> More and more this safe space bullshit is infiltrating the former bastions of free-thought.
Responding to an article about Duke with this conclusion is rich. Duke is a hyper-wealthy institution that is hardly apolitical. Their neatly-manicured campus right next to impoverished portions of Durham and their decision to destroy a decades-long battle for light-rail by changing their mind last-minute doesn't strike me as an example to hold up for your argument.
Duke isn't some bastion of progressivism - is what I'm trying to say here.
(veered off track a little, but this hits close to home - sorry)
Also, what "safe space bullshit" are you referring to? Seriously, the article is pretty loose with the details.
> It is a disturbing trend where it no longer matters if someone can convey a counter argument to any given point of view
We're not really getting the whole story from the article, but I'm guessing there were some lines crossed. Generally, these sorts of things don't just happen overnight.
> It will only lead to a greater chilling effect ... they are rapidly reaching the point where they only serve to push people towards grossly limited and increasingly dogmatic world views.
This isn't actually happening. I'm sure it seems, logically, that it would happen. But people also have their own minds and make their own decisions. Universities aren't brainwashing anyone - I promise. You dropped Occam's Razor.
> In an increasingly polarised society it terrifies me that both of the the left and the right seem to consider liberty an enemy.
It's not as polarized as the internet and pundits would make it seem. Talking to folks face-to-face, you can find some common ground - even if they're on the opposite end of whatever spectrum.
You seem a bit anxious about this whole ordeal. The world isn't that frightening and people are pretty nice.
That's precisely the point and the problem - the University is there to make money, and the students are the customers. This conceptualization of the goal of the institution had risen on lockstep with the growth of the administration-class in universities, and is at odds with the purported purpose of the academy - to holistically educate students and open minds.
The administration obviously thinks this negative PR is lesser than whatever fallout it would receive from the _sealed_ complaints of a minority of students.
Responding to an article about Duke with this conclusion is rich. Duke is a hyper-wealthy institution that is hardly apolitical. Their neatly-manicured campus right next to impoverished portions of Durham and their decision to destroy a decades-long battle for light-rail by changing their mind last-minute doesn't strike me as an example to hold up for your argument.
Duke isn't some bastion of progressivism - is what I'm trying to say here.
(veered off track a little, but this hits close to home - sorry)
Also, what "safe space bullshit" are you referring to? Seriously, the article is pretty loose with the details.
> It is a disturbing trend where it no longer matters if someone can convey a counter argument to any given point of view
We're not really getting the whole story from the article, but I'm guessing there were some lines crossed. Generally, these sorts of things don't just happen overnight.
> It will only lead to a greater chilling effect ... they are rapidly reaching the point where they only serve to push people towards grossly limited and increasingly dogmatic world views.
This isn't actually happening. I'm sure it seems, logically, that it would happen. But people also have their own minds and make their own decisions. Universities aren't brainwashing anyone - I promise. You dropped Occam's Razor.
> In an increasingly polarised society it terrifies me that both of the the left and the right seem to consider liberty an enemy.
It's not as polarized as the internet and pundits would make it seem. Talking to folks face-to-face, you can find some common ground - even if they're on the opposite end of whatever spectrum.
You seem a bit anxious about this whole ordeal. The world isn't that frightening and people are pretty nice.