentioned including the University of Colorado-Boulder, Keene State College, and two New York state colleges, Bronx Community College and Kingsborough Community College.
However, as I have noted in earlier updates, the fascist culture at academia is unfortunately not limited to the administrators and teachers. Many students advocate intolerance as well.
- University of Tennessee deletes its defense of free speech under pressure by student body
- ‘Internationalist’ student group calls for book ban at George Washington University
- Poet laureate of Columbia University’s marching band smears college Republicans as Nazis and white supremacists
The last story includes video of the smear, in which this so-called “poet laureate” also says that “We all know that the only way to shut [the Republicans] up is to punch them in the face.”
All is not bad news however. Below are several stories this past week that suggest that there has been some push back against this fascist culture.
- University of Virginia promises to recognize conservative club after outcry from former governor
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas professor who punished pro-Trump student with bad grades has resigned
- Bunker Hill Community College overturns policy that banned Navy vet from distributing copies of Constitution
- Report: Campus speech codes decline for 10th straight year
The last story is not all good news. While the number of colleges with restrictive speech codes continues to decline, overall 90 percent of American universities “still maintain at least one policy that either restricts protected speech or can too easily be interpreted to do so.”
The first story is actually an update on the fifth story in the first group. The administration at the University of Virginia has realized that it is under political pressure, and has therefore at least made a gesture towards the concept of free speech. We shall see if they follow through. I have my doubts.
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Time for another depressing update on the fascist and childish culture that unfortunately seems to presently dominate the college campuses of modern America. (To read my earlier updates, posted almost weekly since October, go here.)
To begin, below are some stories illustrating the fascist and intolerant nature of many college administrations:
- College president at Northwest Vista College in Texas says ‘Hate speech isn’t free speech’
- ‘Jingle Bells’ rooted in racism, Boston University professor says
- Conservative club at Wartburg Colleg rejected for not conforming to school’s ‘values’
- University of Iowa threatens religious liberty by expelling Christian group
- University of Virginia stonewalls conservative club for restricting membership to conservatives
- Wartburg College censors free speech group for using the word ‘suck’
- Student hangs posters, University of California-San Diego’s bias response office launches probe against student
- Journalists handcuffed, barred from college campuses
In every case above, we either have the college administrations taking actions to suppress speech they did not like, or college facility announcing to the world that they haven’t the faintest understanding of freedom of speech or its fundamental basis for the establishment of western civilization.
The last story describes a recent Columbia Journalism Review report about how a number of universities have become very hostile to working journalists, and have even taken actions to have journalists arrested. The universities mentioned including the University of Colorado-Boulder, Keene State College, and two New York state colleges, Bronx Community College and Kingsborough Community College.
However, as I have noted in earlier updates, the fascist culture at academia is unfortunately not limited to the administrators and teachers. Many students advocate intolerance as well.
- University of Tennessee deletes its defense of free speech under pressure by student body
- ‘Internationalist’ student group calls for book ban at George Washington University
- Poet laureate of Columbia University’s marching band smears college Republicans as Nazis and white supremacists
The last story includes video of the smear, in which this so-called “poet laureate” also says that “We all know that the only way to shut [the Republicans] up is to punch them in the face.”
All is not bad news however. Below are several stories this past week that suggest that there has been some push back against this fascist culture.
- University of Virginia promises to recognize conservative club after outcry from former governor
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas professor who punished pro-Trump student with bad grades has resigned
- Bunker Hill Community College overturns policy that banned Navy vet from distributing copies of Constitution
- Report: Campus speech codes decline for 10th straight year
The last story is not all good news. While the number of colleges with restrictive speech codes continues to decline, overall 90 percent of American universities “still maintain at least one policy that either restricts protected speech or can too easily be interpreted to do so.”
The first story is actually an update on the fifth story in the first group. The administration at the University of Virginia has realized that it is under political pressure, and has therefore at least made a gesture towards the concept of free speech. We shall see if they follow through. I have my doubts.
Readers!
Every February I run a fund-raising drive during my birthday month. This year I celebrate my 72nd birthday, and hope and plan to continue writing and posting on Behind the Black for as long as I am able.
I hope my readers will support this effort. As I did in my November fund-raising drive, I am offering autographed copies of my books for large donations. Donate $250 and you can have a choice of the hardback of either Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 or Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space. Donate $200 and you can get an autographed paperback copy of either. IMPORTANT! If you donate enough to get a book, please email me separately to tell me which book you want and the address to mail it to.
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. My analysis of space, politics, and culture, taken from the perspective of an historian, is almost always on the money and ahead of the game. For example, in 2020 I correctly predicted that the COVID panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Every one of those 2020 conclusions has turned out right.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
Behind The Black
c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652
You can also support me by buying one of my books, as noted in the boxes interspersed throughout the webpage or shown in the menu above.
Oh brother!