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Originally Posted by photon
Not necessarily, but it certainly is a useful heuristic. Either she agrees with him enough to be associated with him, or didn't do any homework on him, either case makes me less inclined to invest a lot of effort into seeing if what she's saying has any merit.
She certainly didn't seem to think it necessary to support anything she says in the video, the first link in the details of the video isn't a list of sources, but a link to donate.
Look at the video titles on their University:
History: "Was it Wrong to Drop the Atom Bomb on Japan?"
PolySci: "Is the UN Unfair to Israel"
History: "Why is modern art so bad?"
PolySci: "How the Liberal University Hurts the Liberal Student"
Religion: "God vs. Atheism: Which is More Rational?"
All 5ish minute videos, none of which had a single reference that I saw.
I don't know if I should laugh or weep.
That's not eduction, it's just preaching. Not even preaching, when I preached at least I supported what I was saying.
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Yes, I saw those as well... Distance yourself! Distance yourself!
I think the "university", like most media, is looking for content in this situation. I don't paint them all with a wide brush but when there is an opportunity to speak on something your passionate about people tend to do it. This woman speaks across the country on this issue and not specifically for Prager. They just produced the video and used her speech so they "own it". The question is, does it hurt her rep or help? It is getting exposure.