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John2

(2,730 posts)
23. Public Universities
Sun May 12, 2013, 09:35 AM
May 2013

are usually where people engage in Liberal discussion. Nothing is off limits and very little is censored. People can express their views more openly, without being ostracized. Public Universities also have a Policy of diversity. Conservatives are very much against that type of environment. Public Universities have been very much involved in social movements within this country. I learned a lot of my ideas in a Public University and how I thought about things in this country and around the World. They are also places where you do a lot of educational research instead of taking the propaganda some want to put out. Especially that research report put out by the Heritage Foundation on the superiority of Whites versus Hispanics. Anybody with a good education would know he probably manipulated it. What he put out was just racist period. Skin color does not make someone superior period. It has nothing to do with intelligence at all. There are many factors that determine intelligence. If you go by his premise, Chinese are superior to whites because they statistically out perform them in school. But we all know it is the efforts they put into learning and has nothing to do with their skin color. We also know some individuals out perform others of all races. We also know it has something to do with the environment, such as poverty versus wealth and opportunity. A person living in poverty will have less opportunity than a person living in wealth. They need to consider why people think the Republican Party is racist. Could it be there are some well educated and smart people on the other side, like students from Public Universities? Some of the sit ins during the Civil Rights Era in North carolina was initiated and organized on college campuses. And why do you think the right keep calling Liberal Whites Elitists.

Obama's top contributors in 2008 LuvNewcastle May 2013 #1
Looks like GS didn't get what they wanted. ucrdem May 2013 #3
Dept's of gov. contribute to campaigns? RKP5637 May 2013 #6
Employees of those agencies. PeaceNikki May 2013 #7
Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #10
+1 freshwest May 2013 #32
I think post #4 answers my question ... n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #8
Here's a real surprise: ucrdem May 2013 #11
Wow!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #12
meh, those totals are piddly. PeaceNikki May 2013 #14
~$4 mil is respectable ucrdem May 2013 #15
Ron Paul supporters are not known for their common sense. PeaceNikki May 2013 #16
I'm a federal employee and I contribute. It's perfectly legal. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #26
Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #27
Didn't get what they wanted? LuvNewcastle May 2013 #9
Looks like they threw a $million on Romney ucrdem May 2013 #13
Romney had a chance, that's why the gave to him. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #17
You mean people who work for Goldman Sachs? burnodo May 2013 #19
Yes, but also the people who own or run it ucrdem May 2013 #21
Maybe in 2008 they were "not supporting" Palin. Just sayin. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #25
I thought Bill Maher put up a million? RVN VET May 2013 #24
Obama and the Democratic Party is pushing education to keep parity with the world. freshwest May 2013 #31
I love this, and this might be a stupid question, but: Squinch May 2013 #2
That's explained in the link: PeaceNikki May 2013 #4
Oh. Thank you! Squinch May 2013 #5
Public Universities John2 May 2013 #23
Yes, I do understand all that. But I just was wondering how a publicly funded university Squinch May 2013 #28
Obama's top donor was small donations by actual people. tridim May 2013 #18
Given your headline, I don't think you read that red text that is on the pages you linked. NM high density May 2013 #20
That's how Open Secrets lists contributors. ucrdem May 2013 #22
First rule in investing: Diversify your portfolio toddaa May 2013 #29
GS is pond scum. Rex May 2013 #30
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