Universities have always been the hotbed of new ideas and movements which many times lead to revolution and uprising attempts for a few reasons: At universities the students are told to open their minds and broaden their horizons, students are taught new things they never knew existed, and are stupid enough to not know that most revolutions fail, and so decide to try it anyway.
For the above reasons, grassroots movements such as Communism/Socialism found a receptive audience in university students. It was new, it went against the grain, and no one told them it wouldn't work, so they tried it anyway.
Recently, I've begun to notice that many of my lecturers are as Communist/Socialist and as Marxist as they come, and most of the class agrees with what they are saying. However, there are a core few of us, and more and more I've been discovering others who share our views, that are willing to stand up to lecturers and argue the counterpoint, for the side of personal Vs shared responsibility, for capitalism Vs communism/socialism, for personal goals, wealth and gains as opposed to social welfare. The problem is that many of the people that share our viewpoints do not want to speak up for whatever reasons they have.
Could we be seeing a paradigm shift, where the liberals of before have become the conservatives, those unwilling to shift in their viewpoints and outlook, while the conservatives of before have become the new liberals, those willing to go against the grain and stand up and speak out for something they believe is right even against pressure from the professors and their peers, the students?
Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
For the above reasons, grassroots movements such as Communism/Socialism found a receptive audience in university students. It was new, it went against the grain, and no one told them it wouldn't work, so they tried it anyway.
Recently, I've begun to notice that many of my lecturers are as Communist/Socialist and as Marxist as they come, and most of the class agrees with what they are saying. However, there are a core few of us, and more and more I've been discovering others who share our views, that are willing to stand up to lecturers and argue the counterpoint, for the side of personal Vs shared responsibility, for capitalism Vs communism/socialism, for personal goals, wealth and gains as opposed to social welfare. The problem is that many of the people that share our viewpoints do not want to speak up for whatever reasons they have.
Could we be seeing a paradigm shift, where the liberals of before have become the conservatives, those unwilling to shift in their viewpoints and outlook, while the conservatives of before have become the new liberals, those willing to go against the grain and stand up and speak out for something they believe is right even against pressure from the professors and their peers, the students?
Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
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