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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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450 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. tastyface ◴[04 Apr 25 07:45 UTC] No.43579373[source]▶
Why did the Germans burn books? Look there for your answers. And I mean that sincerely. There’s really nothing new under the sun.
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2. ytpete ◴[04 Apr 25 08:16 UTC] No.43579544[source]▶
Or the Cultural Revolution.