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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 25 Jul 2016

    Elite academia has a lefist bias, but contra GOP, it does not "indoctrinate" students (wouldn't work if we tried).http://ihenow.com/2aGKcgv 

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      1. Mark Schaefer‏ @MarcusAndreasDC 25 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Right. As if the same people who don't even bother to read my course syllabus are going to adopt my beliefs wholesale anyway

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      1. Liz‏ @SaveWest1 25 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @salonium_34 You clearly don't know anything about social "science" & arts courses. They push culture. Theyre left crazy. I know.

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      1. Euphonius Bugnuts‏ @EuphoniusNuts 25 Jul 2016
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        Respectfully, that's just BS.

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      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 25 Jul 2016
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        My own experience indicates otherwise.

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      2. WellBuiltStyle‏ @WellBuiltStyle 25 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Have to disagree with this one. I've seen it myself with the dishonest stats parroted, the notions of "privilege" "safe space" etc

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      3. WellBuiltStyle‏ @WellBuiltStyle 25 Jul 2016
        Replying to @WellBuiltStyle @sapinker

        Problem is young adults (everyone really) don't take the time to fact check + are impressionable. They take prof's slant as gospel

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      1. Ryan D. Enos‏Verified account @RyanDEnos 26 Jul 2016
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        @jayvanbavel of course there are other ways to influence students politics that fall short of "indoctrination".

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      1. Stephen‏ @VerifiedSteve 25 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Everyone has been influenced by a teacher at some point in their lives. Its silly to pretend they have no effect on students bias.

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      1. Charles R. Smith 🔹‏ @softwarnet 26 Jul 2016
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        @sapinker @veorqpic.twitter.com/MrNHnaTCNS

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      1. Michael Lynch‏ @Michaelynch 25 Jul 2016
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        I think students gravitate towards socialism because they've developed an acute sense of empathy. Globalization does that.

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      1. Self Contained‏ @The_Big_Gloom 25 Jul 2016
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        The left is the default position, you have no idea how much one political side dominates everything, its evil stop supporting it.

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      1. apewoman‏ @janeydearthing 25 Jul 2016
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        I am professor and of course we indoctrinate students with our reading choices, discussions etc. !!!

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      2. Scott Stein‏ @sstein 26 Jul 2016
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        I can't even indoctrinate my students to correctly use an apostrophe.

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      1. Hinton Lowe‏ @hilojo 30 Jul 2016
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        @Perorationer What's *leftist bias*? Does it mean preference for truth & justice? Some still even remember Socrates!

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      1. Oliver McGraw‏ @mcgraw_oliver 28 Jul 2016
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        Should read "wouldn't work better if we tried". It's a runaway feedback loop. People in college with ?s shamed and shouted out.

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      1. TGGeko‏ @TGGEKO 27 Jul 2016
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        "Academics say academics have done nothing wrong"

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