• grue@lemmy.world
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    The only reasonable response to this is for every sociology professor to blatantly flout the law. This must continue until either the state backs down, or it becomes impossible for anybody to get a degree in Florida that includes required sociology classes because there’s nobody left employed to teach it.

    Additionally, every college in Florida should lose accreditation over this.

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      State accrediation is usually harder to get than the national one. When looking at schools (if you give a shit on where the degree is from) the state accred is what your looking for. If it has just the national accred, then be warry of it being a diploma mill. If it has neither, dont bother, they are likely run by a cult.

      What I feel is going to happen is that companies will stop viewing that degree as favorably and pick applicants with stronger credentials. Worst case is that people with social science degrees from florida schools wont be able to breaking into job fields related to the degrees that are having the state intervene on the subject matter, but that will take years to notice if it happens at all.

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        I think you mean “regional accreditation” (e.g. https://sacscoc.org/ in this case), not “state accreditation.” Which is good, because Florida can’t exercise complete control over it.

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        Worst case is that people with social science degrees from florida schools wont be able to breaking into job fields related to the degrees

        Are you saying that there are no companies supporting the far-right politics in US? Like entire Big Tech? Fossil fuels? Defense industry? The entire government…

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      Unfortunately sociology does not seem to have A singular nationwide accreditation body (like ABET for STEM).

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        I mean the accreditation for the university itself should be pulled, as the state exerting that level of control calls the credibility of the entire institution into question.

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      In what world would that work?

      Not all sociology professors are left leaning and universities are controlled by TP USA. Anyone breaking the rule would be quickly suspended and most likely prosecuted. Do you think there’s not enough room in prisons to fit sociology professors? Or that they are essential workers and the state would not function without them?

      Half of Americans agree whit this shit. Florida would (and probably will) simply become the go to place for fascist to get a degree.

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        First of all, so what? It has to be done anyway. You have to resist, not just bend over and take it.

        Second, the accreditation of Florida colleges is not controlled by Florida. Even if they’ve gone insane, entities outside of the state still get to judge them.

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          First of all, not many people will decide go to prison in protest. Easy for you to say to do it. Would you be able to do it? How are you resisting what’s going on in US? Are you writing this from prison?

          Second, if entities outside the state will judge Florida colleges why would people have to go to jail in resistance? Won’t those entities force Florida to revert this?

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        Lots of fascists already have degrees and they got them in business school or political science.

        That’s where the real “meat grinder” social structures come into play.