You seem very sincere in your comments so I’ll stop being such a bitch. But I’m deeply surprised that you would give your hard-earned cash to Columbia University only to find out that they don’t know anything about left wing atrocities in our own country. I also assume that you attended and graduated this institution so that it would enhance your resume. It most definitely will. But at what price? Unless we starve these beasts, we are nowhere.
I think you are missing my point. I had no preconceptions. I was also studying a topic more related to science than politics of philosophy. But even in that area, I was shocked at some of the things I heard (on a regular basis): “The ‘science’ of Climate Change’ is settled,” “’Fracking’ is ‘dangerous,’” etc. I do agree with you that financial pressure is the best way to get these institutions to change. But (you’ll have to trust me on this one) For the field of study that I was interested in (somewhat obscure, but with immediate professional utility for me personally), there simply was no alternative in the United States. Its a pain in the ass, but it is possible to learn for some of these experts without agreeing with them on every subject.