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Monday, March 9th, 2015

Now They’re Saying It in Public: Professor At Koch-Funded University Department Calls For ‘Less Democracy’

Author:     Zaid Jilani
Source:     Alternet (U.S.)
Publication Date:     March 5, 2015
 Link: Now They’re Saying It in Public: Professor At Koch-Funded University Department Calls For ‘Less Democracy’
Stephan:   The difference between Fascists and Social Progressives often is that Fascists make long range multi-decade plans, and Social Progressives respond to what they perceive as immediate injustice. People like the Koch brothers are investing in distorting American higher education so that it reflects their values, and trains generations of students in them. Here is an example of what I mean. Do I need to say that the long term effect is the degradation of  high quality thinking, and the rise of willful ignorance.
George Mason University Credit: www.thea-blast.org

George Mason University
Credit: www.thea-blast.org

By now, it’s common knowledge that the Koch Brothers more or less own the Republican Party – having spent twice as much in election 2012 as the top ten unions combined.

But a lesser-known aspect of Koch influence is their spending on ideological warfare. The Kochs not only spend big in our elections, but they also finance a network of think tanks, advocacy campaigns, and even educational curricula in order to spread their message.

One example is George Mason University (GMU). Last year, a group of students protested the fact that the Charles Koch Foundation, which is the university’s single largest donor, has given at least $23 million to the school since 2005. (emphasis added)

This week, a GMU professor gave a speech on a topic that could’ve come right out of the Kochs’ ideology – why we need “less democracy.”

Dr. Garett Jones, professor of Economics and BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, gave a lecture on the […]

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