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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The university obsession with “diversity” does not apply to political diversity.[/quote]

For 90 percent of applicants, it would be very difficult to tell what their political leanings are.

As for academia and professors, the fact is conservatives and MAGA generally don't study and get PhDs. It's not like there's a big pool of Trump supporters with PhDs being excluded from teaching your kids physics and biology at Princeton. They aren't there to begin with.

MAGA and conservatives don't value deep study and expertise. So it's impossible to get that kind of "political diversity" in universities to begin with since there really aren't a lot of MAGA conservatives with the credentials to teach anything.

I would agree that some of the progressive nonsense on college campuses is nuts and can be oppressive. But again, there is no pool of conservative talent waiting in the wings. Republicans are anti-education and knowledge these days. None of them are getting PhDs. Not because they are excluded, but because they don't want to put in the work to begin with. And also, it's difficult to remain a Trump supporting MAGA when you get a little bit of knowledge and expertise. Republicans are all about the memes. Expertise is for nerds, and Republicans hate nerds. [/quote]

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