The US decided to neutralize the revolutionary movements of the 60s and early 70s by giving them tenure. That's worked out real well.
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Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
@GrumplessGrinch Nah, it was a way to pull key players into bourgeois existence. Concession/hamstring.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch seems plausible; know of any specific evidence of this?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@GrumplessGrinch It's the only explanation that makes sense for eg Bill Ayers' career path.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @St_Rev
@Meaningness@GrumplessGrinch If the powers *didn't* want him getting an academic job he'd have had zero chance. Dude made actual bombs.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch interesting; didn’t know about him. “Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar”1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@GrumplessGrinch see also: every Departent of * Studies, where the concession/cooption is more explicit.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@St_Rev @GrumplessGrinch Hard to know how much to attribute to machiavellian competence vs sincere idiocy (on part of powers-that-be)
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