"a policy cannot impose social pressure, but a culture can."
I'd say a policy "should not" impose social pressure, but it's basically the same outcome.
This one phrase basically describes the disagreement between folks who support the (libertine) universities and those who don't. Some would argue that policies, from university policy to government policy, should shape society; and others that culture, without official policies, will shape society. It sounds like there's a battle about which way to make the policies.
I agree that there is a readily identifiable difference in political philosophy. Universities have taken up a Hobbesian stance, and now would employ Leviathan forces against their perceived foes. Dressed up as liberals, they enable and fund angry 'victimized' proxies to swing the punches, while they call themselves 'allies' at a smug and relaxed distance.
Hopefully we can reverse the damage done by the ideological capture of academia. That will not be easy, however. New management is just the tip of the iceberg.
"a policy cannot impose social pressure, but a culture can."
I'd say a policy "should not" impose social pressure, but it's basically the same outcome.
This one phrase basically describes the disagreement between folks who support the (libertine) universities and those who don't. Some would argue that policies, from university policy to government policy, should shape society; and others that culture, without official policies, will shape society. It sounds like there's a battle about which way to make the policies.
I agree that there is a readily identifiable difference in political philosophy. Universities have taken up a Hobbesian stance, and now would employ Leviathan forces against their perceived foes. Dressed up as liberals, they enable and fund angry 'victimized' proxies to swing the punches, while they call themselves 'allies' at a smug and relaxed distance.
Yup, proxies in their battle. Totally agree.
Hopefully we can reverse the damage done by the ideological capture of academia. That will not be easy, however. New management is just the tip of the iceberg.
Virtue, a forgotten concept. And I will quote your essay with the resolve of a gentleman.