You goofball, it makes such perfect sense to respond to a sweeping generalization with another sweeping generalization?
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Sunshine Girl wrote: I took the test yesterday (because Viking made me lol ), but I didn't copy it to post it. I was right on the line to the left. Viking, I too take exception to what you said. I don't think people who lean to the right are the only people out there that "think for themselves." That's kind of an absurd statement to make. I DO think for myself and I lean to the left.
I was just responding to all the posts VL makes about the right being ignorant and dim witted. I know people on both sides think for themselves.
Good save.
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Sunshine Girl wrote: I took the test yesterday (because Viking made me lol ), but I didn't copy it to post it. I was right on the line to the left. Viking, I too take exception to what you said. I don't think people who lean to the right are the only people out there that "think for themselves." That's kind of an absurd statement to make. I DO think for myself and I lean to the left.
I was just responding to all the posts VL makes about the right being ignorant and dim witted. I know people on both sides think for themselves.
RivendaleFarms wrote: Viking, how are you defining "liberal teachings?" I honestly don't remember my high school or college teachers coming across as either liberal or conservative (granted, it was a really long time ago, but still). Are you referring strictly to Social Studies? And, if so, do you think it's the curriculum itself that is liberal or how it's presented?
Really? Wow!
I went to college from 2004 - 2009 (switched majors :crossed: ), and CU-Denver was one of the most liberal hot-beds I've ever found. My Life-Drawing teacher, in fact, handed out the F*** Bush bumper stickers, and encouraged us to put them on our cars. My philosophy professor based our lectures on laws that were being debated in the house/senate and would make sweeping generalizations on how Republicans were "obviously not deep thinkers". You'd think, being politicians, he's say this about both sides of the aisle, but... only Republicans.
My English professor, as well as my Narrative teacher, constantly requested that we write about social issues, and I'd consistently receive high grades with comments and retorts that essentially amounted to "You are wrong, change your world-view" regarding my fiscally extreme and freedom-oriented beliefs surrounding the economy, the Constitution, and eminent domain.
I'm not sure of the percentage, but many teachers that I had were left or left-leaning. Want to know why I can actually name all the ones that weren't?
RivendaleFarms wrote: Viking, how are you defining "liberal teachings?" I honestly don't remember my high school or college teachers coming across as either liberal or conservative (granted, it was a really long time ago, but still). Are you referring strictly to Social Studies? And, if so, do you think it's the curriculum itself that is liberal or how it's presented?
Really? Wow!
I went to college from 2004 - 2009 (switched majors :crossed: ), and CU-Denver was one of the most liberal hot-beds I've ever found. My Life-Drawing teacher, in fact, handed out the F*** Bush bumper stickers, and encouraged us to put them on our cars. My philosophy professor based our lectures on laws that were being debated in the house/senate and would make sweeping generalizations on how Republicans were "obviously not deep thinkers". You'd think, being politicians, he's say this about both sides of the aisle, but... only Republicans.
My English professor, as well as my Narrative teacher, constantly requested that we write about social issues, and I'd consistently receive high grades with comments and retorts that essentially amounted to "You are wrong, change your world-view" regarding my fiscally extreme and freedom-oriented beliefs surrounding the economy, the Constitution, and eminent domain.
I'm not sure of the percentage, but many teachers that I had were left or left-leaning. Want to know why I can actually name all the ones that weren't?
It's easy, there were only three of them!
Again, I have to say how refreshing it is to see someone in your age group being such a clear thinker and so aware of the reality of the world today.
It is a traditional tactic of the Left to call right wingers uneducated & knuckle draggers, but I think both parties will show different bell curves on IQ charts. The Left has many more degrees for their upper elite, but I suspect many more high school dropouts. The Right has more high school diplomas & college graduates, but less graduate degrees, excepting MBA's.
Of course this is a massive generalization, especially when you consider how all over the scale above people are. Are you a Lefty Libertarian or a Lefty Socialist, etc, at the end of the graph or a Lefty centrist.
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RCCL, I'm guessing the major differences in our school experiences are likely related to you attending CU-Denver from 2004 - 2009 and I was going to school in Michigan in the 70's. The town I grew up in was small, fairly affluent but not overly political. I went to a small private college that was aimed primarily at the kids of automotive industy executives, it was more business-oriented and I didn't have the "political" experience that larger public universities were going through. (Lots of experiences, for sure, just none of them political..... :Whistle )
With my college years being late 70's/early 80's, there wasn't a whole lot of political turmoil going on the way there was in the 60's and again now. I would think the political climate would have a large impact on the teaching approaches of high school teachers and college professors.
What do you all think?
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Some of these questions, I don't know that I agree with these results... My Political Views - I am a right social moderate - Right: 6.32, Authoritarian: 0.68"MODERATE, I think NOT!!!!"
