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First reaction: From my vantage point, it seems colleges and universities bend over backward to accommodate blacks. :shrug:
1) The survey, while interesting, is deeply flawed, IMO, and possibly even intentionally divisive. It focuses only on blacks and whites. No other races/ethnic groups. A proper survey would strive to be more all-inclusive so that we can compare and contrast what everyone thinks and feels.
If Asians and Hispanics are closer to the white point-of-view, then maybe the blacks are being whiny and unrealistic. On the flip side, if Asians and Hispanics are closer to the black point-of-view, then maybe the survey is onto something. Problem is, per the survey, we don't know. The complete answer would help dictate what direction might be taken to hopefully remedy the disparity, because the solution would be different depending on the complete answer.
Note: There is one chart that includes Asians and Hispanics, but it is generic and the overwhelming content of the survey ignores them.
2) I find it highly disturbing, but not all that surprising, that many students favor curtailing free speech rights in certain situations. Situations where they can properly discern another's mind, I'm sure.
The survey itself can be found here. (There is a link in the above article, as well.)
Random concerns:Students Say Free Speech Is Alive, With One Big Exception
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/u...K&kwp_0=132128&kwp_4=593996&kwp_1=309800&_r=0
Quote from article:
"...most students don’t believe that their First Amendment rights are under attack, according to a new Gallup survey: 73 percent said they thought their freedom of speech was secure.
There was one notable exception along racial lines: While 70 percent of white students said that their right to assemble was secure, just 39 percent of black students said the same."
1) The survey, while interesting, is deeply flawed, IMO, and possibly even intentionally divisive. It focuses only on blacks and whites. No other races/ethnic groups. A proper survey would strive to be more all-inclusive so that we can compare and contrast what everyone thinks and feels.
If Asians and Hispanics are closer to the white point-of-view, then maybe the blacks are being whiny and unrealistic. On the flip side, if Asians and Hispanics are closer to the black point-of-view, then maybe the survey is onto something. Problem is, per the survey, we don't know. The complete answer would help dictate what direction might be taken to hopefully remedy the disparity, because the solution would be different depending on the complete answer.
Note: There is one chart that includes Asians and Hispanics, but it is generic and the overwhelming content of the survey ignores them.
2) I find it highly disturbing, but not all that surprising, that many students favor curtailing free speech rights in certain situations. Situations where they can properly discern another's mind, I'm sure.
The survey itself can be found here. (There is a link in the above article, as well.)
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