Well, education is a different thing than being informed on events. Higher education is its own can of worms.
Both left and right have their bubbles but the left bubble is much larger and dominates much of the media and virtually all of Big Tech. Consequently, it’s much easier for lefties to not leave their bubble; in contrast, righties can’t escape the left bubble—they get exposed to the left bubble whether they want to be or not.
The left also has a small army of ‘fact checkers’ that are little more than ‘fact massagers’ with a partisan slant.
Bottom line, it’s very easy for lefties to be misinformed or under informed.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.
Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
Fair enough. I was thinking a totally different perspective. For example, I hate communism but have no issue with people reading Marx to understand it. I do not agree or support Ibram Kendi or Robin DiAngelo but have no issue with people reading their work to understand the positions they advocate (and be able to argue against them). As I understood Hawkeyes claim one would be considered uneducated to read those works because they are the wrong people. I disagree with that.
Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
The left isn't a monolith with universally held opinions.
That would more accurately describe the right.
We also believe in free speech.
We simply understand that it prevents you from being arrested for expressing your opinions, not guarantees you access to somebody else's forum.
What can be comfortably said about the left as compared to the right is that we're not generally afflicted with anti-intellectualism.
The latter virtually defines the right.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.
Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
Concart (04-20-2021)
Read my above post. You already are depriving us at universities. Wasn't it you who said "We simply understand that it prevents you from being arrested for expressing your opinions, not guarantees you access to somebody else's forum." Are universities "somebody else's forum," meaning the progressive forum for harassment?
Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.
Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
Amen. They have created strawman positions on multiple issues, and they scream at the sky over those imaginary positions:
'The libs are going to confiscate all our guns'. No we aren't.
'The libs want open borders and free healthcare for illegal aliens' No we don't.
'The libs think there are 56 different genders' No we don't.
'The libs all support pedophilia and child sex trafficking' No we don't. None of us do.
'The libs want to murder babies' No we don't.
'The libs want millions of illegal aliens to vote' No we don't.
They are allowed to continue blathering about this utter bullshit instead of discussing issues. But I guess we can't stop them.
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Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
Darth Omar (04-20-2021)
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
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