Standing Up To Politically Correct Socialism On Campus

By

       Zeno Potas

      In the United States, the disease of political correctness has taken root in our colleges and most universities are being taken over by this expression of Leftism. The Socialist's creed is “Speech I like is protected. Speech I don't like oppresses me and should be forbidden and anyone with whom we disagree must be silenced! punished! Fired!.” It’s always confusing when people use the terminology of one point of view to advance the opposite point of view. They use the language of individualism to promote collectivism and deny people their individuality. They use the language of diversity to promote non-diversity and exclude unwelcome viewpoints.

      To enforce this ideal student thugs take over administration offices with impunity, shout down speakers with whom they differ, and many faculty members support them. This is completely counter to the entire purpose behind freedom of speech. Repetition is propaganda so it should be no surprise that young people steeped in this authoritarian worldview from the moment they arrive on campus eventually begin to echo it. Certain speakers must not be allowed on campus! Certain viewpoints make us feel unsafe!

      There is one professor that has recently come into the spotlight and has yet to be terminated. Dr. James “Duke” Pesta of the University of Wisconsin is standing up for the first amendment of the Constitution by refusing to buckle under and he tells that to his students this the first day they walk into his classroom. He hands out a form to every student to read and sign. If they do not agree with it, they can drop the class immediately. He has no use for “students who only want their own preconceived ideas validated.” These are his words:

     "In this course, we study literature from cultures that existed before you were born. Their world is not our world. Their beliefs may not be our beliefs. No one asks you to believe or endorse any premise, attitude, precept, theology, political system, or ideology contained in these books or expressed in class.”

      "We will not malign or trivialize these texts because they do not always parrot our values. We will not assume these books are racist, sexist, or homophobic because of the period in which they were written, or because of the race, class, gender, or religion of the authors. People who approach alien cultures with such preconceived notions are bigots masquerading as critically sophisticated advocates, often in the name of ‘social justice.’ Persons who so diminish the past are neither social nor just, especially when they compel students to adopt their biases.”

With that said,

• Please drop the class immediately if you are triggered by free speech, the free exchange of ideas, or people who express and defend ideas or opinions that differ from your own.

• Please drop the class immediately if you are triggered by open, direct, and adult discussion of issues, including but not limited to issues of faith, war, violence, race, gender, and sexuality.

• Please drop the class immediately if you are triggered by recurring encounters with heterosexuality, traditional gender identities, sympathetic representations of Christianity (or religion in general), positive examples of free markets or capitalism, or unapologetic encounters with patriotism, hierarchies, or meritocracy-based institutions or attitudes.

• Please drop the class immediately if you feel entitled to censor the thoughts or words of others or insist they tailor their language or attitudes to your preferences.

    

      Today, the sad truth is that universities once known as open forums for free thought are now hostile to it. Indoctrination by far left professors and their skewed take on history and life in general has sucked the truth out of reality. In the name of "diversity" and "tolerance," American universities, once a jewel of free thought and intellectual inquiry, have become places Americans who cherish liberty and cherish America increasingly fear to send their children for fear of losing them to Socialist Communist ideology. How long Dr.Pesta can continue bucking this Leftist environment should be closely watched by all true American Patriots.