SCAPEGOATING the UNIVERSITIES

Donald Trump has another scapegoat for all of our problems besides immigrants: Higher Education.
I saw a speech he made where he blamed the radical liberal left for being in opposition to the agenda of the right. And I can't say that he is wrong. Many professors are, in fact, liberal. But more importantly, learning critical thought and critical reading skills can disassemble conservative values and ideas in university students.

He's not the first conservative to claim this. It has been a rallying call for decades. Universities are anathema to black and white thinking as well as to the right's projects. And the universities are blamed for instilling critical thought into their students, like that is a bad thing.

Here is a quote I found on MSNBC:

 During the campaign, Trump released a video laying out his plan to “reclaim our once-great educational institutions from the radical left.” He promised to use the “secret weapon” of accreditation, punishing schools that don’t follow his instructions by stripping them of the certification without which they might not survive. “I will fire the radical left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics,” he said, and replace them with Trump-approved accreditors who will bring a more MAGA-friendly approach to higher education. 

What could he POSSIBLY mean by MAGA-friendly approach to higher education? I honestly don't know, but it will definitely not mean higher standards and critical thinking. 

What does he mean by Trump-approved accreditors? I don't know, but it will not mean higher qualifications, higher standards, or well-educated staff. And hasn't he already dabbled in unsuccessful higher education?

What do YOU think?