One indicator of how common these kinds of views are is that I regularly hear college students excuse violence on the left, agree among themselves that the US is the principal source of evil in the world, and denigrate liberal democracy as a cover for racism and exploitation. Young adults don't arrive at this perspective spontaneously, I…
One indicator of how common these kinds of views are is that I regularly hear college students excuse violence on the left, agree among themselves that the US is the principal source of evil in the world, and denigrate liberal democracy as a cover for racism and exploitation. Young adults don't arrive at this perspective spontaneously, Instead, academics in many disciplines market this perspective as critical thinking. So the additional benefit of the belief system is that it confers intellectual superiority.
One indicator of how common these kinds of views are is that I regularly hear college students excuse violence on the left, agree among themselves that the US is the principal source of evil in the world, and denigrate liberal democracy as a cover for racism and exploitation. Young adults don't arrive at this perspective spontaneously, Instead, academics in many disciplines market this perspective as critical thinking. So the additional benefit of the belief system is that it confers intellectual superiority.
Yeah. As a uni prof this has become very much more prevalent than five years ago
I think we need a sad emoji. Or one that looks very concerned.