10-06-2020, 11:27 AM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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What planet have you been living on DM?! Agree with reg. How is this anything new? Some people here must have lived through the sexual revolution, strikes, greenpeace, bra burning, woodstock, rolling stones, Glam rock, punk, race riots, poll tax riots, IRA, anti war protests. You can't all have been sitting in a greenhouse or eating peas?! I find it funny how now all these causes and revolutions are called "snowflake". They were seen as dangerous and subversive at the time. Honestly, the way some of you go on you'd think people had lived in peace and harmony until 2020!oasis of peace and tranquility known as South Africa and so
have been protected from all the turmoil you describe so well
as uk was systematically eroded and degraded by an intellectual
Iiberal establishment led assault on the foundations of what used
to be the uk?
So yes, l was living elswhere but still on this planet and l am glad l was
not here to witness to all you describe!!
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10-06-2020, 12:08 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by spitfire
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My sentiments exactly, that would afford time for unrestricted creative thinking time, in a safe environment.
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10-06-2020, 02:02 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Here is a list of speakers banned or "discouraged" from speaking at British universities.It is a hell of a long list. It includes some surprises.
It does seem that only one viewpoint is acceptable.
https://www.afaf.org.uk/the-banned-list/
10-06-2020, 02:18 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Funny how Universities have changed over the last fifty years from places where people went to learn how to learn and then educated by guided research appropriate to the subject they were reading to what they have become which is where people are simply taught.Sorta like glorified technical colleges and art schools.
10-06-2020, 02:24 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by Tregonsee
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Here is a list of speakers banned or "discouraged" from speaking at British universities.It is a hell of a long list. It includes some surprises.
It does seem that only one viewpoint is acceptable.
https://www.afaf.org.uk/the-banned-list/
belief that the inteligentsia at the top are manipulating young
impressionable minds for their own ends?
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10-06-2020, 02:32 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Funny how Universities have changed over the last fifty years from places where people went to learn how to learn and then educated by guided research appropriate to the subject they were reading to what they have become which is where people are simply taught. Sorta like glorified technical colleges and art schools.
have stayed as technical colleges!
But the thinking at the time was uk had to get away from
indusrial devlopment??
As Phil Collins said, just another brick out the wall??
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10-06-2020, 02:54 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by Tregonsee
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Here is a list of speakers banned or "discouraged" from speaking at British universities.It is a hell of a long list. It includes some surprises.
It does seem that only one viewpoint is acceptable.
https://www.afaf.org.uk/the-banned-list/
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Funny how Universities have changed over the last fifty years from places where people went to learn how to learn and then educated by guided research appropriate to the subject they were reading to what they have become which is where people are simply taught. Sorta like glorified technical colleges and art schools.
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Well they came from technical colleges Todgy and imo they shouldhave stayed as technical colleges!
But the thinking at the time was uk had to get away from
indusrial devlopment??
As Phil Collins said, just another brick out the wall??
Donkeyman! 👎😟👎
10-06-2020, 02:55 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Well they came from technical colleges Todgy and imo they shouldhave stayed as technical colleges!
But the thinking at the time was uk had to get away from
indusrial devlopment??
As Phil Collins said, just another brick out the wall??
Donkeyman! 👎😟👎
It's so much different from "my day". For one thing in most cases a good A level in a language was mandatory if for no other than it demonstrated an ability to work on a non-course related subject. I chose Latin and Greek. Greek I scratched through but Latin was OK.
Today there more than a few "uni's" (God how I have that abbreviation!) where there NO entry requirements other than access to the fees.
10-06-2020, 03:19 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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I thought the whole idea was to listen to both/all sides of an argument then make up your own mind.I studied at the Wolverhampton Polytechnic which is now The University of Wolverhampton. I agree with you AT, they should go back to what they did best.
T'weren't Phil Collins, Donks. It was Richard Wright, Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall.
Whats going on??
Cant find that petition thread from yesterday either??
Whats the world coming to??
Donkeyman! 😟😟
10-06-2020, 03:27 PM
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Re: Are our intellectuals revolting??
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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I think it was Blair believing that the number of kids going up to university was vitally important irrespective of the kids had the ability the outcome of which was tech colleges being redesignated, dumbing down of degree courses, introduction of Micky Mouse degrees, and the kids having to pay.It's so much different from "my day". For one thing in most cases a good A level in a language was mandatory if for no other than it demonstrated an ability to work on a non-course related subject. I chose Latin and Greek. Greek I scratched through but Latin was OK.
Today there more than a few "uni's" (God how I have that abbreviation!) where there NO entry requirements other than access to the fees.
Must have been a very clever chap that Blair, is he still alive?
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