Finally had a chance to hear this one. What can I say?
Dr. Tabia summed it up in two words: moral courage. Without that, what do we have?
Not a lot.
As Tabia described the rigid culture she experienced on her job, I could not help but think of McWhorter's constant refrain about wokeness: "It's a religion!"
Which is a quote that occasionally reminds me of Christopher Hitchens, speaking of religion: "It's whatever you want it to be."
The kind of campus culture Dr. Lee is describing is truly disturbing. It's doctrine; and far too many people of influence have surrendered to it, even though a lot of it is clearly gibberish.
We can't call it out without consequences; sometimes painful economic consequences. How backwards is that?
Not everybody wants to fall on a sword like Dr. Tabia. But in this environment, we could use a lot more Dr. Tabia's.
Without wealth and power, it's futile-- reality! Power only respects power. A very hard lesson for most blacks to learn in this capitalist system. Glenn Loury and John McWhorter down plays it. We have enough college professors. We need more black billionaires. I was very impressed with my recent travels in Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai.
Finally had a chance to hear this one. What can I say?
Dr. Tabia summed it up in two words: moral courage. Without that, what do we have?
Not a lot.
As Tabia described the rigid culture she experienced on her job, I could not help but think of McWhorter's constant refrain about wokeness: "It's a religion!"
Which is a quote that occasionally reminds me of Christopher Hitchens, speaking of religion: "It's whatever you want it to be."
The kind of campus culture Dr. Lee is describing is truly disturbing. It's doctrine; and far too many people of influence have surrendered to it, even though a lot of it is clearly gibberish.
We can't call it out without consequences; sometimes painful economic consequences. How backwards is that?
Not everybody wants to fall on a sword like Dr. Tabia. But in this environment, we could use a lot more Dr. Tabia's.
Without wealth and power, it's futile-- reality! Power only respects power. A very hard lesson for most blacks to learn in this capitalist system. Glenn Loury and John McWhorter down plays it. We have enough college professors. We need more black billionaires. I was very impressed with my recent travels in Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai.