"Rorty, in Achieving Our Country, shows unqualified admiration for the
expansion of academic syllabi to include nonwhite and non-male authors,
and describes such efforts as one means of awakening students to the 'humiliation which previous generations of Americans have inflicted on
their fellow citizens.' He adds, without reservation, 'Encouraging
students to be what mocking neoconservatives call ‘politically correct’
has made our country a far better place.' " [emphasis is my own]
--"Richard Rorty's Philosophical Argument for National Pride," by Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker
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