Bill Maher on Universities
Bill Maher on Universities
Bill Maher unleashed a diatribe against American universities last night, especially elite ones, mainly prompted by recent events concerning Israel. He blamed various cultural influences and what now passes for scholarship. There is now a good deal of agreement with this (I certainly agree with it). I want to add that my own experiences over the last ten years have fully confirmed this bleak assessment: there has been a virtually complete intellectual and moral collapse on American campuses, which has spread to other English-speaking countries. There is now a vengeful, irrational, and hysterical mood abroad; and very few people have the guts to stand up to it. I regret to report that American academic feminists have played a major role in this collapse. I see no encouraging signs for the future as long as collaboration and cowardice reign. Decencies we once took for granted are now in retreat, and ideology and fear are all that’s left. Young people are among the worst offenders.
Yes, a lot of young people seem to be over-woke, but at least they’re not voting for Trump .This is assuming that they vote at all.
There is a good article in today’s NY Times by Ezekiel J. Emanuel called “The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education”. The title says it all.
A university is a place where people learn to think and not just to react, but that ideal seems to be in retreat. Reacting is prized more highly than thinking. How this came to be so is a long story.
This is way off of any topic, but I just saw Steve Pinker and Rebecca dancing– this is on one of his Twitter Posts. I thought it was great good fun. Rebecca definitely has the moves. About Steve, let’s just say he dances better than I do.
Well, Rebecca does have all the moves everywhere, doesn’t she?
Yes, Rebecca does have all the moves everywhere. Her books are great. She is a superior thinker. I was just trying to be informal.
Also a lovely person.