I've seen the thread about Horowitz and his new book, and in case you haven't, here it is.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5219513&mesg_id=5219513I think it's time for a little look at the indoctrination that the right wing does.
But yet, you can complain about the "indoctrination" of the left wing, but yet the "indoctrination" that the right wing poses is almost taboo to touch, and why? Because it comes in a little package known as religion.
Now, I'm not going to say that religion itself is bad, because I don't believe that. This thread is about the indoctrination that the right wing does through it's manipulation of religion.
I want to know some things:
When have universities banded together to push liberal policies?
Can't name a time when that happened? That's OK, neither can I.
But, I do know that Christian Right leaders and churches have banded together to form the Arlington Group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_GroupIs there a secret society of universities to coordinate creation and dispersal of liberal ideas?
I don't think there is. But there a secret society of social conservative political and religious leaders to coordinate creation and dispersal of conservative ideas.
It's called the Council for National Policy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_For_National_PolicyCan you raise a hand and say something that might debunk a claim your liberal professor makes?
Can you do the same for a right wing religious leader?
If you disagree with a liberal professor who really is biased, what's the worst he's going to do to you? Give you a bad grade?
If you disagree with a right wing religious leader, what is he going to do to you? Make you feel ashamed? Tell you horrible things? Disturb your faith in religion and God?
And when was the last time you saw young children getting indoctrinated universities?
Can you same the same thing about mega-church controlled by a right wing religious leader?
The potential for indoctrination, actual indoctrination, and punishment for resisting indoctrination is not highest within universities, it comes from the places of faith that right wing leaders control.
You can stop projecting now, right wing. And we can stop acting like right wing religious indoctrination is a taboo subject, let's get out and discuss it.