Questions And Answers From A Tulane Student

From: G
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Diversity Experience for paper

G’s Questions are interspersed with my answers (indicated in this way: <<<)

Hello,

I am a student at Tulane University. I am writing a paper for my English class about the effects political correctness has in the university classroom and research setting. I have watched a few of your lectures on YouTube and have read a few of the articles you wrote. I was wondering if I could ask a few questions listed below to clarify my understanding to use in my paper (since this has impacted you firsthand):

1)Do you feel that there is a need for a diversity task force?

<<< Yes. But not for race, sex, gender, age, etc. Rather, for intellectual diversity. The university is a wholly owned subsidiary of the left. That must change.

2) You mentioned that they didn’t ask you about your opinions, only collected the ideas second or third handedly, how have you maintained your voice/ideas despite this antagonizing and image tearing behavior?

<<< Easy. I consider the source. These people are intellect and moral midgets.

3) What did you mean to say in your lecture saying “Otherwise, slavery wasn’t so bad. You could pick cotton, sing songs, be fed nice gruel, etc..” The point was to say that slaves held no independent rights so their lives were bad in that aspect, correct?

<<< I was trying to point out exactly WHY slavery is an evil abomination. Was it because of cotton? No. Songs? No. Gruel? No. It was because people were forced into being slaves, and were not allowed to quit. Their rights of free association were violated.

4) As universities become more business-like to appeal to the customers (students), is there a balance between understanding the costumers’ (students) feelings and presenting things that could be considered uncomfortable or offensive?

<<< Of course, there IS a balance. But, in my view, there shouldn’t be any “balance.” Rather, the university life should be an untrammeled search for truth, no matter who’s ox is being gored.

5) Do you feel that the decline of tenure makes some professors less open to release their conservative ideas in fear that they will be considered racist?

<<< Yes, certainly

6) I was also wondering if you could send a copy of the diversity task force letter (as you described in your rebuttal lecture at Loyola New Orleans) as well as the letter from Father Linnane that apologized for your views.

<<< Yes, here ‘tis:

Mar 25. New Orleans, LA. Loyola University New Orleans, Economics Club. “Is the capitalist system guilty of racism, sexism? No.: Walter E. Block responds to his politically correct critics, defending against charges of racism and sexism. http://mises.org:88/WalterBlock;

http://mises.org/MultiMedia/Block/Block_03-25-2009.wmv;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0QXqHcQHo

Thank you, G

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