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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, you're not going to convince me right-wing politicians are in favor of open and tolerant intellectual inquiry. [/quote]Ironic, isn't it.  Pot/kettle...[/quote]

Give me examples of right-wing politicians welcoming open and vigorous intellectual inquiry. [/quote]

I would point to conservative thinkers like Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Majid Nawaaz, the Weinstein brothers, Ben Shapiro, etc. who often debate intellectuals and activists with beliefs that are diametrically opposed to their own.  There is a long tradition of this open dialog amongst conservatives.....Dawkins, Hitchens, Buckley, etc.  As I sit here I can't think of any intellectuals that are comparable on the left, can you?  And whilst you're at it, can you think of any incidents where conservatives have barred liberals from speaking in an open forum?[/quote]

Can you substantiate that any of those people consider themselves part of the "right wing" as it's currently conceived in the US? Do they support Trump?

Again, there's a huge difference between conservative and right wing. My guess is Hitchens, for example, would despise Trump, not least because of his strident atheism. I'm NOT arguing conservatism has no place in universities; I'm arguing right wing politics (Trump and his supporters) is incompatible with elite university culture.[/quote]

I've never claimed that any of these people are right-wing....I don't think that term is relevant to a discussion of intellectual exploration on college campuses.  And I'm quite sure that most all of the individuals mentioned despise Trump....again, not clear how that is relevant.  [/quote]

Do you understand what this conversation is about? OP asked why right-wing people don't have an elite university that supports their viewpoint. Several posters and I argued this is because right-wing politics in the US right now are not compatible with open and vigorous intellectual debate and inquiry.

That's why it's relevant whether these people you bring up are right wing and support Trump. This is not just a general conversation about intellectual exploration on college campuses; it's about why a specific political movement in America does not have support at elite universities.[/quote]

Firstly. you come across as a douche.  Secondly. the OP is an obvious imbecile posting an absurdist question that merits no answer.  Thirdly, you too are an imbecile because you're hewing to the OP's idiotic question. Fourthly, you're a pedantic bore. Fifthly, I don't care what your inconsequential point is, I'll make whatever point I care to make.  Sixthly, you're very good at stating the patently obvious.....of course right wing (and I think that term is misleading) students will be chased off campus by masked antifa thugs so yes, they have no standing on campus in today's intolerant, leftist-driven academic environs.[/quote]

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