Politics and teaching David Orton (deep ecology)

che guevara in 1959. david orton admired che s practise of revolutionary principles

after death of revolutionary communist che guevara in 1967, orton wrote article student newspaper says, landed him in considerable trouble:

“che guevara no coffee-house revolutionary. not classified academic marxist. many of these gentlemen—who may spotted on university campuses in america , canada, salaried, fed , clothed—make absolute distinctions between revolutionary theory , revolutionary action...che had interest in revolutionary theory believed in praxis. message brutally simple, yet profound: revolution made act, not endlessly talk , contribute left-wing journals, regarding strategy, tactics, objective versus subjective conditions, etc, etc.

in 1969, university did not renew teaching contract partly because orton had not completed phd thesis, also, writes, because of general hostility toward him other faculty members. example, english professor david sheps wrote article magazine canadian dimension attacked orton s scholarly credentials:

self-proclaimed marxist leninist who, far can tell, has read practically no marx or lenin. since refuses on principle read ‘bourgeois sociology’ (which seems interpret broadly enough include left-wing sociologists), many have wondered if has read @ all. sociology department had chosen not renew contract, decision every left-wing faculty member regarded eminently sensible.

orton writes article helped create material conditions such never again obtain full-time teaching position in canada.