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jM’{"TipStampersPost":{"title":"An interesting opinion piece on the Claudine Gay situation","post":"<p>Article: <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2023/12/21/opinion/the-harvard-crimson-refuses-to-publish-my-letter-critical-of-president-claudine-gay/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nypost.com/2023/12/21/opinion/the-harvard-crimson-refuses-to-publish-my-letter-critical-of-president-claudine-gay/</a></p><p><br></p><p>This is an interesting opinion piece which expanded my mind about the situation and, in my opinion, hit the main issue on the head. </p><p><br></p><p>The main issue we are seeing play out in the media isn't that Claudine Gay said, \"context matters.\" It isn't really a plagiarism issue either.</p><p><br></p><p>Instead, the issue at hand is \"context matters\" only in some contexts. There is perhaps valid criticism that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are not inclusive of Jews: </p><p><br></p><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandeis_Center\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brandeis Center</a>&nbsp;likewise notes how the DEI committee at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford University</a>&nbsp;alleged that \"Jews, unlike other minority group[s], possess privilege and power, Jews and victims of Jew-hatred do not merit or necessitate the attention of the DEI committee\", after two students complained about antisemitic incidents on campus.</blockquote><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\">Source: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion#Antisemitism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion#Antisemitism</a> </blockquote><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\">Wikipedia's source: <a href=\"https://brandeiscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Stanford-Case-Materials-6-15-21.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://brandeiscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Stanford-Case-Materials-6-15-21.pdf</a> </blockquote><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\"><br></blockquote><p>As with many stories, this issue (which is perhaps the root political cause of the controversy) has become lost within the political social engineering from both sides: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(political_science)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(political_science)</a></p><p><br></p><p>That's my thoughts, at least. </p><p><br></p><p>As for you: Don't trust me. Don't trust the news. Don't trust the politicians. Instead, consider continuing to educate yourself in the tradition of a classically liberal education:</p><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a>&nbsp;describes a liberal education in this way: \"Ideally, a liberal education produces persons who are open-minded and free from provincialism, dogma, preconception, and ideology; conscious of their opinions and judgments; reflective of their actions; and aware of their place in the social and natural worlds.\"<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education#cite_note-FOOTNOTEProject_on_Liberal_Education_and_the_Sciences1990xi-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[4]</a>&nbsp;Liberally educated people are skeptical of their own traditions; they are trained to think for themselves rather than conform to higher authorities.<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education#cite_note-FOOTNOTENussbaum200910-5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[5]</a></blockquote><blockquote class=\"ql-indent-1\">Source: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education#:~:text=The%20American%20Association%20for%20the,their%20actions%3B%20and%20aware%20of \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education#:~:text=The%20American%20Association%20for%20the,their%20actions%3B%20and%20aware%20of </a></blockquote>","category":"in-the-news","cost":0,"creator":"Jendalyn","platform":"TipStampers.com","description":"An article by Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School.","tags":["Liberal Education","Social Engineering","Media"]}}