Highland Deac
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So as I said to Townie, there are different ways to stifle opposing ideas, but they lead to the same result. Pubs are using one way, but it isn't the only way. Do you think that the only ideological forces at work in education are the voices of Red State legislatures? Are they even in the top 10 most influential in driving discourse?
And as has been pointed out previously, what evidence is there that university departments that are heavy with liberals are deliberately stifling conservative ideas or preventing conservatives from being hired or making themselves heard? Also, you seem to be arguing that it is hypocritical for professors and teachers who are being told what to teach by right-wing state governments (made up largely of non-educators who are unfamiliar with educational theories and ideas and who usually have no classroom experience) to complain about said censorship and dictation because the departments they work in may be top-heavy with liberals. That's a real stretch, no matter how you argue it. And it's not just colleges who are being affected by state governments censoring what can be taught, it's also public schools, which do contain a good many conservatives, especially in red states where these bans are being passed.