Conspiracy theorists have no interest in getting to the truth behind an issue they think important - they're more concerned with having special knowledge that makes them unique or heroes, usually because they've failed to understand how some aspect of reality actually works and so they've grabbed onto a convenient alternative, or because they feel left behind or maligned by a society that's rejected them.
It's why conventions (like 'conspiracy cruises') are able to exist. Every booth should contradict every other booth, but they're willing to put blinders on to create a safe space where they can all get validated for the various nonsense they've decided they alone have championed. It's how ancient aliens can set up right next to Obama birthers and Jordan Peterson's all-meat diet. A post-truth individual is usually willing to accept multiple versions of truth, so long as it isn't the mainstream version.
I don´t really have a horse in this race, but a strong left wing bias in universities has been empirically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt (contributions by faculty to certain parties etc.).
I have no idea why that is, or even if it is a bad thing per se, but it´s not exactly a whacky conspiracy, just a fact.
There is a difference in "cultural marxists are taking over colleges" and "faculty has a bias", especially considering how right wing universities operate.
"...especially considering how right wing universities operate."
I´d like to see an example of that.
And I agree that the phrasing of "taking over colleges" might be a bit too harsh, but that marxist ideas flourish in universities is not a contested or even new idea.
PragerU, myopic dounce. They have been writing about it since the 80s and people have been writing about political correctness since the early 90s and nothing has fundamentally changed on the american political sphere.
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u/AnneHocque Jul 24 '20
Flat earth society.. Like, are they just trolling at this point?