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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Oh really? Can you name someone on the Left who desires an intolerant deference to an orthodoxy that doesn't withstand cursory skepticism? What's the orthodoxy? Since you are broadly characterizing something like half of the political spectrum, this shouldn't be much of a challenge for you.
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Not only did I name one, I named thousands of them. You're still ignoring every one of the professors on that list. For each one of them, you have untold numbers of students and colleagues who supported removal or censure of those professors.
The orthodoxies are numerous: Hyper-sensitivity to even slight offenses (microaggressions) must be tolerated. Demands for changes to things like "patriarchy" and reversal of "power dynamics" must be treated seriously (no eye rolls, no questioning). Belief one is of a certain sex makes one as much a member of that sex as being actually born of that sex (no equivocations allowed). If one is not antiracist, one is racist. Women must be believed regardless of dubiousness of claim (and even if brought forth by Michael Avenatti). 1619 is the truth and the history you heard before is not. All things must be seen primarily through the lens of gender or race. Identity politics is righteous and necessary.
The list of beliefs of this new amorphous religion goes on for a lot of text. But in a nutshell, it comes down to this: We, the historically aggrieved, own this moment, and we are entitled to have it, and you must listen.
Bollocks. Where your case holds water, I'm all ears. Where it's shite, fuck off.
And there's a whole lotta shite out there right now.
