President Donald Trump and technical magnate Elon Musk are engaged in anti-democratic extremism, according to a parade of professors who co-hosted a new standing-room only teach-in at the University of Michigan.
An Angell Hall auditorium was drawn to the two-and-a-half-hour teach-in, which also led to the need to build an flow room. The richest man in the world and the U.S. leader are contesting legal precedents and about to face off against the courts, according to an email promoting the Feb. 12 event.
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Ten professors from different fields, including public policy, regulation, political science, business, and communications, each spoke at the occasion for about five to ten minutes each. Additionally, the crowd had some questions.
Company professor Jerry Davis criticized Silicon Valley’s influence on current social trends, claiming that they once actively supported left-wing causes but are no longer. Davis specifically criticized Musk, saying “he and his companions don’t feel in democracy.”
They believe it to be a mistake, Davis said. They believe that those who are physically or biologically better, like the founder class, should be treated with respect.
In a statement referred to as the” Nerd Reich,” Davis continued,” They are clearly enthralled by an anti-Democratic ideology.” He claimed that the Big Tech founders view people as “takers” and themselves as “makers.”
Law Professor Julian Davis Mortenson, a constitutional scholar and legal lawyer, discussed whether the senator has any authority over the state and said he has always been someone who can see both sides of a debate.
He referred to it as an “assertion of stately imperviousness to the duty of the laws that not even — actually, King George at the trend asserted.”
Mortenson remarked,” It’s terrible stuff.” He claimed that he tries to be optimistic and avoids sensationalism, but given the current circumstances, “right then my scalp is on fireplace and I am unsettled and perhaps even scared about the state in a way I haven’t been probably since after September 11.”
President Trump and Elon Musk are engaged in anti-democratic fanaticism and violence, according to a festival of professors who co-hosted a new standing-room only lecture-in at UMichigan.
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Vincent Hutchings, a professor of political science whose university profile says that he is specialized in “diversity and cultural change” as well as Afroamerican and American Studies, addressed the question of what inspires the public.
He claimed that the cultural divide is the biggest divide in British politicians and that the majority of white Americans have supported the Democratic nominee for president for years.
He claimed that the black-white space is” the base of the existing group structure in our state,” adding that it is “more significant than the female gap, it’s bigger than the class-education gap.”
Professor Robert Mickey spoke on the impact of wealthy “megadonors” on the Republican Party and its prospects and discussed social events and challenges to American politics.
He claimed that” this money protective definitely transformed the Republican Party.” The megadonors are calling for the elimination of highly regarded government programs, dramatic changes to the rules of business, and the candidacy of extremist judges who are determined to interpret the law in ways that may lead to significant reductions in the regulation of business.
He added that there is a panic among white Americans about how much land there is, that they are worried about immigration, and that GOP lawmakers understand how to make” white guys” angry to” stay in business.”
The end result of some of these changes is that, according to Mickey,” the Republican Party is no longer committed to democracy.” It’s a “uneasy blend of light nationalism and libertarianism” at the moment. He continued,” I’m surprised the GOP has a “unpopular” policy agenda that connects the blue-collar class.”
Professor of social science and government policy Kenneth Lowande commented on the latest wave of executive orders coming from the Trump White House, claiming that many of the president’s actions are intended to be unlawful.
He claimed that Trump’s approach to addressing heritage citizenship, for instance, is his approach.
He is surrounded by people who” signal off” on behaviors, even when they believe they may be illegal in the future, Lowande said.
One scholar who was present at the event expressed disappointment with the event’s one-sidedness. For fear of reprisals, the scholar spoke to The College Fix. He claimed that he thought that many of the professors ‘ claims were both completely incorrect or exponential.
” It’s unlucky that tax dollars from Michigan support this kind of plainly political university engagement. The ultimate irony is that it was promoted as a completely “neutral” forum for discussion on college, the scholar claimed.
The YouTube video of the teach-in has been uploaded electronically.
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