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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have always been a liberal and have lived in many places which were predominately conservative, I spent a lot of time around people who held one opinion and did not view anyone else's opinion as valid.  I thought I had found the promised land when we moved to DC.  I could not have been more wrong.

The liberals here are incredibly closed minded, they have only one viewpoint and little respect for anyone outside of their narrow liberal view.  It really is groupthink at its worst.  I've had friends that were Republican, here people make accusations of someone being a Republican behind their back, akin to being a child molester.  I can respect someone that does not share my viewpoint.

You want to know where this generation of college students is coming from?  Look around, just look around, and you will see where the liberal intolerance comes from.  The coddling that goes on around here with the kids is UNBELIEVEABLE.  Kids are micromanaged to the point of imbecility, no wonder they get to college want to be independent but have a horrible time of it.  Parents here will not correct their child or any one else's in public for fear of embarrassing their child, they are afraid of crushing their egos and are creating monsters.

I would say that Yalie with the horrible manners could very easily have come out of this area because that kind of tantrum behavior is not controlled at an early age.  When I first saw that child screaming I knew she was a child of liberal privilege.  Having been around all levels of social classes, I have seen manners and the concept of appreciation enforced more strongly on the lower SEC kids than on the untouchable higher SEC kids.[/quote]

+100. As a young professional who attended an elite school not far from DC and currently living and working in the District I couldn't agree more. I've had several roommates, colleagues and classmates who fit this mold and I find myself deeply unimpressed with many people from such "elite" backgrounds with incredibly poor social skills, low EQ, and a lack of empathy and self awareness. Too many of the highly educated and credentialed people I know can't find their way out of a wet paper bag or think outside their ultra PC neoliberal box. Mention that you support basic gun rights or slightly stricter immigration laws, or that whites aren't the only race that can be racist, to these types and they'll turn their nose up and look at you like you ran over their puppy.

Worse yet is the fact that the mentality is so commonplace that too few 20somethings I know have the self awareness to realize how thin skinned and out of touch their ideas are. I'm sure you can imagine how these brats function in the workplace; I've even had two post-college roommates in a shared house who exploded and panicked whenever someone dared criticize them or put them in their place for being selfish and awful (i.e. you have no business moving your boyfriend in against our will, get the hell out). The idea of compromise was so foreign to them. They can't imagine a world outside their own and to me that's the antithesis of being truly learned and enlightened.

Parents of current and future students: I hope you're following this closely. And don't let your kid become *that kid*. I saw this shitstorm coming years ago when I was finishing undergrad. It was only a matter of time before someone like screamer girl stole the show and put the joke that is modern higher ed in the limelight. [/quote]

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