Leaders in cant are not inquirers after truth but seekers of power, if only the power to destroy, which is often a delight in itself. Cant is the weapon of the ambitious mediocrity, a class of person that has become much more numerous with the extension, but also dilution, of tertiary education. Such people believe that social prominence is their due.
As an illustration, there is this: Race and Social Panic at Haverford: A Case Study in Educational Dysfunction.
… the mania that swept Haverford College in late October and early November 2020 lays bare, with unusual clarity, the fervid atmosphere of grievance and self-entitlement that has made the administration of elite colleges and universities so difficult.
Back in '70s I had the opportunity to speak at Haverford a couple of times. Both the college and the students impressed me immensely. Don't think that would be the case these days,
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