Left-Wing “ColorLines” Magazine ponders The Conservative Revolution on college campuses
This article by two professors at Washington State University claims that conservatives are racists trying to “corporatize” college campuses. It mentions yours truly, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Collegiate Network as people responsible for the conservative revolution on college campuses.
Political theater has proven as important to advancing conservative ideologies as more serious venues like newspapers. In keeping with broader trends to disclaim racism under the cover of humor and satire, conservative student groups embrace the power of play to advance their agendas, which mix politics and pleasure in unexpected ways. Indeed, in describing the rationale of affirmative-action bake sales, one of their creators, Brendan Steinhauser, former executive director of the Young Conservatives of Texas at the University of Texas at Austin, remarked, “The idea was to parody the actual policies that some colleges had enacted, which gave points to members of certain ethnic groups while at the same time punishing those from other ethnic groups.”
The whole article is worth reading. It’s a pity they didn’t contact me for an explanation of our goals on college campuses. It is not about promoting one race over another, but rather, about moving toward a society where race is a non-issue. I really don’t think these two professors understand our opposition against political correctness and multiculturalism. I’d be more than happy to come to Washington State and discuss it with them at a forum or over coffee.
If they don’t believe that conservatives face hostility on college campuses, they should check out Indoctrinate U, a film that documents such situations quite well.