Experiences of an Undergraduate Contrarian at American University
Heterodox STEM | Juan P. Villasmil
The witch hunts continue, this time exposed by a Venezuelan student at American University. It’s everything we know and fear from totalitarian regimes—black lists, bullying, attacks and punishment for “heterodox” views. The parallels with the Chinese Cultural Revolution would only escape those who haven’t studied it.
“The process usually looked like this: someone would find a conservative student online, then they would send their profiles to the group chats, and lastly, they would encourage others to insult them. Eventually, a blacklist was created that included both conservative students and accused rapists…”
“If nothing is done to course-correct these trends nationally, the entirety of America’s higher education will look like the walking dystopia of a university that I attend…”
“My undergraduate experience is sad, even scary, but not surprising. The solution is straight-forward. We need courage and ingenuity from our policymakers to fight the expansion of DIE ideology in our universities.”
