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sapiens · 04-30-2003, 01:49 PM

I took a social issues course in college that was a complete waste of time. The goal of the course seemed to be to indoctrinate undergraduates in political correctness. It didn't have any real content. We could have discussed the history of different civil rights movements in the US, or the psychology of in-group/out-group effects, etc.. Instead, we discussed how everyone should be nice and respectful to everyone else. (A good idea in general, but not a good idea for the class). Every student competed with every other student to be the most "enlightened".

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sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	I took a social issues course in college that was a complete waste of time. The goal of the course seemed to be to indoctrinate undergraduates in political correctness. It didn't have any real content. We could have discussed the history of different civil rights movements in the US, or the psychology of in-group/out-group effects, etc.. Instead, we discussed how everyone should be nice and respectful to everyone else. (A good idea in general, but not a good idea for the class). Every student competed with every other student to be the most "enlightened".