One other thought that comes to mind is that some of these people apparently cannot stand to see any sort of subject that might involve a simple Black&White or Right&Wrong choice.
If that exists, they have to find some way to confuse the issue and create or expand a grey area.
Is that an obsession with some people or is complicating everything just a means to an end?
You nailed it right there.
Yep, cast doubt, sow confusion, offer solution in the form of nannyism --a later step. Don't worry about it, we'll take care of you and guide you.
Standard operating procedure for all proto-socialists and community organizers.
And you aren't the only one to notice this throughout Leftist movements.I thought it might just be idiot PhD candidates looking for something to write about, but I figure it is more than just that. I guess another choice is that they are idiots who are barely qualified for their own field of study and do not have the knowledge/capability to write anything substantive.
When I read that passage from the math book, I wondered what was wrong with my head and why I did not have the knowledge/capability to make sense out of it. I'm glad someone else thought it was garble-de-gook.
Terry