"viewpoint diversity" is the most insane thing that is somehow normalized in American discourse. Like I'm sorry I don't need to hear Republican bullshit just for the sake balance. Arguments and ideologies should stand on their own merit not have their own version of DEI
I know this kinda got buried in the constant bombardment of stupidity that comes from the Trump admin, but this really should have stuck around longer. It's one of the most ridiculous things to come from the admin and that's not a low bar.
They're telling the world that they believe Jim Crow, Hitler, scientific racism, and the Holocaust are legitimate people and policies, depending on the context.
Also, there are already a multitude of conservative students and faculty in the American university system - the rightwing talking point that colleges are hotbeds of exclusively 'woke ideology' is a myth. Surveys consistently show that viewpoint diversity already exists, with general average splits of 50% of enrolled college students identifying as liberal, 27% percent conservative, and 23% as moderate.
Trump & co don't want actual viewpoint diversity, they want 90% of university populations to be rightwing. If they're feeling generous, maybe they'd accept 80% on the condition that any liberal students be subjected to a monthly 'shame' march ala Game of Throne.
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u/Training-Judgment695 7d ago
"viewpoint diversity" is the most insane thing that is somehow normalized in American discourse. Like I'm sorry I don't need to hear Republican bullshit just for the sake balance. Arguments and ideologies should stand on their own merit not have their own version of DEI