Universities, especially their mass expansion since the 1960s, are a civilisational cancer. Less than 10% of young people should be going to university, with most universities closed down.
Fusionism was a complete disaster. Conservatives tolerated this poison so long as they got a tax cut for corporations and the ultra-wealthy. This disease is neoliberal, not Marxist. It takes the cultural elements of Marxism whilst abandoning the economic ones, fully incorporating itself into the globalist corporate establishment.
It will take decades to undo the damage. We can use the state to hang onto the public opinion we have left, and limit the direct authoritarianism, allowing the socially conservative minority to carve out an existence, but these are just mitigating measures.
The woke establishment have control over public opinion, and you cannot legislate against ostracism. Whilst this isn’t meant to be a means to demoralise, I think we should do everything we can and never give up fighting, we may have to accept woke hegemony for some time.
What we need to do in the meantime is develop counter-institutions, entertainment, and visions of the future. We cannot call ourselves ‘conservatives’ as there’s nothing left to conserve, nor can we just define ourselves in opposition to woke. We have to develop a new worldview and redefine what ‘progress’ looks like. Perhaps an anti-woke state can fund some of this, but it cannot be created by the state, it must be independent of it.
Perhaps by fighting a guerrilla war in the realm of culture, exposing the elite at their weak points and creating a subversive counter-culture, when the horrors of transgenderism become known to the public in a few decades, our ideology will be waiting to become the new status quo.
We must plan about 20 years into the future though, so if we want the proper public opinion backlash to woke to happen in our lifetimes, we must start building now.
Praetorian bloat, gender ideology, race essentialism, propagandic, jargon-filled research, and campus-wide intolerance of diverse thought—these are the products of the new academic state religion that combines Foucauldian postmodern relativism, Soviet sclerosis, and Maoist liberticide. As DEI commissars bake faddish progressive principles into the very policies of public and private education alike, universities are becoming little more than overpriced indoctrination echo chambers where equality-of-result takes precedence over merit. Orthodoxy is being created around scholarship, erasing the distinction between academic expertise and ideological conformity.
"Officially, the university has reported to Governor Ron DeSantis that it hosts 31 DEI initiatives at a cost of $5 million per year. But these figures don’t capture the extent of the university’s rapidly growing DEI complex. In reality, DEI is not a series of standalone programs but an ideology that has been embedded in virtually every department on campus."
I assumed as much. Terminating the official DEI bureaucracy is the first step - it eliminates official "support." Given that this is an ideology - which means a substitute reality - the problem will be more intricate, as you report.
I very much look forward to your ongoing reports on how removing the top admin. layers and budgets affects the overall reality at other levels. Based on reports of public-school Board and teacher behavior, we might expect non-compliance with your Board and President, as well as a sort of inertia, given that this is now established. But, I would like to hear how that looks, after the obvious first actions are taken.
This is an opportunity to gain real insight into the phenomenon, everywhere - especially if a timeline is established (as you have started to put together).
Well that isn't entirely insane and hysterical, is it. And this is being done in a majority Republican state. Imagine what's being done in universities in blue states.
This ideology is spreading like a cancer. The Education System now is breeding new leaders of this infection into our Government and Military. We need to know who is pushing this information and the source of funding. We already know that the White House encourages and makes funding available .
Apr 6, 2023·edited Apr 6, 2023Liked by Christopher F. Rufo
"three-year plan included the creation of an institutional equity and inclusion blueprint, the expansion of a university-wide DEI infrastructure, and the deployment of DEI cadres to each division, school, and college tasked with conducting loyalty surveys"
The Left has come full circle, once again promoting 5 year plans for social reform overseen by political commissars.
"explicit race-based recruiting of individuals from historically underrepresented groups, and measuring current workforce demographics against targets and benchmarks."
This will only end when enough bridges fall down and planes crash because they were designed by people chosen for their racial qualifications instead of their competence. There appears to be a large market for racial & sexual grievance among of American self-flagellants.
"Counseling & Wellness Center continues to use psychotherapy as a vehicle for ideology."
Phillip Reiff saw it coming: The Triumph of the Therapeutic.
If all the CSJ loyalists at the university were fired, I wonder if enough high caliber academics still exist who would want the vacant positions. Many of them talk a good game in opposition to the CSJ regime until somebody starts to take action against them. Then they start screaming about academic freedom as if they had it and it was being ripped from their hands.
I have a question: When will the State Legislature in Florida have laws in place that will allow you and others to go into these Florida Universities and openly expose and dismantle these DEI bureaucracies like you did at New College Of Florida?
Rather than attempt a "rescue", what about "Education Separation"? Not of the races...of the ideologies. Public School Opt Out and Take the Money With You.
Thank you for exposing the universities for having these indoctrinating, divisive policies/ideology. When will the anti DEI programs at Florida public universities be banned? My son is scheduled to attend UF this fall and I fear they may have some sort of negative influence on him as much as we have educated him on the ills of such programs/ideology. He just wants to learn finance without being exposed to this DEI nonsense.
Keep up the incredible work, Christopher. You're taking the absolutely correct approach. While private schools can go ahead and burn themselves to the ground with a full embrace of this horrendous and hateful ideology, we aren't forced to pay for those. But taxpayer funded institutions MUST be subjected to as much pressure by the work you're doing as possible. It's totally unacceptable for all of us to be forced to fund enterprises openly conspiring to destroy our society. A full frontal assault on these discriminatory practices is in order. You want to hire and fire on the basis of race and gender? Um.. that's criminal, technically. So you're fired.
Mr. Rufo . I admire and respect the knowledge and research you have done to educate us . I am going to Churches in California to discuss education and the Sexual Perversion being pushed on our Children. I am not funded and using my own money to build a resource database for Parents and anyone concerned. I need to know how do I get permission to share your information and media content. This is not for anyone to make money or get Rich . The goal is to educate and inform
Universities, especially their mass expansion since the 1960s, are a civilisational cancer. Less than 10% of young people should be going to university, with most universities closed down.
Fusionism was a complete disaster. Conservatives tolerated this poison so long as they got a tax cut for corporations and the ultra-wealthy. This disease is neoliberal, not Marxist. It takes the cultural elements of Marxism whilst abandoning the economic ones, fully incorporating itself into the globalist corporate establishment.
It will take decades to undo the damage. We can use the state to hang onto the public opinion we have left, and limit the direct authoritarianism, allowing the socially conservative minority to carve out an existence, but these are just mitigating measures.
The woke establishment have control over public opinion, and you cannot legislate against ostracism. Whilst this isn’t meant to be a means to demoralise, I think we should do everything we can and never give up fighting, we may have to accept woke hegemony for some time.
What we need to do in the meantime is develop counter-institutions, entertainment, and visions of the future. We cannot call ourselves ‘conservatives’ as there’s nothing left to conserve, nor can we just define ourselves in opposition to woke. We have to develop a new worldview and redefine what ‘progress’ looks like. Perhaps an anti-woke state can fund some of this, but it cannot be created by the state, it must be independent of it.
Perhaps by fighting a guerrilla war in the realm of culture, exposing the elite at their weak points and creating a subversive counter-culture, when the horrors of transgenderism become known to the public in a few decades, our ideology will be waiting to become the new status quo.
We must plan about 20 years into the future though, so if we want the proper public opinion backlash to woke to happen in our lifetimes, we must start building now.
Praetorian bloat, gender ideology, race essentialism, propagandic, jargon-filled research, and campus-wide intolerance of diverse thought—these are the products of the new academic state religion that combines Foucauldian postmodern relativism, Soviet sclerosis, and Maoist liberticide. As DEI commissars bake faddish progressive principles into the very policies of public and private education alike, universities are becoming little more than overpriced indoctrination echo chambers where equality-of-result takes precedence over merit. Orthodoxy is being created around scholarship, erasing the distinction between academic expertise and ideological conformity.
https://euphoricrecall.substack.com/p/universities-have-turned-into-illiberal
"Officially, the university has reported to Governor Ron DeSantis that it hosts 31 DEI initiatives at a cost of $5 million per year. But these figures don’t capture the extent of the university’s rapidly growing DEI complex. In reality, DEI is not a series of standalone programs but an ideology that has been embedded in virtually every department on campus."
I assumed as much. Terminating the official DEI bureaucracy is the first step - it eliminates official "support." Given that this is an ideology - which means a substitute reality - the problem will be more intricate, as you report.
I very much look forward to your ongoing reports on how removing the top admin. layers and budgets affects the overall reality at other levels. Based on reports of public-school Board and teacher behavior, we might expect non-compliance with your Board and President, as well as a sort of inertia, given that this is now established. But, I would like to hear how that looks, after the obvious first actions are taken.
This is an opportunity to gain real insight into the phenomenon, everywhere - especially if a timeline is established (as you have started to put together).
This is truly horrifying.
Well that isn't entirely insane and hysterical, is it. And this is being done in a majority Republican state. Imagine what's being done in universities in blue states.
Sounds like a situation well-suited to a challenge by Florida's governor. I can hope.
This ideology is spreading like a cancer. The Education System now is breeding new leaders of this infection into our Government and Military. We need to know who is pushing this information and the source of funding. We already know that the White House encourages and makes funding available .
"three-year plan included the creation of an institutional equity and inclusion blueprint, the expansion of a university-wide DEI infrastructure, and the deployment of DEI cadres to each division, school, and college tasked with conducting loyalty surveys"
The Left has come full circle, once again promoting 5 year plans for social reform overseen by political commissars.
"explicit race-based recruiting of individuals from historically underrepresented groups, and measuring current workforce demographics against targets and benchmarks."
This will only end when enough bridges fall down and planes crash because they were designed by people chosen for their racial qualifications instead of their competence. There appears to be a large market for racial & sexual grievance among of American self-flagellants.
"Counseling & Wellness Center continues to use psychotherapy as a vehicle for ideology."
Phillip Reiff saw it coming: The Triumph of the Therapeutic.
Truly and completely sickening.....why would ANY one pay tuition or attend this so called university.....
If all the CSJ loyalists at the university were fired, I wonder if enough high caliber academics still exist who would want the vacant positions. Many of them talk a good game in opposition to the CSJ regime until somebody starts to take action against them. Then they start screaming about academic freedom as if they had it and it was being ripped from their hands.
Christopher thanks for the in-depth information.
I have a question: When will the State Legislature in Florida have laws in place that will allow you and others to go into these Florida Universities and openly expose and dismantle these DEI bureaucracies like you did at New College Of Florida?
Rather than attempt a "rescue", what about "Education Separation"? Not of the races...of the ideologies. Public School Opt Out and Take the Money With You.
This will ensure one thing regarding the university of Florida: its graduates will be considered stupid until proven otherwise.
Chris,
Thank you for exposing the universities for having these indoctrinating, divisive policies/ideology. When will the anti DEI programs at Florida public universities be banned? My son is scheduled to attend UF this fall and I fear they may have some sort of negative influence on him as much as we have educated him on the ills of such programs/ideology. He just wants to learn finance without being exposed to this DEI nonsense.
Thank you
Keep up the incredible work, Christopher. You're taking the absolutely correct approach. While private schools can go ahead and burn themselves to the ground with a full embrace of this horrendous and hateful ideology, we aren't forced to pay for those. But taxpayer funded institutions MUST be subjected to as much pressure by the work you're doing as possible. It's totally unacceptable for all of us to be forced to fund enterprises openly conspiring to destroy our society. A full frontal assault on these discriminatory practices is in order. You want to hire and fire on the basis of race and gender? Um.. that's criminal, technically. So you're fired.
Mr. Rufo . I admire and respect the knowledge and research you have done to educate us . I am going to Churches in California to discuss education and the Sexual Perversion being pushed on our Children. I am not funded and using my own money to build a resource database for Parents and anyone concerned. I need to know how do I get permission to share your information and media content. This is not for anyone to make money or get Rich . The goal is to educate and inform