tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post2379699301298063390..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Does The Left Exploit Academic Freedom?Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-66464605413671131882017-12-21T12:13:13.243-05:002017-12-21T12:13:13.243-05:00I've read that before, and maybe even posted i...I've read that before, and maybe even posted it. Really one could go on and on about what's in there.<br /><br />Somebody smarter about this stuff than me could say something really important about the bit about the middle-aged dudes claiming to be kids and the institutions (apparently) being helpless to call *bullshit* on bullshit.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-19261830081387793142017-12-21T11:44:50.306-05:002017-12-21T11:44:50.306-05:00On a similar note of how ineffective bureaucracies...On a similar note of how ineffective bureaucracies can be against malevolent actors, here's an <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/feature/ive-worked-refugees-decades-europes-afghan-crime-wave-mind-21506" rel="nofollow">amazing article</a> about how Afghan migrants have abused the criminal justice and refugee resettlement systems in Germany and Austria. It is written by a former refugee aidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-25376306759009926612017-12-21T11:38:30.851-05:002017-12-21T11:38:30.851-05:00Oh it's definitely Conquest's laws. Such a...Oh it's definitely Conquest's laws. Such a good, under-appreciated set of observations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-84415199080108676712017-12-21T10:53:54.848-05:002017-12-21T10:53:54.848-05:00Holy crap that business with the Episcopalians...Holy crap that business with the Episcopalians...Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-69976087215182892072017-12-21T10:51:32.839-05:002017-12-21T10:51:32.839-05:00Yeah, this is another thing that's in my mind ...Yeah, this is another thing that's in my mind in some sense...but not quite in there firmly enough. Your point's related to (though more detailed and explanatory than) Conquest's second law of politics:<br /><br />1. Everyone is conservative about what he knows best.<br /><br />2. Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing.<br /><br />3. The simplest Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-60673561789593706842017-12-21T10:44:23.419-05:002017-12-21T10:44:23.419-05:00It's not just academia, the Left is surprising...It's not just academia, the Left is surprisingly adept at coopting virtually any bureaucracy. Take for example, FALN's use of the Episcopal Church as a de facto funder for their terror activities in the '70s (obligatory WaPo article dated 1977 <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/03/22/puerto-rican-group-claims-responsibility-for-ny-blasts/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com