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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the hell does libertarian have to do with anything?[/quote]

no liberal guilt . Allow you to learn things in your own. [/quote]

Seriously, what are you prattling on about? Liberal guilt? Huh?

We're talking about colleges and universities here. You know, institutions of higher learning. What are you talking about libertarians and liberal guilt for?[/quote]

Activism permeates many colleges. Think Berkeley, Wellesley, Wesleyan, etc. professors at many colleges mark down f you don't tow their line re: liberal values. Note your smart tone. My son doesn't want that permeating his educational experience and I don't want to pay for it[/quote]

Your intensive experience tells you this, I take it? Or, are you rationalizing your child's inability to gain acceptance to those schools?

I attended some of these, and in my experience, people were taught to see the forest for the trees -- I have never heard of a professor marking down a student for disagreeing with him or her ideologically. Maybe if the disagreement wasn't persuasively argued with evidence (which tends to be a problem for a lot of conservatives), but for the disagreement, per se.

It seems to me that you're the only one prioritizing an ideology here is you. You seem very concerned that your child not be encouraged to explore ideas outside your short-sighted bubble of what is acceptable. [/quote]

He didn't even apply to those schools. Some people aren't really interested in an activist environment. How quaint that you feel people are failures for not being activists. SO cute!  I do indeed know of many people who have been bitten by the prof who marks people down for not sharing their point of view.

The best thing about being libertarian is that you just want to be left alone, hence the not being interested in an activist college.[/quote]

You seem really hung up on this mythological "activism" thing. And, frankly, terrified of it. It's as if you think professors do, what, engage in reeducation programming or something?

That's really hilarious.

Most "activism" on college campuses is student-driven.

GMU has a bunch that might terrify you, as I assume xenophobia goes with the rest of your world view. Some include: the Afghan Student Association; Access Islam; Arab Student Association; Arabic Language and Culture Club; Bengali Patriots Association; Black Student Alliance; Feminist Student Organization; George Mason Democrats; George Mason University Global Zero (anti-nuke group); GMU Bronies (fanboys of My Little Pony); Grad Pride (Gays); Indian Student Association; International Socialist Organization (I hear they're huge on campus); Iranian Students Association; Mason Buddhists Association (quite the radical group); Mason Dreamers (pro-illegal immigration group); Mobilize Mason (anti-poverty group); Muslim Student Association; Muslims Without Borders; NAACP; Native Americans and Indigenous Alliance; Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education; Pakistani Student Association; Pride Alliance (gays); Saudi Student Alliance; Secular Student Alliance (atheists); Stand Out (gays); Students Against Israeli Apartheid; Students for Justice in Palestine; TQ Mason (gays).

You get the idea. I certainly hope your student doesn't live in campus. He might have his paradigm challenged by exposure to these groups. Of course, some would say that's an important part of the collegiate experience. But it sure sounds like you're trying to shelter him from "activists."

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