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 Posted: Wed Aug 29th, 2007 06:08 am
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Mana: 
 Well said Ole. Being a college student myself, I have had my share of teachers who spout out crap from one side of the fence or the other in an attempt to politically indoctrinate students into a certain worldview. The problem I have is with the atmosphere that many create that forbids any contrarian point of view, or the introduction of fact to a conversation that inconveniently counter to the views being expressed by said professor. I recognize that this is the nature of the college establishment in America, and keep my mouth shut, write the crap they want me to write, and move on.

However, I do recognize the value of learning about a subject from a different point of view than my own, and think it is very important that all people should value this. When I say crap I mean the really crazy stuff that a minority of professors try to force feed students, not merely, or exclusive to, views opposed to my own.

What bothers me is that some will never be exposed to points of view, politics, etc. opposed to their own-that is where the danger lies. There is no absolute "good and evil" political party. The world is far more complex than that...and people should learn to recognize this, not be encouraged to think a certain way. I think ultra conservatives should have to take classes with hippy, san francisco professors and ultra liberals from some tobacco chewing Arkansas fella. The same principle should be applied to the study of any subject by an individual. We should have convictions, but not be blinded by them

But I'm ranting now, look what you started OLE!