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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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450 points pseudolus | 3 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.611s | source
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CSMastermind ◴[03 Apr 25 21:21 UTC] No.43575593[source]▶
As far as I'm concerned universities lost the moral high ground when they prioritized ideology over truth-seeking, elevated identity over excellence, ostracized political outsiders, and lost all viewpoint diversity.
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DFHippie ◴[03 Apr 25 21:27 UTC] No.43575658[source]▶
Which are not things they did.
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Aunche ◴[03 Apr 25 23:00 UTC] No.43576497[source]▶
Regardless of your stance on affirmative action, it should be very suspicious that all prestigious universities implemented it until it was banned while support in the general population is mixed.
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1. freejazz ◴[04 Apr 25 00:40 UTC] No.43577164[source]▶
I'm not sure how that follows. Do elite universities typically track the general population?
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2. lelanthran ◴[04 Apr 25 13:34 UTC] No.43582145[source]▶
> I'm not sure how that follows. Do elite universities typically track the general population?

He's saying that the universities are out of touch with the general population, which is never a good thing.

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3. freejazz ◴[04 Apr 25 15:38 UTC] No.43583984[source]▶
Was it ever the case they were in touch the with the general population... they are elite after all...