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PP, do you bring this vitriol to discussions about being "only exposed to such a small part of the ideological spectrum" at Bob Jones, Hillsdale, or Liberty? My guess is no. You are probably aware that a senior GOP woman was removed from House leadership because she didn't adhere to the belief that Trump won the '20 election, but perhaps not. I definitely didn't see that as an "actual diverse" move or something demonstrating "critical thinking skills." Finally, the GOP ongoing response to the pandemic is not one rooted in public health or science. Fortunately Biden was elected to reverse the downward governance slide in managing COVID. Are you aware that a new study estimates nearly a million people in the US died from the virus? I will take the Oberlin bio major over the Hillsdale one any day of the week. The latter probably doesn't even subscribe to the fundamentals of evolution, let alone germ theory.[/quote]
It is exactly this this idiocy I am talking about.  Have you actually ever had an intelligent conversation with someone with whom you disagree?  It is precisely this closed-mindedness that leads to traditional LACs becoming irrelevant.  And that is a shame.
(My comment was not specific to Oberlin.  My alma mater is a more highly rated SLAC with the same issues.)[/quote]

You didn't engage with the substantive points PP made.  Can you do that?  Or only name-call?[/quote]
A discerning reader will note that I never called anyone a name other than to describe a post as idiocy.  Actually, there were no substantive points in the reply, but I will respond just to humor you.  As to the size of the political spectrum, I will note that roughly half of the country did not vote for the Democrats.  That suggests that Liberty, etc. also do not comprise the entire rest of the political spectrum.  (Trying to smear those you argue against with your non-universally-thought prejudices merely highlights your illiberality.). Liz Cheney being removed from leadership only indicates she no long represents her constituency of other legislators and does no imply the party is monolithic.  (Check out Pelosi's tolerance of opposing views in her party.). That the GOP does not "follow" science is utter hogwash and is being born out in cross-sectional evidence of how different states have faired with the virus, particularly after analyzing the social costs from mitigation efforts.  Check out this survey from last summer showing Republicans had a better understanding of the virus than Democrats (although both were pretty bad): [url]https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/article?contentPath=html/ftthinks/en-us-retail/cio-views/on-my-mind-they-blinded-us-from-science.html[/url]. Maybe the mask you are still wearing after being vaccinated is cutting off your oxygen and impairing your cognition.[/quote]

You've proved my points. [/quote]

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