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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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451 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.397s | source
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sequoia ◴[03 Apr 25 13:52 UTC] No.43569673[source]▶
A lot of Americans support these attacks on universities. Why do people harbour this much animosity towards these institutions? Is there anything they could have done differently in the past decade or two to have broader sympathy now, or is people's ambivalence towards elite universities 100% irrational?
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1. energy123 ◴[04 Apr 25 05:13 UTC] No.43578566[source]▶
It's about reclaiming lost social status. In their minds it's part of the liberal gollum that makes them feel alienated from society and disrespected.