This essay fails to find a centrist view, imo. It uses politicized/manipulative terms, accepts them at face value, and then extends upon them. Casting those running universities as “elites” is directly from the Pol Pot playbook and feeds into mistrust, instead of building trust. It’s fine to take presidents of universities to task, this piece vilifies them. Accepting Fareed’s take as a given without comment or context and passing it on to readers is additionally problematic. Is free speech under attack from both the left and the right? For sure. And that might be a surprise to the left. I am trying to charitably figure out the intention of the essay that isn’t just lightly repackaging talking points from the right.
Authors always have a bias, knowing who is speaking allows for the reader to over time adapt to an authors biases. Anonymous essays are no better than reddit posts.
This essay fails to find a centrist view, imo. It uses politicized/manipulative terms, accepts them at face value, and then extends upon them. Casting those running universities as “elites” is directly from the Pol Pot playbook and feeds into mistrust, instead of building trust. It’s fine to take presidents of universities to task, this piece vilifies them. Accepting Fareed’s take as a given without comment or context and passing it on to readers is additionally problematic. Is free speech under attack from both the left and the right? For sure. And that might be a surprise to the left. I am trying to charitably figure out the intention of the essay that isn’t just lightly repackaging talking points from the right.
Who is the author? Few things breed lack of trust more than not knowing who is speaking.
Authors always have a bias, knowing who is speaking allows for the reader to over time adapt to an authors biases. Anonymous essays are no better than reddit posts.
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