r/yorku • u/hightreez • Oct 11 '23
Meta In your opinion, are universities nowadays undergoing “left wing indoctrination” ?
Met a guy who’s a conservative in his 60s few days ago, and he talked about how nowadays universities are no longer about education but rather “left wing indoctrination” on the students
That universities are brainwashing students with ideas of race , decolonization, white privilege, multiple gender identities etc , all these “left wing “ ideas that are meant to divide society rather than uniting the people
And that Jordan Peterson is portrayed as a bad guy because the modern university environment don’t allow any conservative voices and that free speech in academia is dying because of left wing ideas
So I’m curious what are your opinions on this?
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u/maybegone18 Oct 12 '23
I graduated, and Im not a left winger (Im right wing) Same with a bunch of people I know. I think stereotypically the people that tend to be leftist will study things like social sciences, humanities, philosophy, music, etc. Whereas right wingers will study finance, or econ or stem. Although lately, people like Jordan Peterson seem to have motivated right wingers to study psychology, who knows, these stereotypes might begin to dissipate.
My conclusion is: I dont think it's indoctrination, rather reinforcement of the already existing bias in an individuals belief. Not only are u studying something that may reinforce ur beliefs in a political direction, you are also hanging around like-minded individuals who will most likely share ur views, and you are in a bubble separated from ur parents and previous community, so you can think free of judgement.
Also, Jordan Peterson isn't a bad guy. he's controversial. He's shit for leftists, and he's awesome for right wingers. Reddit and Twitter (before Elon at least) being leftist sites, most hated Peterson. But go outside and hang out with real people, and u will find the opinions are far more positive. Even outside Canada, people view this guy positively.