This week in fascist academia
This week’s collection of stories illustrating the fascist culture that permeates today’s academic community actually includes some good news. (My last fascist academia post can be seen here.)
First the bad:
- Liberty University Forcibly Removes Anti-Trump Christian Author from Campus
- Proposed University of Arkansas System policy spells trouble for academic freedom
- Princeton Chabad hosts Hotovely speech after Hillel cancels
- University of Oklahoma Melts Down After A Sorority Girl Dressed As Pocahontas For Halloween
- Steep spike seen in vandalism of pro-life campus displays
The first story illustrates that this intolerance is not limited to the left. In this case a conservative university kicked out a speaker with more moderate views.
Nonetheless, the majority of these attacks on freedom of speech continue to come from the left or from left-leaning organizations. The last story indicates the trends, which include a significant shift towards violence and a disrespect for property rights.
Now for the good news.
- Professor who told his class to erase pro-life chalking pays $17,000 to settle lawsuit
- Dramatist groups denounce Brandeis for canceling play called critical of Black Lives Matter
In the first story we see a rare example of someone experiencing bad consequences for their bad fascist behavior. If only this would happen more often. In the second story the theatrical community, including the normally very leftwing partisan Dramatists Guild of America (!), has actually come out against censorship, even if that censorship involves opinions that attack modern liberal sacred cows, such as the racist Black Lives Matter movement. This action is so out of the norm that I am somewhat speechless.
This week’s collection of stories illustrating the fascist culture that permeates today’s academic community actually includes some good news. (My last fascist academia post can be seen here.)
First the bad:
- Liberty University Forcibly Removes Anti-Trump Christian Author from Campus
- Proposed University of Arkansas System policy spells trouble for academic freedom
- Princeton Chabad hosts Hotovely speech after Hillel cancels
- University of Oklahoma Melts Down After A Sorority Girl Dressed As Pocahontas For Halloween
- Steep spike seen in vandalism of pro-life campus displays
The first story illustrates that this intolerance is not limited to the left. In this case a conservative university kicked out a speaker with more moderate views.
Nonetheless, the majority of these attacks on freedom of speech continue to come from the left or from left-leaning organizations. The last story indicates the trends, which include a significant shift towards violence and a disrespect for property rights.
Now for the good news.
- Professor who told his class to erase pro-life chalking pays $17,000 to settle lawsuit
- Dramatist groups denounce Brandeis for canceling play called critical of Black Lives Matter
In the first story we see a rare example of someone experiencing bad consequences for their bad fascist behavior. If only this would happen more often. In the second story the theatrical community, including the normally very leftwing partisan Dramatists Guild of America (!), has actually come out against censorship, even if that censorship involves opinions that attack modern liberal sacred cows, such as the racist Black Lives Matter movement. This action is so out of the norm that I am somewhat speechless.