"*Also - remember the discussion on professors? This is another reason academia is leftist - those that go out into the real world and succeed USUALLY (with a few exceptions) don't decide to teach - they instead build upon their successes in the world. Academia offers a place for those who have not succeeded (again - there are exceptions) to find a place where they can be successful and in a position of authority - without having to actually have been able to point to any "real world" success. Thus - a system in which a "fair" outcome is guaranteed - is often very appealing to those who cannot face the prospect of "real world failure".
I do not agree with this opinion there are many professors that had very successful careers in the "real world" and decided that they wanted to educate others in their fields so that others might have chance at success.For example I have some neighbors that where both teachers and later administrators in the school system when they retired they both took jobs as professors educating others how to become educators.The husband was a dog handler for the Army in Vietnam and later went to school using his GI Bill I would say that makes him very experienced in both life and in the field that he teaches in.Most school shave a mixture of backgrounds on not every single professor has no experience in their field of instruction to in fact they all must have some experience.
I would argue that there are no where near as many openings for a person seeking to become a professor in their given field for most any job.The idea that professors are all mostly left wingers is a scary story that hard core right wingers wish to promote.The realty is that the mixture is much more varied and largely depends on the field being taught and at many schools there where be professors of vary view on politics and theory.
I also diagree that humans are by nature lazy wed not have come this far if we where that is just your own personal negative view.
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