Is Uvic Law open to Diverse Views or only Left Wing?

[SecondCareerLaw]

Hi All,

I would describe myself as a contrarian and a centrist. That is, I like to see all sides to an issue, and resist predictable views. Is Uvic law school too left wing for me?

I have not applied, but have some concern that the student body expects a left wing view of the world and will not socially accept fellow students who disagree, at least from time to time.  I don't believe in [removed by mods] and believe we should always go back to the evidence and solutions that work for everyone.

Any current or former Uvic law students who can weigh in on this topic?

 

 

[BlockedQuebecois]

If your experience of life thus far is that you are contrarian to the point that it causes issues, you should expect that to continue once you're in law school. If your experience in life thus far is that people find you to be a reasonable and respectful person, you should expect that to continue as well.

I have to assume that if you are posting here inquiring about it, your experience has been the former.

People who have largely experienced the latter would be very unlikely to even think this could be a problem, let alone bother making an account and asking about it on a forum. 

[GGrievous]

Maybe add a warning on your PS that you might be too edgy for them to handle. Don’t put them in unnecessary danger of your centrist views. 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Barry

[Rashabon]

You seem insufferable and so I imagine your future peers will view you similarly regardless of their political bent.

[SecondCareerLaw]

Sounds pretty toxic. You guys have serious boundary issues.

[BlockedQuebecois]

If anything is proof positive of what I said, it’s your four hours on this forum. 

[SecondCareerLaw]

1 minute ago, BlockedQuebecois said:

If anything is proof positive of what I said, it’s your four hours on this forum. 

To be honest, it's sad they gave your bad behaviour a pass through law school and articles. It certainly doesn't do the image of law any good. 

[CleanHands]

1 minute ago, SecondCareerLaw said:

To be honest, it's sad they gave your bad behaviour a pass through law school and articles. It certainly doesn't do the image of law any good. 

Yes, and you are really showing yourself to be a paragon of maturity and integrity in your limited time here.

[BlockedQuebecois]

7 minutes ago, SecondCareerLaw said:

To be honest, it's sad they gave your bad behaviour a pass through law school and articles. It certainly doesn't do the image of law any good. 

Feel free to email the LSO and tell them a guy playing both a political party and a lawyer on the internet gave you some law school advice you didn’t like. 

Edited November 30, 2021 by BlockedQuebecois

[SecondCareerLaw]

You guys have to be in your early 20s. 

[CleanHands]

1 minute ago, SecondCareerLaw said:

You guys have to be in your early 20s. 

OK boomer.

[kferns97]

I've been lurking this post the second I saw it pop up - it did not disappoint 👏

 

[SecondCareerLaw]

Actually Gen X

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110950/

[Rashabon]

You're in your 40s whining on a law forum and asking dumbshit questions. That's really sad.

[SecondCareerLaw]

6 minutes ago, Rashabon said:

You're in your 40s whining on a law forum and asking dumbshit questions. That's really sad.

What's sad Rashabon, is that you graduated law school and finished articles with character this poor. It makes the legal profession look bad. Of course, you are quite cowardly in real life so take to online to project yourself. It's a sad reflection of the Queen and common law.  

[SlytherinLLP]

Please don't close this thread before we get to the good stuff.

 

 

 

[ClarkGriswold]

2 minutes ago, SlytherinLLP said:

Please don't close this thread before we get to the good stuff.

Agreed, this has potential to get as good as the “Articling and Vaccine Mandates” thread. 

16 minutes ago, SecondCareerLaw said:

It's a sad reflection of the Queen and common law.  

Edited November 30, 2021 by ClarkGriswold

[janeproc]

UVic is known for being as you've described, but in law evidence is intended to prevail. Alternative views are tolerated as long as you can make a good argument. Ignore the toxicity in this thread, UVic would be a good choice but I can understand the hesitance.

[AMG]

Just about every school in Canada has students with a wide variety of viewpoints, the acceptability of your views come down to how you express them and react to opposing views. If you’re respectful about your views and in response to others, you should be fine. If you express views in a way purely to antagonize people I imagine you’ll run into problems at just about any school, regardless of what those views may be. 

[SecondCareerLaw]

29 minutes ago, janeproc said:

UVic is known for being as you've described, but in law evidence is intended to prevail. Alternative views are tolerated as long as you can make a good argument. Ignore the toxicity in this thread, UVic would be a good choice but I can understand the hesitance.

Thanks, janeproc. That is helpful. It seems, then, that as long as you keep a good social connection and stick with professional argument, there is room for different views in general. That is how it should be. 

20 minutes ago, AMG said:

Just about every school in Canada has students with a wide variety of viewpoints, the acceptability of your views come down to how you express them and react to opposing views. If you’re respectful about your views and in response to others, you should be fine. If you express views in a way purely to antagonize people I imagine you’ll run into problems at just about any school, regardless of what those views may be. 

I certainly hope so. I guess it's kind've natural to judge people a little bit for their views and vice versa. But you know, in law, if nowhere else, you should be able to respect differences are normal and the best way to deal with them is to follow the conventions of "liberal cannon", as it were. 

[Whist]

The Anti-Contrarians will strap you to a chair and make you sign a blood oath that you’re a leftie before you can even step foot on Vancouver Island, let alone the law school.

[Bachtowork]

I go to UVic, it is pretty left-wing, like most law schools, but I don't think your political views would make your time here uncomfortable - like people said, as long as you express your differing views in a respectful manner, most people don't mind; plus most of the time, politics don't even come up, at least not in the substantive law classes. 

[Thrive92]

OP chances are those who are insulting you on this thread are likely not students (or never were) from UVic.

I am not from uVic myself, and probably never will be. However I doubt that the school will shun you or reject you based on your political beliefs.

If you have a problem with attending a school that is left - leaning (or dominant of any political beliefs tbh), then I would suggest you to harden your outer shell to antagonizing remarks on the internet, as you will receive alot of those regardless of what your political stance is.

[CleanHands]

8 minutes ago, Thrive92 said:

OP chances are those who are insulting you on this thread are likely not students (or never were) from UVic.

And with a single exception, every poster who has tried to reassure (or otherwise provide a "helpful" response to) the OP is an applicant who has never yet attended any law school at all.

[Thrive92]

17 minutes ago, CleanHands said:

And with a single exception, every poster who has tried to reassure (or otherwise provide a "helpful" response to) the OP is an applicant who has never yet attended any law school at all.

ngl that is the only one thing that makes me hesitate to go to law school

ive noticed the overall trend in the posts between law students/lawyers and those who have yet to attend law school to have stark contrast in between the tone and the need to get "straight to the point". 

im still going to law school no matter what, but it does make me wonder what the students learn at law schools that makes them adopt the cynical attitude that is ever - so - quick to shoot down any post that they deem to deserve criticism