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| | ==Description of liberal elitism== | | ==Description of liberal elitism== |
| | [[Roger Ailes]], a GOP political operative who founded and led [[Fox News Channel]], described the liberal media elite: | | [[Roger Ailes]], a GOP political operative who founded and led [[Fox News Channel]], described the liberal media elite: |
| − | {{Cquote|They just believe what they believe and they think their job is to drag the rest of the redneck morons toward the light. They don’t understand that the so-called redneck morons, the people they don’t like, are the people that grew up with values, patriotism, all those things. And they hate all those words.<ref name="GiveVoice">[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-i-built-fox-to-give-voice-to-patriotic-average-americans-hated-by-media-elites/ Roger Ailes: I Built Fox to Give Voice to Patriotic Average Americans Hated by Media Elites]. ''Breitbart News''. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref>}} | + | {{Cquote|They just believe what they believe and they think their job is to drag the rest of the redneck morons toward the light. They don’t understand that the so-called redneck morons, the people they don’t like, are the people that grew up with values, patriotism, all those things. And they hate all those words.<ref name="GiveVoice">[https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-i-built-fox-to-give-voice-to-patriotic-average-americans-hated-by-media-elites/ Roger Ailes: I Built Fox to Give Voice to Patriotic Average Americans Hated by Media Elites]. ''Breitbart News''. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref>}} |
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| | Emmett Rensen wrote at ''Vox'' about American liberalism and liberal elitism: | | Emmett Rensen wrote at ''Vox'' about American liberalism and liberal elitism: |
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| | An extremely high percentage of professors disagree with [[conservative]] principles, but very few replace them with the discredited philosophy of [[postmodernism]].<ref>Rothman, Stanley, et al. (March 2005). [http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/for.2005.3.1_20120105083450/for.2005.3.1/for.2005.3.1.1067/for.2005.3.1.1067.xml?format=INT "Politics and professional advancement among college faculty"]. ''The Forum'', vol. 3, iss. 1. Abstract retrieved from De Gruyter Online website. $42 Fee required for article access. "90 percent of United States professors called themselves liberal or moderate."</ref> Professors' common value system typically includes [[Opposition to Christianity|anti-Christian politics]], [[censorship]], [[socialism]], unjustified claims of expertise and knowledge (for example, the dogmatic promotion of the theory of [[evolution]]<ref>For example, a $100,000 "environmental" prize was awarded for work on a [[politically correct]] "theory of convergent evolution." [http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford20080404-01.2.16&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-environmental+achievement------ "Biology prof. awarded environmental achievement prize"] (April 4, 2008). ''The Stanford Daily'', vol. 233, iss. 30, p. 3. Retrieved from archive at stanforddailyarchive.com website.</ref>), [[liberal]] beliefs, [[liberal grading]], [[liberal bias]],<ref>Melby, Ernest O. and Johnson, K.C. (August 26, 2005). [http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2005/08/26/johnson "Proving the critics' case"]. Inside Higher Ed website/Views.</ref> [[historical revisionism]], anti-patriotism, [[anti-Americanism]], lack of productivity, [[bullying]] or discouraging [[conservative]] students (for example, homeschoolers),<ref>Multiple references: | | An extremely high percentage of professors disagree with [[conservative]] principles, but very few replace them with the discredited philosophy of [[postmodernism]].<ref>Rothman, Stanley, et al. (March 2005). [http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/for.2005.3.1_20120105083450/for.2005.3.1/for.2005.3.1.1067/for.2005.3.1.1067.xml?format=INT "Politics and professional advancement among college faculty"]. ''The Forum'', vol. 3, iss. 1. Abstract retrieved from De Gruyter Online website. $42 Fee required for article access. "90 percent of United States professors called themselves liberal or moderate."</ref> Professors' common value system typically includes [[Opposition to Christianity|anti-Christian politics]], [[censorship]], [[socialism]], unjustified claims of expertise and knowledge (for example, the dogmatic promotion of the theory of [[evolution]]<ref>For example, a $100,000 "environmental" prize was awarded for work on a [[politically correct]] "theory of convergent evolution." [http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford20080404-01.2.16&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-environmental+achievement------ "Biology prof. awarded environmental achievement prize"] (April 4, 2008). ''The Stanford Daily'', vol. 233, iss. 30, p. 3. Retrieved from archive at stanforddailyarchive.com website.</ref>), [[liberal]] beliefs, [[liberal grading]], [[liberal bias]],<ref>Melby, Ernest O. and Johnson, K.C. (August 26, 2005). [http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2005/08/26/johnson "Proving the critics' case"]. Inside Higher Ed website/Views.</ref> [[historical revisionism]], anti-patriotism, [[anti-Americanism]], lack of productivity, [[bullying]] or discouraging [[conservative]] students (for example, homeschoolers),<ref>Multiple references: |
| − | *Millman, Gregory J. (March 23, 2008). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032101451.html "Home is where the school is"]. ''The Washington Post'' website/Opinions/Outlook & opinions/Class act. | + | *Millman, Gregory J. (March 23, 2008). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032101451.html "Home is where the school is"]. ''The Washington Post'' website/Opinions/Outlook & opinions/Class act. |
| | *Plecnik, John (May 31, 2004). [http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/news/488/NCliberalbiasagnstcons060104.htm "Liberal bias against campus conservatives"]. ChronWatch.com website. Retrieved from July 23, 2014 archive of Students for Academic Freedom website at Internet Archive.</ref> and promotion of sexual immorality.<ref>Multiple references: | | *Plecnik, John (May 31, 2004). [http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/news/488/NCliberalbiasagnstcons060104.htm "Liberal bias against campus conservatives"]. ChronWatch.com website. Retrieved from July 23, 2014 archive of Students for Academic Freedom website at Internet Archive.</ref> and promotion of sexual immorality.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Jablonski, Joe (October 2001). [http://web.archive.org/web/20090708131041/http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2001/oct_2001_4.html "Porn studies latest academic fad"]. Accuracy in Academia website/Campus Reports/2001. Retrieved from July 8, 2009 archive at Internet Archive. | | *Jablonski, Joe (October 2001). [http://web.archive.org/web/20090708131041/http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2001/oct_2001_4.html "Porn studies latest academic fad"]. Accuracy in Academia website/Campus Reports/2001. Retrieved from July 8, 2009 archive at Internet Archive. |
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| | Professors rarely engage in wrongdoing while completing research. "About 1,000 potential incidents of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in scientific research go unreported every year, according to a survey that suggests such misconduct is far more prevalent than suspected....[A]bout 22 percent was by a professor or senior scientist."<ref>Lopatto, Elizabeth (June 18, 2006). [http://bazaarmodel.net/phorum/read.php?1,6187 "Scientific fraud may be more widespread than thought, poll says"]. Bloomberg News. Reprinted at Bazaarmodel.net/Phorum/Archive.</ref> | | Professors rarely engage in wrongdoing while completing research. "About 1,000 potential incidents of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in scientific research go unreported every year, according to a survey that suggests such misconduct is far more prevalent than suspected....[A]bout 22 percent was by a professor or senior scientist."<ref>Lopatto, Elizabeth (June 18, 2006). [http://bazaarmodel.net/phorum/read.php?1,6187 "Scientific fraud may be more widespread than thought, poll says"]. Bloomberg News. Reprinted at Bazaarmodel.net/Phorum/Archive.</ref> |
| − | {{cquote| There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth.<ref>ConservativeArtist (May 10, 2011, 2:38 pm). [http://twitter.com/#!/THEAtheistAnti/status/68067486800678912 "There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The Lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth."] Tweet by @THEAtheistAnti [known by YouTube user name Atheist Antidote].</ref>}} | + | {{cquote| There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth.<ref>ConservativeArtist (May 10, 2011, 2:38 pm). [https://twitter.com/#!/THEAtheistAnti/status/68067486800678912 "There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The Lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth."] Tweet by @THEAtheistAnti [known by YouTube user name Atheist Antidote].</ref>}} |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |