Friday, February 27, 2004
Here is why expelling conservatives does not bother liberals in the slightest.
From an essay by Susan Crowley (in Contending with Words, New York:MLA ,1991; pages 196-197:)
"Because . . . students are in some sense our captives, we must give up our traditional subscription to liberal tolerance if we are to bring about social change through them." (emphasis mine)
Now, before you go and say I took it out of context - I didn't. Yes, she admits later that teachers should "admit that we enact our own hegemonic desire" when trying to enact social change through them. That doesn't change the initial comment. Clearly she sees the "hegemonic desire[s]" of the liberal teachers as superior to whatever hegemony the students might be under. Therefore it doesn't matter. She still says tolerance must be abandoned!
Of course I see the concept of "Hegemony" as merely another conspiracy theory along with the Illuminati and the like - fungible and irrefutable. (More on this next week).
It is part of the plan. Liberal faculty do not consider conservative ideas worthy of respect, and students must be indoctrinated for their own good. It's fascism, but most will never admit that.
From an essay by Susan Crowley (in Contending with Words, New York:MLA ,1991; pages 196-197:)
"Because . . . students are in some sense our captives, we must give up our traditional subscription to liberal tolerance if we are to bring about social change through them." (emphasis mine)
Now, before you go and say I took it out of context - I didn't. Yes, she admits later that teachers should "admit that we enact our own hegemonic desire" when trying to enact social change through them. That doesn't change the initial comment. Clearly she sees the "hegemonic desire[s]" of the liberal teachers as superior to whatever hegemony the students might be under. Therefore it doesn't matter. She still says tolerance must be abandoned!
Of course I see the concept of "Hegemony" as merely another conspiracy theory along with the Illuminati and the like - fungible and irrefutable. (More on this next week).
It is part of the plan. Liberal faculty do not consider conservative ideas worthy of respect, and students must be indoctrinated for their own good. It's fascism, but most will never admit that.
