Quote from: marshwiggle on March 28, 2024, 07:33:45 AMQuote from: apl68 on March 28, 2024, 07:19:13 AMSounds too subjective to be a very good piece of legislation, that's for sure.
Ridiculous as it is, the irony that the government is accusing universities of having a lack of intellectual diversity shows just how bad the culture wars have been for society.
Quote from: marshwiggle on March 28, 2024, 09:32:17 AMQuote from: apl68 on March 28, 2024, 09:21:22 AMQuote from: marshwiggle on March 28, 2024, 08:17:15 AMQuote from: Wahoo Redux on March 28, 2024, 07:49:32 AMMore conservative desperation.
Sure, but the fact that it can even be framed in terms of expanding intellectual diversity rather than the much more obvious requirement that they adopt the government approved viewpoint is unprecedented. (For contrast, consider the legislation that has been discussed here to prevent public schools from teaching certain viewpoints. That's the much more "normal" action historically.)
If you're saying the the universities have ceded much of the high ground in intellectual freedom debates, and made themselves into easier targets for those who wish them ill, there's a lot of truth to that.
That's it exactly. You said it more clearly that I did.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on March 28, 2024, 07:13:25 AMFinish checking,then gotta make a start on finding commentators for a conference.
Quote from: financeguy on March 28, 2024, 09:11:21 AMTwo things can be true at the same time. If it is the case the plagiarism has occurred but only uncovered due to an outside actor with a different agenda, what do you propose? Let it slide due to the method of discovery?
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