ideology is not just your political views or opinions, it is fundamentally how you interact with and view others. If your ideology is that "I am right and everyone else is wrong" or "women should be subservient to men" or "the scientific method is a tool of Satan", you are obviously a bad fit for university and a learning environment. I think it should be obvious that some ideologies are fundamentally a bad fit for a cooperative and tolerant environment.

I get really frustrated with moralistic arguments that treat "ideology" as a value-neutral thing. like this:

> In the academy, left-wing beliefs dominate; therefore, the affirmative action supporters would be first and foremost demanding preferences for conservatives, libertarians, moderates, fascists, monarchists, and other people who do not accept the current progressive orthodoxy.

Some of those people don't want to be tolerant or cooperative. In order to have a conversation we have to want the same thing and to agree to the same rules and operate in good faith.

If your opinion of "diversity" is that its pointless and hurts white men, and your peers at the university believe that cultural diversity is an important part of ideological diversity, and they AGREE that diversity statements help achieve that, then maybe you will also be a bad fit. Thats ok. Work at a different institution.