Quote:
|
Originally Posted by roachboy
1. what opposing benign programs like this puts conservatives in the position of arguing against: conservatives now oppose sustainability (why?); the oppose tolerance of difference (why?); they oppose social justice (this we knew, but i doubt that conservatives like to array themselves against social justice)...they oppose programs that would tell undergraduates that being racist is perhaps not the best idea, they oppose the notion that homophobia is a problem.
so we could arrange a little picture of what conservatives support from this:
racism
homophobia
social injustice
non-sustainable practice
intolerance
well played.
|
I'll agree with you that in general there's nothing to be worried about when it comes to similar programs, but this specific case could be different and there are imo logical reasons to be against it.
It's hard to see how could you not have a problem with it, if the program really was as sinister as is implied(living in a state college in the northeast I can say that this is probably suspect, but I have no specific information on this case)? The problem is not with the ideas taught but with the method. It’s reminiscent of a the type of thinking outlined in Plato’s republic. Which I myself found disturbing, good city my ass. It(the program) rests on methods that treat people like sheep. An almost abolition of individual freedoms for the greater good. I don’t think enlightening people can be achieved by imprinting on them enlightened ideas; rather giving them the tools to reach their own conclusions should be the preferred method of education. You won’t get everyone this way, but maybe you’ll teach a few to think critically. Generally though this is what I find available to me at my university, and I assume is available elsewhere.