I hate that this sort of thing has gotten to the point I'm not even a bit surprised. Doubt this will be something they look back on fondly if this is used in a court case against them, though.
Props to you for majoring in psych! Did an intro course for a gen ed., and while I found the material important and interesting, the professor was a nightmare and some of my classmates were, well. Something. I can imagine you had to put up with some real nonsense. Definitely a worthwhile major, though—I know a handful of radfem and enabler types at my school that majored/are majoring in the same discipline, so your entry into the field is definitely needed.
I can't believe these institutions are allowed to get away with this. Mandatory courses in this vein are worse than useless, but I guess they need to get their hooks in the more impressionable young folks somehow. My university has a requirement that every student must take one course with that fulfills the "power and justice" category, but that proposed curriculum for the social justice course sounds truly awful. I can only imagine how those will go. I hope parents may raise a fuss about it, but I'm not sure how much that would change things at this point.
I really hope that there is some way Trump or someone else who sees how damaging "social justice" and Critical Race Theory really are can step in and make colleges drop all this insane virtue-signalling theater. It's a waste of time and money at best, and at worst, is actively contributing to the disentegration of our culture and country.
Thank you! That is sound advice. I'm doing my best to educate myself as much outside of class as I do in class. Over the past year or two, I've picked up a few new useful hobbies and started supplementing my college education with relevant outside material (my school's econ department barely teaches anything about the Austrian school of economics anymore; it's a travesty). I'm getting the hang of teaching myself new skills and being a flexible worker, which I hope will help later on!
Huh, I'd never made that connection before, but I see the similarities! Awful to see so many people my age wanting to regress back to that kind of a system.
I definitely need to read Sowell's work. I only found out about him recently, and these books look like the perfect place to start. Thank you!
It's a great piece, and it's honestly incredible how open to interpretation it is (I read it with a class and what they took away was... not how I read it at all, but interesting to see). I find that the dilemma Antigone faces placing what is morally right/duty to God over one's duty to country/ruler is as relevant and impactful now as it was during Sophocles' day.
Thank you! I've been meaning to read Orwell for a while, and it seems there's no time more perfect for it than the present. Also, Teddy Roosevelt is one of my favorite presidents, so I definitely will check those out.
A solid rec! I read excerpts of Locke's work for a class, but it focused primarily on his criticisms of innatism (the exclusion of his political philosophy was likely by design). I need to revisit that book.
This looks really interesting! Thank you. I hadn't heard of this before, but it sounds like it'll be an engaging read.
I've heard good things about Tom Clancy books, both from friends and my dad. Are there any in particular you consider the best, or are his books mostly bound together chronologically by series'?
Sir Thomas More would be a good place to start, then! Thank you for reminding me about that book.
That sounds like a good read, especially considering current events. At least in my experience, my generation was given a lot of scapegoats to blame our shortcomings on, rather than recognizing our own inexperience and flaws and trying to grow and improve as people. I'll be sure to check it out!
Thank you for these recommendations! I very much enjoyed his book The Screwtape Letters a couple years ago, so I look forward to reading his more serious works.
I'll be sure to give that a read! Thank you.
Thank you! I've added these to my reading list.
Coming from someone currently stuck in academia, the extent of the indoctrination of those on the left is terrifying. They've constructed an alternate reality out of feelings and superstition and won't allow anything to challenge it. I wish I knew how to break through to some of my acquaintances and friends, but I honestly wouldn't know where or how to start.