Am I the only person who fails to understand why conservatives see liberal majorities in Universities as vindication of their allegations of some anti-conservative bias? After all, all this show is that some of the best-educated, most-informed people America overwhelmingly reject the GOP. Why is this seen as an indictment of academia, rather than as an indictment of the Republican Party?
All I'm reading here in that article and in some of the posts is that the only reason faculties lean so far to the left is that deans, administrators and entire university cultures systematically discriminate against conservatives.
I don't, however, see much evidence outside the article to back this up. Mostly, the assumption here is that the leftward tilt is prima facie evidence of anti-conservative discrimination. Yet when liberals hold up minority underrepresentation at some institutions as proof of discrimination, conservatives are justifiably skeptical.
"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." - George W. Bush State of the Union speech Jan 28, 2003
"mission accomplished" - George W. Bush May 2, 2003
It does not require a majority to prevail but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in peoples minds". Samuel Adams said that. Pretty deep for a guy that makes beer for a living - The Boondocks
"A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead" - Leo C. Rosten
