A 2019 study by the “More in Common” project found “the more educated a person is, the worse their Perception Gap” their distorted view of and tendency to attribute extreme positions to those on the “other side.” But the “one critical exception” is that it applies only to Democrats, not Republicans.

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[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

From the headline I expected to find a bunch of liberal-bashing that would make me uncomfortable.

This is because leftists (not liberals) do not know what conservatives think, and instead make things up and hate them for the things they made up. The research supports this. Higher education does not make you more tolerant, it is associated with being frighteningly less tolerant. Higher education teaches a deeply illiberal and intolerant moral philosophy which justifies silencing of critics as a moral good. Higher education has been captured by progressives and marxists who offer their students indoctrination in leftist propaganda rather than training in the liberal arts.

How can you tell if you're a liberal or a leftist? Easy. Liberals believe in freedom of speech. They might disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it. Leftists, on the other hand, freely use censorship as a weapon of first resort. Their own positions are so weak that if people are allowed to point out the many problems, they would collapse.

[–]wendolynne 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I suppose it depends on what you study. Not a lot of moral philosophy in math and science courses.

Well, I don't need you to tell me what I think or how I think. Bye.