tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post6874585970644398277..comments2023-12-14T21:55:11.213-05:00Comments on Mitchell Langbert's Blog: News Coverage of My Struggle against Political Correctness at Brooklyn CollegeMitchell Langberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-7425202203735592014-06-29T02:29:10.610-04:002014-06-29T02:29:10.610-04:00When socialists gain power, one of the chief means...When socialists gain power, one of the chief means by which they control opposition is by denying jobs to people who oppose their policies. CUNY has essentially socialized higher education in New York City, where I lived from 1996 through 2009. According to its website:<br /><br />The City University of New York provides high-quality, accessible education for more than 269,000 degree-credit students and 247,000 adult, continuing and professional education students at 24 campuses across New York City.<br /><br />Given that public education in New York City is in large part socialized,you argue this: "New York is a socialist state, and socialists control most of the jobs, but since you oppose socialism, you cannot work in the ideologically socialist university."<br /><br />Socialism is inherently suppressive, dictatorial, and totalitarian because government institutions like CUNY do not tolerate dissidents. The best dissidents, like myself, can do is protest, which I have done at cost to my career.<br /><br />Public education has totalitarian implications, as do other public services. Because of the socialist monopoly, it is difficult to find alternative jobs. <br /><br />Also, private universities receive significant public money, so they are not a free alternative. <br /><br />Admittedly, my choice to work in education was a step into socialism. I add that when I worked in the corporate sector, several of the private firms with which I worked also depended on government regulation or government contracts. Because America is largely a socialist country, more socialist than Sweden was in the 1960s, when the Swedish system was successful, it is difficult to work in a free occupation. <br /><br />Another point is that once an academic gets tenure, it is difficult or impossible to attain an equivalent job elsewhere. I have a few years to go until retirement, and I do not plan on extending my work life at CUNY. That in itself is a byproduct of CUNY's suppressive nature.<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of state services. Mitchell Langberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-1969777541808386092014-06-27T23:25:49.514-04:002014-06-27T23:25:49.514-04:00Why not work in a private college if you dislike &...Why not work in a private college if you dislike "socialism" so much? CUNY, NYPD, FDNY, Sanitation, etc. are all socialist arrangements (though there has been much privatization, driving up costs for CUNY students, but I'm sure that is not something you are gonna discuss).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com