Indeed, Mr. Mansfield continued with a mischievous smile, "He has apologized so much that he looks unmanly."
I am also reminded of Trent Lott trying to save his leadership position. He and Larry Summers have that in common. Had they the courage of their convictions rather than just the fearful desire to keep their jobs they would have fought their opponents on intellectual grounds rather than groveling in a pity pit. They had no chance of begging their way back in, the charges against them were ridiculous, so begging had no chance. Had they any testosterone at all they would have gone out fighting with heads held high.
The situation on today's campi is the result of a subversive drive to install an agenda, as you well know. When tenure was first proposed and adopted it was understood that all would be striving to achieve true academic excellence and that controversy should not be excluded from that.
Since the left has gained control academic excellence has given way to propaganda and controversy is not allowed.
The real qustion for all of us is, "What is the appeal of Communism that attracts so many academics to its fold?" We know their methods, their tactics, and how they accomplish what they do. But why do we allow it?
What is the appeal to journalists? The Communists have taken over our schools and the MSM. Why?
I have no REAL answer at all--only guesses. Of course, many grew up in households which were left to begin with. Some were caught up in the sixties and radicalized by professors who were 1930's Marxists. Others are control freaks--and modern-day Marxism is the drug of choice for control freaks.
A few see this as explaining their own personal lives--i.e., its everybody elses' fault.
But, in today's academe, there is a relentless bombardment of leftist--often far leftist--opinion. You can't get away from it and anyone who disagrees, as one of my ex-students is finding out in grad school, can end up the odd man (or woman) out.
My students know so little when they come to me; they are easily led, I know.
McVey