Originally posted by SeitseA quote from one:
Spot on, KN.
Sadly, the U.S. does not have more educated people (aka liberal) than those shown.
As for what you comment of marxists in the social sciences, I just want to point
out that social analysis from the marxist point of view is a very fashionable (and
useful) method of research. I do not know if sociology professors claiming to be
marxists a ...[text shortened]... clones of Bush,
who see the world in terms of "if not with me, then against me"
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"I want to be like Dumbledore leading an army of children, changing things through revolution!"
Originally posted by AThousandYoungIs it sufficient evidence that education was the only factor responsible for one's politics? no.
But correlation is a link.
is it fair to state that the fact that those professors were educated means its likely they'll be more left-wing? no.
Is it reasonable to imply that conservatism is the product of ignorance or lack of education? no.
Originally posted by generalissimoNo, no, no.
Is it sufficient evidence that education was the only factor responsible for one's politics? no.
is it fair to state that the fact that those professors were educated means its likely they'll be more left-wing? no.
Is it reasonable to imply that conservatism is the product of ignorance or lack of education? no.
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Originally posted by zeeblebota lot of this is an indictment of conservatism.
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Conservatives need to come up with arguments that would appeal to someone pursuing a career in science and-or education. For some reason, conservatives generally don't go into these fields and it makes it easy for "liberal views" to go unquestioned within these realms.
A big problem may be that conservatives spend a lot of time demonizing the "intellectual elites" in the media and in academia. So is it any surprise that people with conservative views might want to avoid these fields?
A very good teacher I once had in high school (who is very conservative, politically) suggested that liberals tend to go into "idealistic fields" like education that don't pay as much because their main focus is to "make a difference in the world" --- while conservatives are more apt to favor less idealistic careers (such as finance) that offer maximum income potential. Unfortunately, I never was able to ask this teacher why he himself had chosen idealism over money.
And, yes, indeed it is a lead arising from observation as well as years and
years of human knowledge: ignorance is behind fear, and fear is the root of
things as abhorrent as intolerance i.e. fascism, etc.
So, the cure for intolerance and other horrors characterizing the [i]homo
homini lupus[(i] is education. Education spawns tolerance and openness.
And openness to different ideas, cultures and people is, funnily, what the
far right loathes with its "with me or against me", caveman attitude.
It's like... case closed, or sumthin'
Now excuse me, I have to go kiss Che Guevara's portrait while consuming
lots of drugs and being very, very lesbian.
Originally posted by SeitseOf course, Mao, Stalin, Fidel, etc, were all known for their tolerance of other people's views.
And, yes, indeed it is a lead arising from observation as well as years and
years of human knowledge: ignorance is behind fear, and fear is the root of
things as abhorrent as intolerance i.e. fascism, etc.
So, the cure for intolerance and other horrors characterizing the [i]homo
homini lupus[(i] is education. Education spawns tolerance and openness.
A ...[text shortened]... go kiss Che Guevara's portrait while consuming
lots of drugs and being very, very lesbian.
Intolerance isn't present only in the far-right, there's just as much intolerance in the left or in the liberal circles.