Tellingly, the Marxist panelist is one of only two UNCW professors to have been sued in federal court for a violation of Section 1983. She lost but since her victim was white she was given a pass. Those who would object to her invitation to sit on the panel might ask, What could she possibly know about civil rights, given that she previously lost a federal civil rights suit? But they would be missing the point that knowledge is irrelevant to academic determinations of expertise. Ideology is the sole criterion. Choosing a Marxist was safe because there was virtually no chance that she would articulate any idea that the black victimhood center did not already endorse. By inviting a Marxist, two ideas would be firmly reinforced: 1. The cause of black on black looting is white on black racism. Or, more generally, black crime is determined by society, not chosen by individuals. 2. The remedy for black on black looting is not to rebuild black businesses. It is to expand the size and scope of the federal government. If you think I am merely quibbling with my own university and with my communist colleagues you are wrong. This is not about me and my particular university. It is a national trend as well as a national tragedy. Just last weekend, Fox News reported that Chenjerai Kumanyika, an assistant professor at Clemson University, traveled to Ferguson to help the protests expand and to disrupt businesses in the larger St. Louis area. Fox quoted Kumanyika as saying Capitalism is one of many systems of oppression. One wonders whether communism is among the many systems of oppression. Welcome to the inverted world of hire education.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:09:54 +0000
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