DEI Meets East Germany: U.S. Universities Urge Students to Report One Another for ‘Bias’

April 06, 2023 1 min read

DEI Meets East Germany: U.S. Universities Urge Students to Report One Another for ‘Bias’

by Iván Marinovic and John Ellis, The Wall Street Journal

Anonymous informers have always been a hallmark of totalitarian regimes. Friends, neighbors and even family members are encouraged to inform on those who speak against the regime. This is effective social control: Nowhere is safe to discuss politics, and everyday life is subdued. To this day, when Cubans want to discuss something sensitive, they go into their bathrooms, let the water flow and whisper.


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