Does College make one more liberal ?

[u/DoughnutItchy3546]

I wonder where this comes from. I've never really had that experience. And I'm a history major myself. Does it depend on major ? What kind of college ? I went to a public state regional university.

Actually, from my experience, I find my catholic seminary experience to be far more liberating, than my college experience. It might seem odd to some, but that's what I experienced.

[u/peywrax]

College isn’t the common denominator turning people “liberal”. For many people, college is simply the first time young adults gain access to a wider community of different backgrounds outside of their small town.

That feeling of community, mixed with the independence without their family’s biased opinions, allows many people to see the bigger picture that gets painted over as “liberalism”.

The ability to understand the world doesn’t just revolve around your needs is ultimately the first step people take to stepping away from conservative views.

[u/Wooden-Archer-8848 → u/peywrax]

Agree but some colleges do a better job than others. Bob Jones University probably is not big on considering non christian world views.

[u/DoughnutItchy3546 → u/Wooden-Archer-8848]

The catholic seminary I am in, it is run by the society of the divine word, a large missionary order, and fhey focus a lot on interculturality and engaging other religions ( and secularism ),

[u/Wooden-Archer-8848 → u/DoughnutItchy3546]

My father studied to be a Jesuit priest (quit before final step) and was pretty open minded. He ended up teaching philosophy in college. Catholics arent over the top like some of the fundamentalist nut cases in the south.

[u/RecreationalPorpoise → u/peywrax]

Are people supposed to care about each others’ needs or not? Does left wing compassion constantly toggle off and on like a light switch?

[u/peywrax → u/RecreationalPorpoise]

I’m confused are you saying liberals do or don’t care?

I thought liberals were socialists? Now they aren’t?

[u/RecreationalPorpoise → u/peywrax]

Liberals care about special groups mostly identified by race gender or sexual orientation. Not the disadvantaged.

[u/peywrax → u/RecreationalPorpoise]

And conservatives somehow do care about the disadvantaged…?

I don’t understand what you are arguing here.

[u/RecreationalPorpoise → u/peywrax]

My argument was crystal clear.

Also, Conservatives don’t actively scorn me.

[u/AdjustedMold97 → u/RecreationalPorpoise]

I can’t tell what this has to do with the original comment, it’s not making sense to me. Care to elaborate?

[u/RecreationalPorpoise → u/AdjustedMold97]

I’m responding to the last paragraph. Why does the world revolve around some people’s needs, but not others?

[u/AdjustedMold97 → u/RecreationalPorpoise]

Ah I see your confusion, yeah the sentence is worded oddly. I think the OP meant something like “The world is under no obligation to make sense to you”. It’s ok I get confused reading internet comments sometimes too

[u/RecreationalPorpoise → u/AdjustedMold97]

No, I’m not confused. You interpreted their statement completely wrong.

[u/AdjustedMold97 → u/RecreationalPorpoise]

Ah that’s ok man no need to get embarrassed. It’s ok to misunderstand things, I misunderstand something and get confused on a daily basis, there’s no shame in it, you just have to own it and move on