Philadelphia university apologizes for and suppresses school president’s views
Christopher Tremoglie
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Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, believed that people were “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” The university in Philadelphia bearing his name, Thomas Jefferson University, seeks to limit such rights of its employees, most notably Mark Tykocinski, the school’s president and dean of its Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Tykocinski was scolded for multiple tweets he “liked” that criticized COVID-19 vaccines and gender reassignment surgery. Joseph G. Cacchione, Thomas Jefferson University’s CEO, was critical and said he was “disappointed,” calling it a “careless use” of Twitter.
“At his level, he is held to a higher standard and should have known better,” Cacchione said in a message last week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The announcement was sent to the university’s faculty, employees, and students.
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But what is so disappointing? COVID-19 skepticism and gender reassignment surgery are two very important things to be extremely critical about. Our leaders and experts led us astray on vaccines, making all kinds of wrong promises to manipulate public opinion to ensure compliance. Pertaining to gender reassignment surgery, the lives of children are at stake and vulnerable to the irreparable harm of agenda-driven medical professionals.
But instead of staged outrage and political theater over Tykocinski’s Twitter, everyone should question Cacchione’s words. What standard did he violate? And “known better” about what? The whole “trust the science” regarding COVID-19 vaccines was complete hogwash, predicated on junk science and propaganda. Even Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, criticized vaccine efficacy and claimed they were overplayed. So what mythical standard did Tykocinski violate by being skeptical of vaccines?
Moreover, what about gender ideology? Are Cacchione and Thomas Jefferson University so compromised by the gender reassignment industrial complex and lobby that they are beholden to these medical experimentations on young children that cause irreparable damage to many children who aren’t even teenagers yet? Tykocinski isn’t allowed to express cynicism over that? Nothing other than an adherence to radical left-wing ideologies is deemed acceptable.
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It’s indicative of the kind of aggression and bullying the Left uses to force compliance. Cacchione’s communication to the school was ultimately a message to Tykocinski, warning him that he disapproved of such opinions. It was an intimidation tactic that has led many to get “canceled.” The faux controversy was predicated on Tykocinski expressing views that differ from contemporary left-wing political orthodoxy. Tykocinski had every right to like any tweets he wanted. He should not be subjected to thinking a particular way and forced to subscribe to a particular ideology solely because of his profession. This is especially true given just how wrong that ideology was proven to be during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, Tykocinski backed down and issued an apology. While I don’t know for sure, I could only imagine that his job was threatened unless he did so. It is the kind of oppression that the Left’s academic elitists use to get their way, promote their narratives, and advance radical agendas. They weaponize their authority to engage in extremist indoctrination and the brainwashing of students. And as Cacchione’s sanctimonious comments showed, there is only one proper way to think. Everything else is inappropriate or a violation of some alleged “standard.”