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How do you, as a Marxist, view academia in the west? (lemmygrad.ml)
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I am in higher level education in the public university system. I used to view academia as a source of hope in society, and perhaps a progressive institution in someways, or some kind of source of hope with their supposed focus on science and research. After some years here, this "image" I had of academia has been shattered.

What are your perceptions of academia and research institutions, as Marxists?

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[โ€“] destructor_rph@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Haha, my partner is in Academia in healthcare, and she talks about that very thing like once a week, saying she has to resist the urge to point out "the elephant" on a weekly basis to her peers.

[โ€“] ihaveibs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Haha there is a lot of time spent staring blankly and resisting the urge to explode on some of these hopelessly dense fuckers