withoutaface
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Left wing views among university students tend to be the ones which, if implemented, would fulfil more of the students' selfish desires at the present time. I did not say that left wing views in broader society were selfish, nor did I imply only young people are lefties, though I did imply that there was a larger proportion of outspoken lefties in university than outside of it. I agree that the misrepresentation of the left exists within the right, but how many students go out of their way to access far right wing media? These same students are exposed to propaganda from such far left groups as the socialist alternative five days a week, and as such the misrepresentation of the right has a far larger effect than the misrepresentation of the left.absolution* said:Oh waf, youre such a tardwhore. And yes, it is extremely hypocritical to suggest that left-wingers are selfish. Youll find left-wingers have a much broader idea of social, economic ad environmental issues than many right-wingers generally, no not merely sheep in any fashion dissimilar to that of any particular faction. And why do you imply that only young people are lefties. Come to the economic and business faculty and youll find that not only are the majority of students lefties, but so are the majority of lecturers and tutors. Why? Because the intellectual left have always held power within university institutions in much the same way as they do in the US, just be thankful that the intellectual left/conservative government paradox is not as pronounced here. Yet, though Nelson is actively seeking to change that.
To imply that lefties are the only people guided by selfishness is not only false but a sad inditement of a broader view of the left among right-wingers. It is likewise implausible to argue that the right are misrepresented in any form differently to how the left are misrepresented among the right. Obviously, if you are arguing against someone you will try to improve your argument by denigrating the opponent, though, this is true of both sides of the political/social spectrum.
By arguing that students a prepositioned to either side of the political spectrum; you are not only labelling the student body as a whole incapable of forming their own views, but also underhandedly stating your own superiority by not falling into the same leftist enviro-bin as everyone else. Your ignorance is noted.
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The intention of my post was not to denigrate the left, but merely an attempt to explain why we see ten times more socialists in university than we do outside of it. If you would like to offer an alternative explanation I would be happy to read it.
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