Posted by
REILLY-ACE-OF-SPIES on Monday, October 22, 2007 7:04:08 PM
Albeit, meritocracy has merit as a political environment especially within closed scientific, medical, and academic communities but necessarily must be avoided in the frame of politics and government. Our nation was founded by the thoughts and writings of our most erudite members of society who, nevertheless, invested their work in the notion that "All Men Are Created Equal!" and high academics was not to be a precursor for high political office.
It is coming increasingly clear with the exposure of Ward Churchill that academe' is rife with cooked the books C.V. (resume') situations. The Ward Churchill episode is not - repeat not - a one equals all scenario. A serious study is now due whereby questioning of the academic credentials of masters and doctorate fellows are put about how much cribbing, stealing exams, substitute test taking and/or ghostwriter cheating they allowed to take place during their climb up the academic ladder. This would destroy the Snow White image created regarding members of the academic intellencia. Many of these guys cheated through grade school, high school, college, and higher ed. and detailed audits are in demand. |