I had not realized that the University of Chicago, which so often stands as a sort of beacon of sanity, had succumbed to this current fad. People have to realize that this sort of activity is being fomented by powerful outside forces with deep pockets. There are professional agitators who are behind a lot of these encampments. And it can…
I had not realized that the University of Chicago, which so often stands as a sort of beacon of sanity, had succumbed to this current fad. People have to realize that this sort of activity is being fomented by powerful outside forces with deep pockets. There are professional agitators who are behind a lot of these encampments. And it can seem exciting and maybe potentially fulfilling to young people to join in. So, not knowing any better, they are lured in, as "useful idiots".
But, at its core, these protests are sort of shallow distractions and anti-intellectual examples of street theater, sound and fury signifying nothing.
I had not realized that the University of Chicago, which so often stands as a sort of beacon of sanity, had succumbed to this current fad. People have to realize that this sort of activity is being fomented by powerful outside forces with deep pockets. There are professional agitators who are behind a lot of these encampments. And it can seem exciting and maybe potentially fulfilling to young people to join in. So, not knowing any better, they are lured in, as "useful idiots".
But, at its core, these protests are sort of shallow distractions and anti-intellectual examples of street theater, sound and fury signifying nothing.
I applaud this letter.