What's really behind this trend is old-fashioned Marxist class warfare, which many academics happen to be swayed by. It irks many professors and admin types to no end that they are not running society, with their superior knowledge and clever opinions. The destruction of a productive society is brought about by replacing a culture of amb…
What's really behind this trend is old-fashioned Marxist class warfare, which many academics happen to be swayed by. It irks many professors and admin types to no end that they are not running society, with their superior knowledge and clever opinions. The destruction of a productive society is brought about by replacing a culture of ambition and aspiration with one of envy and resentment to anyone who is successful. Academics are often [but not always] willing participants in such ideology, as many despise the fact that they didn't naturally float to the top of the social heap by virtue signaling alone.
What's really behind this trend is old-fashioned Marxist class warfare, which many academics happen to be swayed by. It irks many professors and admin types to no end that they are not running society, with their superior knowledge and clever opinions. The destruction of a productive society is brought about by replacing a culture of ambition and aspiration with one of envy and resentment to anyone who is successful. Academics are often [but not always] willing participants in such ideology, as many despise the fact that they didn't naturally float to the top of the social heap by virtue signaling alone.