@fssp#12170 I apologize for missing the links in your previous comment. I was writing in a browser which apparently didn’t make your embedded links visible.
I think it is misleading to only link to a single (overly-)simplistic study on the matter. The article you linked does not do the study justice; in fact, it does a poor job of explaining the methodology leading to an (un)intentionally misleading conclusion for the reader. The Director of HERI also noted that the attention the study is getting may be misplaced, as there may be trivial reasons for the shift towards liberalism (https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/2…ed-further-left)
The study referenced in the article is including the single question asking respondents to self-identify their political orentation as far left, liberal, moderate, conversative or far right. I won’t go into depth on why mixing economic policy and value policy on a questionaire is silly, but liberal does not necessairly mean one is on the left in terms of economic policy. To further expand: what defines “far-left”, liberalism, conservatism, and “far-right” is up to each individual being surveyed. Is a social democrat advocating for a minimum wage and collective bargaining a “far-leftist”? If compared to US politicians, then most definitely, but compared to the average US citizen, not so much (and especially not if compared to Europe), but generally: Americans don’t understand formal political labels, which explains why a big chunk of self-proclaimed libertarians / conservatives are in favour of a single-payer system. It would be much more interesting to examine in detail the political views of the faculty vs. students and afterwards grouping people into each category.
This is also neglecting to mention the fact that religiosity is on a steep decline in the US which would naturally correlate with a decline in conservatism based on religious principles (e.g. abortion). And the fact that there is a well-known correlation between education level and political leanings. The more educated one gets, the more liberal you get.
Therefore my point still stands: There is a natural for universities to be more liberal than the general populus. And I don’t understand how you would amend this issue, if this can even be called an issue.
Climate change is a “liberal” issue in the US, but the scientific consensus (99% of scientists in relevant fields) support the conclusion that the current globla warming is anthropogenic. Not long ago, a big part of the religious right (not economic policy) didn’t think evolution was real. This is not to say that people on the right (non-economic) are inherently stupid. I am merely pointing out that misinfomation, indoctrination, religion and the mainstream media’s quest for “neutrality” instead of objectivity are all elements in the broader spectrum of this conversation.
QuoteNigeria has the youngest age of consent in the world. "A person who commits an offence of defilement with a child aged eleven years or less shall upon conviction be sentenced to imprisonment for life." (Section 7, Provision 2, Sexual Offences Act Bill 2013.)
I have a hard time understanding how this is meant as a direct response to what I said in my previous comment.
And this is not a response to anything I said in my previous comment. I asked why didn’t you point to Scandinavia or just half of Europe as an example instead of a socially-regressive country like Nigeria? The fact that you point to this country specifically makes me think that you’re being disingenious. I’m not going to argue whether or not the legal age of sexual consent should be 15, 18 or 21 because that wasn’t what I was saying. I made the point that there is a big gap between an adult having sexual relations with a 15-year old vs. an adult having sexual relations with a minor (e.g. 6-year old), and the fact that many countries consider individuals below the age of 18 mature enough to sexually consent was my example. I am not arguing that legality equals morality, I was merely using this an example that the general public (publically elected officials) do indeed see the difference.
QuoteI fail to see the point you are making, considering historical pederastic (and archaic homosexual) relationships took place between prepubescent children and middle-aged men, while also including children who had approached or passed the Greek standard of puberty.
I honestly can't tell if you're being intentionally obtuse, and/or if you’re obfuscating.
I made it quite clear that this is not a topic that I am knowledgeable of, so I don’t think it is productive to continue this part of our discussion. I also mentioned that I don’t think this has anything to do with the topic at hand.
I linked you to a reference in the same Wikipedia article you previously mentioned wherein it was stated that pederasty in ancient Greece was a socially acknowledged romantic relationship between an adult male and a younger male, where the younger male was usually in his teens. I acknowledged that it certainly happened to prepubescent boys, so I don’t even get why you’re continuing the conversation. I cited a source stating that the younger male was usually a teen, and that’s all.