True enough, of course, as far as it goes. But, as numerous critics have pointed out, his "truth" doesn't go very far. Not only is it one-sided, he only finds it among those who agree with the theology of the radical anticapitalist church. At different times, his saints have been Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Mao Tse-tung and Ho Chi Minh.
He's only comfortable preaching to congregations of students who are not knowledgeable enough to question his doublespeak, who haven't yet engaged their minds in the practicalities of real life.
One provocative debate on the Internet draws attention to the sheltered lives of those men and women who live inside ivy walls, the professors who never test their theoretical knowledge in either government or business, and their acolytes who cling to the radical left catechism without experiencing the suffering such thinking has wrought. They take no responsibility for their words.
In "Real World 101," Arnold Kling, an economist (techcentralstation.com), argues that "for most of us it is common sense that freedom and responsibility go hand in hand." Academics, on the other hand, lack the discipline that comes from responsibility. Professors enjoy autonomy with little insecurity, and hence never take the risks and challenges of working for a bureaucracy or a boss.
They have no understanding of what it's like to work the high wire without a net, and squeal like stuck pigs if someone suggests taking away the tenure that few have in real life. They rail at the "oppression" of religious folk in the West, finding little to condemn or criticize in the Islamic states. They look for the "root causes" of the angst of the suicide bombers recruited from the wealthy, educated and privileged classes in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Gibberish has largely replaced scholarship amongst the stunted trees in the grove of academe. We can expect more examples over the next few days. Who would have guessed that when the World Trade Center towers fell they would have been replaced by an ivy-covered Tower of Babel?