{"id":160255,"date":"2021-02-22T11:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160255"},"modified":"2021-02-22T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:44:47","slug":"western-nations-scramble-to-protect-universities-from-american-leftism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-nations-scramble-to-protect-universities-from-american-leftism\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Nations Scramble To Protect Universities From American Leftism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwestern-nations-scramble-to-protect-universities-from-american-leftism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-693780182-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>For the past several decades, left-leaning professors and administrators in the United States have gradually achieved dominance within the ivory tower of academia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the 1952 presidential election, 30% of professors<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/228380360_The_Social_and_Political_Views_of_American_Professors\/link\/5b4fcad5aca27217ffa201b5\/download\"><span>cast<\/span><\/a> <span>their ballots for Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. By the 2020 election, however, Democrat professors<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.org\/blogs\/article\/partisan-registration-and-contributions-of-faculty-in-flagship-colleges\"><span>outnumbered<\/span><\/a> <span>Republicans by at least 9 to 1 in terms of voter registration, and donated to Democrats over Republicans at a ratio of 95 to 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This trend has clear effects on America\u2019s ideological landscape. As the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-the-2020-election-deepened-americas-white-collar-blue-collar-split-11606219208?mod=hp_lead_pos5\"><span>Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a> <span>observed, Republicans won 76 out of the 100 counties with the largest share of college graduates in the 1980 general election. In 2020, Republicans carried only 16 of the most-educated counties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since the death of George Floyd in May of 2020, academics\u2019 endorsement of ideologies like critical race theory and intersectionality reached a fever pitch. William Jacobson \u2014 a professor at Cornell Law School \u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=16811\"><span>documented<\/span><\/a> <span>the recent proliferation of curricula driven by critical race theory at hundreds of universities in all 50 states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A side effect of critical race theory\u2019s spread is a growing tendency within academia to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=14198\"><span>limit<\/span><\/a> <span>free expression \u2014 especially from conservatives \u2014 in the name of \u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As leftist ideology takes American colleges by storm, government officials in other Western nations are observing similar philosophies infiltrating their own university systems. In response, many are implementing policies to preemptively protect the right to free expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Leading French officials believe that American academic ideologies may undermine the fabric of French society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/09\/world\/europe\/france-threat-american-universities.html\"><span>The New York Times<\/span><\/a> <span>reported, French President Emmanuel Macron recently mentioned the threat of \u201ccertain social science theories entirely imported from the United States\u201d during a speech about national unity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have left the intellectual debate to others, to those outside of the Republic by ideologizing it, sometimes yielding to other academic traditions,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elysee.fr\/emmanuel-macron\/2020\/10\/02\/la-republique-en-actes-discours-du-president-de-la-republique-sur-le-theme-de-la-lutte-contre-les-separatismes\"><span>explained<\/span><\/a> <span>Macron. \u201cI am thinking of Anglo-Saxon traditions based on a different history, which is not ours. And when I see certain social science theories entirely imported from the United States, with their problems, which I respect and which exist, but which are just added to ours, I say to myself that it is reasonable to make this choice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Likewise, French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer commented that \u201cthere\u2019s a battle to wage against an intellectual matrix from American universities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Higher education minister Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Vidal announced an investigation to \u201cdistinguish academic research from activism and opinion.\u201d She<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/02\/17\/french-minister-sparks-storm-warning-islamo-leftist-scourge\/\"><span>explained<\/span><\/a> <span>that a \u201cminority\u201d of faculty were using \u201ctheir titles and aura\u201d to \u201csee everything through the prism of their desire to divide, split, designate the enemy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Britain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Days after Macron\u2019s remarks, the British government announced new measures to support free speech on college campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Education secretary Gavin Williamson explained that he is \u201cdeeply worried about the chilling effect on campuses of unacceptable silencing and censoring.\u201d Accordingly, he will lead the government in efforts to \u201cstrengthen free speech in higher education, by bolstering the existing legal duties and ensuring strong, robust action is taken if these are breached.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a U.K. Department for Education<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/landmark-proposals-to-strengthen-free-speech-at-universities\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span>, Williamson plans to appoint a \u201cFree Speech and Academic Freedom Champion\u201d to \u201cinvestigate potential infringements, such as no-platforming speakers or dismissal of academics.\u201d The Free Speech Champion would enforce higher education providers\u2019 legal obligation to \u201cactively promote free speech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Department for Education also released a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/961537\/Higher_education_free_speech_and_academic_freedom__web_version_.pdf\"><span>policy paper<\/span><\/a> <span>stating that there exists a \u201clack of a clear means of enforcement\u201d for ensuring the protection of free speech. The government expressed an intention to apply sanctions and fines to universities that fail to meet minimum standards in protecting free speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Quebec Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault offered similar remarks to his French and British counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA handful of radical activists can be seen trying to censor some words and works,\u201d he said in a February 13<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FrancoisLegaultPremierMinistre\/posts\/3855424881181180\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe see a movement coming from the United States and frankly, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s like us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Legault detailed instances of academics censoring famous writers and limiting the use of gendered language \u2014 both of which are phenomena likewise growing in prominence on American campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFreedom of expression is one of the pillars of our democracy,\u201d remarked Legault. \u201cIf we start compromising on this, we risk seeing the same censorship overflow in our media, in our political debates. We won\u2019t mean anything anymore. No one will dare to talk about immigration, for example, if every time we talk about this, we get screamed nonsense. Nobody wants that. Not me, anyway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Higher Education Minister Danielle McCann will therefore seek to \u201cact fast\u201d to ensure academic freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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