re: Is academia biased?

Quoting bbbt:" Mhm, it's interesting. I live in a red state, but my county is blue. We have two huge universities here and I think around 30% of the population holds a Bachelor's Degree or higher. "

There is no debating the fact that people with more education tend to be more liberal. What you choose to conclude from that information is up to you.

Quoting bbbt:" Mhm, it's interesting. I live in a red state, but my county is blue. We have two huge universities here and I think around 30% of the population holds a Bachelor's Degree or higher. "

Ours is red, and home to a big university as well, but again, that university is TCU, so.....LOL

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" There is no debating the fact that people with more education tend to be more liberal. What you choose to conclude from that information is up to you."

 

Quoting Moses.:" Ours is red, and home to a big university as well, but again, that university is TCU, so.....LOL"

Lol yeah it is what it is. I don't think there is an intelligence correlation because I know brilliant republicans, but the fact of the matter is, the more educated you are, the more likely you are to vote democrat. I think it comes from an overall awareness of the world with a more open minded perspective.

For me, it's easy to conclude that there is a direct correlation between education and being liberal....the majority of conservatives i've met have been ignorant beyond belief. The conservatives I've met who are educated and intelligent are usually only FISCALLY conservative, maybe pro-life, but were basically moderate or even liberal on most social issues. IMO, I really don't see how anyone with any exposure to the world or any education could possibly be socially conservative. it's just such an ignorant way of looking at the world.

Quoting bbbt:" Higher educated people tend to vote Democrat. Not saying there's an intelligence correlation, but maybe that's why these universities donated to the Obama campaign. "

 

The blue states as a whole are more educated than the red states.

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" For me, it's easy to conclude that there is a direct correlation between education and being liberal....the ... [snip!] ... to the world or any education could possibly be socially conservative. it's just such an ignorant way of looking at the world. "

I completely agree.

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" For me, it's easy to conclude that there is a direct correlation between education and being liberal....the ... [snip!] ... to the world or any education could possibly be socially conservative. it's just such an ignorant way of looking at the world. "

Yeah, I agree with you there. Social conservatism is very ignorant.

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" Colleges and Universities also tend to be more liberal because they tend to house students from a wide ... [snip!] ... desire to learn about other points of view, cultures, etc...which doesn't tend to fit in well with the university environment."

 

I agree with all of your posts. I'm in college, and the majority of my professors have been liberal. Liberals tend to be more open-minded and less traditional than their conservative counterparts.

The majority of conservatives I have come across are EXTREMELY intolerant. Anti-gay marriage, anti-women's reproductive rights, anti-affirmative action for disadvantaged minorities, anti-help the poor get out of poverty....I could go on, but Republicans have shot themselves in the foot by alienating non-white, non-rich, pro-feminist people. And that is MORE than the forty-seven percent. ;)

Then there's also this infamous Average IQ chart from the 2004 elections. lol.
Seems to be a pretty distinct correlation to me.

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" Then there's also this infamous Average IQ chart from the 2004 elections. lol. Seems to be a pretty distinct correlation to me."

Eh? I need to see this!

Quoting Harlot O'Scara:" Then there's also this infamous Average IQ chart from the 2004 elections. lol. Seems to be a pretty distinct correlation to me."

Ouch.

I think I'm in love with you!  

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" Ouch. I think I'm in love with you!  "

OMG I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING TO YOU  

Quoting Back to Noob Status:"   I agree with all of your posts. I'm in college, and the majority of my professors have been liberal. ... [snip!] ... in the foot by alienating non-white, non-rich, pro-feminist people. And that is MORE than the forty-seven percent. ;)"

Freakin seriously! My fiance is all of this - you wouldn't catch him dead voting republican.

Quoting bbbt:" Eh? I need to see this! "

is the image not showing up in the post?