> All this helps explain the conspicuous absence of protest against what seem like obviously outrageous facts of life on campus these days: the continuing increases to already stratospheric tuition, the insulting wages paid to adjunct professors, universities’ investment in China (possibly the most problematic country on earth), the draconian restrictions implemented during the pandemic.
> But those, of course, have been anything but countercultural. Students have merely been expressing more extreme versions of the views their elders share. In fact, of the views that their elders have taught them: in the private and upscale public high schools that have long been dominated by the new religion, in courses in gender studies, African-American studies, sociology, English lit.
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> Your first mistake was thinking that the 60s protests were somehow noble. I was there. They weren't. They were ostensibly against the then-raging Vietnam War but they were fomented and led by dedicated leftists. Then, as now, resolute in their zeal to weaken and destroy the United States; the one beacon of hope against one-world, authoritarian rule.
I know it's not always fair to judge an author by the environment their articles are presented in, but I think in this situation, it's pretty obvious that this is simply a piece from the "conservative" aisle of the culture war, belittling the other side.
I think there might be some arguments for society getting more "childish" in the last decades - and in particular parts of millennials seeing themselves as "eternal children". But it's boring and pretty telling to associate this with progressive movements or "wokism". At least, the incel who threatens a shooting because feminists have corrupted all the good women and the crypto bro making pepe memes on 4chan don't strike me as particular grown-up either.
I also don't see why you'd call it childish when someone identifies with the goals of their parents and continues to work for them - unless you were disagreeing with those goals in the first place and are simply disappointed the next generation is not giving up on them.
Also bemoaning there is no willingness for self-sacrifice any more but also asking why no one protested against "draconian" covid restrictions makes no sense - unless I guess you believe in the big covid conspiracy...
> All this helps explain the conspicuous absence of protest against what seem like obviously outrageous facts of life on campus these days: the continuing increases to already stratospheric tuition, the insulting wages paid to adjunct professors, universities’ investment in China (possibly the most problematic country on earth), the draconian restrictions implemented during the pandemic.
> But those, of course, have been anything but countercultural. Students have merely been expressing more extreme versions of the views their elders share. In fact, of the views that their elders have taught them: in the private and upscale public high schools that have long been dominated by the new religion, in courses in gender studies, African-American studies, sociology, English lit.
From the magazine's front-page:
> Common Sense
Honest news for sane people brought to you by Bari Weiss.
From the (currently) top comment:
> Your first mistake was thinking that the 60s protests were somehow noble. I was there. They weren't. They were ostensibly against the then-raging Vietnam War but they were fomented and led by dedicated leftists. Then, as now, resolute in their zeal to weaken and destroy the United States; the one beacon of hope against one-world, authoritarian rule.
I know it's not always fair to judge an author by the environment their articles are presented in, but I think in this situation, it's pretty obvious that this is simply a piece from the "conservative" aisle of the culture war, belittling the other side.
I think there might be some arguments for society getting more "childish" in the last decades - and in particular parts of millennials seeing themselves as "eternal children". But it's boring and pretty telling to associate this with progressive movements or "wokism". At least, the incel who threatens a shooting because feminists have corrupted all the good women and the crypto bro making pepe memes on 4chan don't strike me as particular grown-up either.
I also don't see why you'd call it childish when someone identifies with the goals of their parents and continues to work for them - unless you were disagreeing with those goals in the first place and are simply disappointed the next generation is not giving up on them.
Also bemoaning there is no willingness for self-sacrifice any more but also asking why no one protested against "draconian" covid restrictions makes no sense - unless I guess you believe in the big covid conspiracy...