Dr. Joseph Chiodo wrote:
>>...there is a considerable bias within Universities towards liberal politics in the USA.<<
Richard Buchanan <[log in to unmask]> wrote
>>I am encouraged by ..... "Powers of the Mind: The Reinvention of
Liberal Learning in America," <<
OK guys I'm prepared to accept a fee for mediating here. Is there ANY
relationship between the two concepts of "liberal politics" and
"liberal education"?
And, as an aside, I've always been amused by the thought that "liberal
economics" tends to mean the most right-wing, let it rip variety. In
Britain, "Liberal" implies somebody who is rather nice but has no strong
views. Our impression (skewed I'm sure) is that, for a lot of people in
the USA, liberals are only a step away from Pol Pot. (Maybe Uncle Pol
Pot thought he was a liberal too?)
My Dad voted Liberal all his life, he was an intelligent and tolerant
person who could not abide extremism. Since very few other people voted
Liberal we never got to find out what they actually stood for.
Chris
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