‘Author and educator, Dr. Kevin Donnelly, has spoken out vehemently against what he perceives as the insidious influence of cancel culture and cultural Marxism on Australian society.
In a new interview in Brisbane, Dr. Donnelly delved into the themes of his latest book, “Cancel Culture: And The Left’s Long March.”
A native of Melburnian, Dr. Donnelly reflected on Labor’s Joan Kirner era and her socialist agenda in education, which he witnessed firsthand.
He highlighted Kirner’s push for the overthrow of traditional educational values in favour of a socialist paradigm, advocating for equality of outcomes over competition and meritocracy.
Drawing on his extensive research, Dr. Donnelly elaborated on the concept of the Long March through the institutions, popularised by German activist Rudi Dutschke, wherein Marxist academics sought to instill cultural Marxism in Western societies.
His book explores the roots of cancel culture, political correctness, and t modern form “wokeness,” decrying their corrosive effects on various facets of society.
Expressing his dismay at the current state of affairs, Dr. Donnelly lamented the pervasive influence of cancel culture, particularly its impact on the youth.
He recounted distressing scenes of young children succumbing to fear-induced despair over climate change, attributing such sentiments to the toxic environment fostered by cancel culture.
Moreover, Dr. Donnelly underscored the concerning rise in youth suicide, self-harm, and other mental health issues in Australia, attributing them to a lack of moral and spiritual grounding.
The following is an email received from Hillsdale College.
Revenge of the NerdsThis may seem curious, but we think it is good—also fun. Hillsdale College has become superb at teaching mathematics. Of course, we are well-known for teaching the humanities: history, politics, literature, economics, philosophy, theology––all these and more. But math? In the next two years Hillsdale College expects to have the largest percentage of graduates in math areas in the country. This year, 38 students will, we predict, graduate who major in math or applied mathematics, which is about 11.5% of the graduating class. Similarly, next school year it looks like math majors will comprise about 10.9% of the graduating class (notice the digits beyond the decimal points; mathematicians, painfully precise, suggested we add more). Typically, the top 5 colleges with the most math and applied mathematics majors include the likes of Amherst, Williams, Macalester, Pomona, Carleton, Swarthmore, and Harvey Mudd. In 2020 and 2021, Hillsdale ranked in the top 10. This year we expect to come in first. Look at the numbers below: 2019-2020:Amherst College had 10.6% of its graduates in math fields for 1st nationallyMacalester College: 9.9%, 2nd nationallyHillsdale College: 7.2%, 8th nationally 2020-2021:Amherst College: 10.7%, 1st nationallyWilliams College: 10.4%, 2nd nationallyHillsdale College: 7.5%, 10th nationally 2021-2022Hillsdale College: 9.5%, expected to be 4th nationally 2022-2023 (last academic year):Hillsdale College, 8.7%, expected to be 8th nationally 2023-2024 (current academic year):Hillsdale College, projects 11.5%, expected to be 1st nationally 2024-2025 (next academic year):Hillsdale College, projects 10.9%, expected to be 1st nationally We think mathematics is the purist of languages and the key to understanding the natural world, the sciences of which (chemistry, biology, and physics) are also strong here. We are therefore proud to have built a superb—and also popular—mathematics program. Also, we discover from experience that neither math majors nor math faculty are particularly nerdy. This is, I suppose, a sort of reverse revenge of the nerds.
What’s going on in the universities in the USA is unbelievable. How long can a nation continue down this path? It is so crazy I just copied the following from an email. Here is the craziness!
‘This week on The College Fix, three articles detail those on campus who have challenged required diversity trainings in various ways and how their long, difficult and stressful paths have led to moderate successes, for now.
Professor investigated for nine months after disagreeing with anti-racism diversity training Professor Elisa Parrett is back in the classroom this week, but the road there was incredibly difficult, as her public institution spent over $200,000 to investigate her in an attempt to fire the tenured scholar. Her crime? She read a statement that criticized the anti-racism narrative as a false dichotomy that divides people and ignores more pressing problems facing all Americans. READ MORE …
This professor refused to take mandatory diversity training. His university backed down. Professor Jeffrey Poelvoorde was threatened with termination last summer by Converse College when he refused to take his employer’s mandatory diversity trainings. Today, some eight months later, the scholar still has not taken the mandatory diversity training. Nor has he been fired. ‘I do think there was a minor victory here,’ he told The College Fix. READ MORE …
Med student kicked out of school after questioning microaggressions can sue UVA, court rules University of Virginia med school student Kieran Ravi Bhattacharya was kicked out after he questioned the validity of microaggression theory during a panel on campus. Well, he sued them for that, and recently a judge ruled his First Amendment cause of action against the university may proceed, noting “Students do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.'” READ MORE …‘https://www.thecollegefix.com/
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