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American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
These good for nothing political science and sociology students/professors should be thrown out of the university. Wherever these idiots go, trouble follows.
The best way to deal with them is to close down departments of political science, sociology, etc. across universities.
The focus should be on basic sciences and technology.
Good riddance!
Prof. Perera can enjoy the “academic freedom” he so pines for in his own country now. He had no business spreading his nonsense ideology in India.
Good luck to him!
Almost all such universities established during the UPA era suffer from internal politics resulting in a toxic environment. Academics and research suffer and students are the worst affected.
The root cause is that recruitment for these universities made during the UPA era were on the basis of political ideology. Merit was not really a factor. Neither was research output.
The creation of these universities were meant to provide state funded secure jobs to various shades of socialist and communist “intellectuals” who were sympathetic to the Congress and the Left. Also, these universities were meant to serve as centres of indoctrination of young minds so that foot soldiers could be supplied to the socialist and communist causes.
Unfortunately, things did not turn out as planned. These “intellectuals” got into petty fights and started indulging in factionalism and worse. What we are seeing now is the manifestation of the rot which had seeped in right since the inception of these universities.
These good for nothing political science and sociology students/professors should be thrown out of the university. Wherever these idiots go, trouble follows.
The best way to deal with them is to close down departments of political science, sociology, etc. across universities.
The focus should be on basic sciences and technology.
This is common in ‘Mickey mouse’ universities. Of late, such things are happening in the IISC, too.
Good riddance!
Prof. Perera can enjoy the “academic freedom” he so pines for in his own country now. He had no business spreading his nonsense ideology in India.
Good luck to him!
Almost all such universities established during the UPA era suffer from internal politics resulting in a toxic environment. Academics and research suffer and students are the worst affected.
The root cause is that recruitment for these universities made during the UPA era were on the basis of political ideology. Merit was not really a factor. Neither was research output.
The creation of these universities were meant to provide state funded secure jobs to various shades of socialist and communist “intellectuals” who were sympathetic to the Congress and the Left. Also, these universities were meant to serve as centres of indoctrination of young minds so that foot soldiers could be supplied to the socialist and communist causes.
Unfortunately, things did not turn out as planned. These “intellectuals” got into petty fights and started indulging in factionalism and worse. What we are seeing now is the manifestation of the rot which had seeped in right since the inception of these universities.