Posted on February 24, 2020 by John Hinderaker
How Dumb Are America’s College Students?
Heather Mac Donald is one of America’s great heroines. For no reason other than love of her country, Western civilization and common sense, she ventures repeatedly into the bizarre and hostile world of America’s colleges and universities. If students listened to her, they would learn a lot. Alas, most of them are not up to that task.
Heather has often been subjected not just to rudeness, but to threats of violence. I can draw on my own experience here. Last year, my youngest daughter invited Heather to give a talk at her college. My wife and I drove Heather down to the college, but before we set out we were told by the school’s administration that we should drive up to the loading dock at the back of the student union, because college authorities didn’t think they could guarantee Heather’s security.
Despite being well past my prime, I was pretty sure that I could guarantee her safety against a group of college leftists–not, in general, a formidable force–but we nevertheless complied with the administration’s request and entered via the loading dock. That night, Heather’s theme was that the full house in the auditorium were among the most privileged people in world history, and their desperation to be oppressed in some fashion was sadly misplaced. By the end of the evening, I think she had won over most of the crowd.
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