| elgguj - why would you suggest that liberals are not tolerant?
That's pretty absurd and judgmental.
I think people at Cornell - and any university - will be intolerant of intolerance. If you believe you have the one true path, then you're going to take a lot of flack. If that is "not being tolerant", then so be it. You will find Cornellians very intolerant, even though in the grand scheme of things they are not. They are simply educated and open minded.
I think most universities - including Cornell - are labeled "liberal" simply because they are bastions of various cultures and ideas forced to interact with one another. It is tough to believe you have the one true path when you face people who have found wisdom and/or enlightenment on a very different path.
All in all, I found Cornell to be a very nice balance between conservative and liberal ideology. |