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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (227879)	4/5/2005 3:36:35 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576159

"that the liberal establishment has taken over academia and will not tolerate any conservative ideology" In the humanities, you might have a point. I can't say, I never go over there. But I know for a fact that isn't true in other departments, at least at A&M. And, at least at A&M, in the EE and CS departments, ideology doesn't seem to be a factor for selection. Publications and the areas they have done their work seems to be the primary selection criteria.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (227879)	4/5/2005 3:37:50 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576159

re: If the president of Harvard is a conservative, he won't remain president for long. You implied he was. President of Harvard is certainly "within their own ranks", if not the top rank. If he won't stay there for long, how did he get there? And is "gender differences being the cause of heavy male representation in the sciences" a core conservative belief? You are confusing me. Maybe academia is liberal because liberals are smarter and less greedy? John

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (227879)	4/5/2005 4:20:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576159

JF, Well, if the President of Harvard is a conservative, that sort of shoots down your whole argument. If the president of Harvard is a conservative, he won't remain president for long. Hence the reason why he had to apologize profusely for his "lapse in judgement." Having worked under both GOP and Dem administrations, Mr. Summers tends to be more conservative than he is liberal. However, his worst trait is that he's pretty insensitive particularly to people he perceives as lesser than him. As an example, in 1991, he wrote a memo that suggested dumping first world, toxic wastes into third world countries........a proposal that seems more fitting for a conservative agenda. In fact, he has a history of putting his foot in his mouth. "Prior to coming to Treasury, Summers served as chief economist for the World Bank. In that post, back in December 1991, he wrote an internal memo regarding how the toxic wastes of the industrial world should be dumped on the less developed world. The memo was leaked to environmental activist Jim Vallette, then with Greenpeace, who made sure it went public. The memo is a chilling example of a mindset that may be common, if not always visible, in the halls of power." gsreport.com Which only supports my view further, that the liberal establishment has taken over academia and will not tolerate any conservative ideology, especially within their own ranks. Harvard believes it is above labels like liberal or conservative. They wanted someone who would shake things up......something they do from time to time. Summers is doing exactly what Harvard wanted. In a few years, he will be another Harvard footnote. You see liberals are not nearly as intolerant to conservative ideas as conservatives are to liberal ideas. After all, liberals are progressives. By definition, they learn from things they don't understand and incorporate the new learning into their huge body of knowledge. Its one of the reasons why I am very proud to be a liberal! ;~) ted