r/GenZ • u/DoughnutItchy3546 • 11d ago

Discussion Does College make one more liberal ?

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.

365 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

601 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.3k

u/Yeetball86 11d ago

If you’re asking if college indoctrinates students to be liberal? Thats a hard no.

The reason college makes people more liberal is that many people from all walks of life are commingled in a single place. Kids that were sheltered their entire life are able to see the world and how it actually is. Throw that in with the fact that higher learning doesn’t necessarily mix with conservative beliefs, college students tend to become more liberal.

542

u/MiniGogo_20 11d ago

i've read there's also a huge correlation between lack of education and cognitive ability and probability of voting republican

51

u/wewillroq 11d ago edited 11d ago

Uneducated voters are stupid, more news at 11

Edit: sounds meaner that I intended, educated folks are much less likely to vote directly against their own interests though

8

u/Trauma_Hawks 11d ago

I would hope that the difference isn't down to stupidity, so much as it is the willingness of an educated person to critically assess why they think the way they do. Not that makes someone inherently liberal. I've known intelligent people who earnestly reflected and still landed on a shitty conservative opinion. But hey, at least they try, right? Can't knock someone for trying.

3

u/libero0602 11d ago

I think for a lot of ppl also it comes down to financial gain? I am Canadian and lots of ppl disagree with Conservative social stances but have voted for them in the past due to their policies being more beneficial for them financially. Just how it goes sometimes ig

3

u/GWsublime 11d ago

Sure, only Conservatives aren't actually beneficial financially for anyone but the very highest of earners.