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QUOTE:Today, Republicans decry higher education as liberal bastions, denounce the increasingly “liberal” stances of many business leaders and journalists, and criticize as “censorship” major social media platforms for “silencing conservative speech.”
The truth hurts, doesn’t it, Gary? Is there no foundation for that belief?
Why does every article by a liberal Democrat spend so much time telling us how “intelligent” they are?
“Today, Republicans decry higher education as liberal bastions, …”
Roberts actually proved what he was trying to refute. Hopefully Roberts isn’t involved in teaching students how to debate or litigate.
Amen, Ronald F; an excellent point, about Roberts proving that which he was straining to refute.
Read it and weep, Dean [Yes, I’m impressed that you hung around academia long enough to become a Dean] Roberts. You’ve been living in that echo chamber so long you’ve lost at least some touch with what’s going on out here in the real world.
And this utter stupidity: There has even been growing acceptance in GOP circles of insane QAnon theories, including that Democrats eat human flesh and engage in the child sex trade.
What evidence do you have to support such idiocy? Or is the liberal Democrat mantra still true, wherein the accusation is also the conviction, no proof required?
Go back to reading The Gospel according to The New York Times at Starbucks and spare your readers your silliness that acrues from therein, among other sources.
Mr. Roberts raises points that are his opinion and debatable. He does what many from differing philosophical camps often do, which is to generalize broadly and apply labels to persuade. The extreme characteristics and descriptions of “the list that goes on and on”, is definitely not believed by “a significant and increasingly dominant segment of the Republican base and leadership”. It is believed by a lunatic fringe of the right wing camp …, and there is an extreme lunatic fringe at the far left of the political spectrum that have their issues as well. There is no question that President Trump was and continues to be at the center of very differing opinions of what constitutes American culture and how elected leaders should discharge the trust the American people place in those leaders. He has definitely challenged the “establishment politicians” on both sides of the aisle, as well as the “mainstream media” (distinct from journalists), and citizens at large to consider the principles and policies responsible citizens of this nation should value and the consequences of perpetuating “establishment governance”. That is the basis for his popularity, which will likely not subside. Issues that divide this nation are given increasing attention by politicians and the media and this has caused many individuals to discount the validity of what is espoused by both. News network ratings bear this out. Living in a time when 63 or 64 genders are recognized, and in the same breath, a common definition of gender cannot be agreed upon, many seek a more simplistic landscape for our culture. A landscape that focuses less on the minorities within our culture. In this context the term minorities does not refer to race, but does refer to the number of special interest categories/groups that increase in number daily. These “simplicity seekers” have an appetite for a “balanced perspective” that includes the many aspects of what is right with American culture, which is the basis of why so many immigrants risk life and limb to live in America, including starting their lives here as lawbreakers. Those seeking a more simplistic cultural landscape are weary of the 24/7/365 litany of all the atrocities and evil America and citizens of America have allegedly accosted the special interest minorities with to the exclusion of anything redeeming and worthwhile. Many of these same individuals seeking a more simplistic cultural landscape are in fact “intelligent people who are committed to truth and must operate in the real world”. They work at lower levels in the very same companies led by elites that Mr. Roberts refers to as “intelligent people who are committed to truth and must operate in the real world ‘and’ lean in other directions”. Unfortunately, those working at the lower levels cannot always express opinions that differ with their elite leaders for fear of losing their jobs. They are decidedly more simple minded than the elites as they have different matters to focus their mental attention and time on such as how to maintain and improve their lifestyles in a time when inflation and increased taxation to support the initiatives of the elites is reducing any economic prosperity they have previously enjoyed as a result of reporting to work regularly. These are the same simple-minded people that have challenged what we can only hope is an extreme minority of educators who have gone on record with claims that two plus two does not necessarily equal four. These simple minded people believe everyone that is a product of our education system at all levels would be better served by educational systems that teach core curricula of mathematics, hard sciences / engineering, English sciences, foreign languages, and traditional history vs. recently exposed curricula implemented to alter the social fabric of America. The simple reality is that many in America do not share Mr. Roberts perspective. We “simply” agree to disagree. We view his expressed opinion above as an opinion designed to politically influence readers of his opinion that they should not support the GOP for the reasons he states. Mr. Roberts is “dean emeritus” at Indiana University’s Law School. Emeritus is defined as “Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; — said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church”. Perhaps it is time for Mr. Roberts to enjoy full retirement.
Very well said Mark.
You may want to dig further into interesting insights about corporate America’s motivation for moving away from conservative values as they move toward “Wokism”. A good place to start is a book by Vivek Ramaswamy “Woke, Inc. – Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam”. Turns out that corporate America’s “Turn on the GOP is all about the money. Shocker!