The Conservative Attack on Education

Rick Santorum recently voiced his opinion that Obama's encouragement of higher education is a tactic to brainwash children into becoming liberals. He accused Universities of being guilty of "indoctrination" and encouraged his followers to stop funding such institutions.

I find it astounding that there is a portion of our population that genuinely believes this conspiracy theory. To these individuals, it makes more sense to believe that experts in various academic fields arbitrarily decided to doctor their research so that it would consistently support left wing perspectives.

The true source of their anger at education is sparked by their frustration with the fact that issues which are examined objectively with honesty and rigor tend to agree with a progressive perspective rather than traditional conservative perspectives.

If ultra conservatives had it their way, Universities would uphold traditional claims-even though these claims cannot be substantiated by evidence or research. But if this were the case, wouldn't the purpose of Universities as truth finders become obsolete?

Also, accusing Universities of indoctrination while you parade your own religion around as unquestionable truth reeks of hypocrisy and ignorance. But for some reason, conservatives love it.