Yale
University is following the trend, putting entire college
courses on the Internet.
As a member of the vast left-wing conspiracy, I object.
I object, because now, conservatives will be able to see what methods
we use to brainwash college kids. They will see how we get
them to vote for Ralph Nader. They will see how we get them
to use those weird curly light bulbs. The will see how we get
them to eat tofu and tabouleh and tempeh.
They will find out about the most
dangerous books we give them, such as Silent Spring,
Coming of Age in Samoa, and Introduction
to Psychoanalysis.
Worst of all, they will find out how liberal colleges manage to produce
such reactionaries as George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald R.
Ford, and William H. Taft (all of whom attended Yale).
The Open
Yale course home page.
Comments
Bugger! Wait until they see what we philosophers make them read. The conspiracy is over!
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | December 14, 2007 12:55 AM
Heh. I love how the books you mention basically suck.
Coming of Age in Samoa was thoroughly debunked- it turns out the Samoan girls were just making fun of this weird white lady that asked them personal questions. Silent Spring was responsible for a brief outlaw of DDT, followed by a huge spike in deaths due to malaria and its subsequent re-legalization. (And consequential return to lower death rates)
...and everyone knows psychoanalysis is a load of hogwash :)
Posted by: Renee | December 21, 2007 5:41 PM
Coming of Age in Samoa was thoroughly debunked- it turns out the Samoan girls were just making fun of this weird white lady that asked them personal questions
Posted by: Adsl. | May 6, 2008 6:43 PM